While the idea of women in front-line combat positions is less-than-appealing under normal circumstances, current conditions in Syria aren’t exactly normal. The ISIS-created chaos in that country is such that’s it’s difficult to have anything but admiration for the women in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), bravely battling the barbarians.
 
Rojda Felat, who the UK Independent refers to as a “radical activist,” is a Kurdish woman, who’s been fighting jihadis for three years ~

In her thirties, she heads (the SDF) made up of around 15,000 Kurdish and Arab fighters, who receive training and support from the US-led coalition. Their aim is to “liberate Syrians from Isis oppression” […]
 
Commander Felat says she is inspired by Bismarck, Napoleon and Saladin as well as women, such as Arin Markin who blew herself up rather than face capture by Isis during the defence of the Kurdish town Kobanu in 2014.

 
In a development lost in our domestic election circus, early last week an SDF alliance began an offensive maneuver to retake Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State. PJMedia reported on the operation ~ Kurdish Woman Leads 30K-Strong Offensive to Conquer ISIS in Their Capital ~

… “Wrath of Euphrates” launched Saturday night and was announced by the SDF alliance today at a press conference in the Syrian town of Ain Issa. The SDF includes nine armed groups including Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians and Armenians, and the force pressing down on Raqqa is reportedly 30,000 strong with 80 percent of the fighters originally from the city.

Turkey’s involvement – and frankly the U.S.’s as well – is complicating matters for the SDF (as this article in the Jerusalem Post alludes to), nevertheless their progress is very encouraging ~

The SDF, mostly outfitted with small arms such as AK-47s and an assortment of armored vehicles, many of which it has built itself or captured from the enemy, is seeking to do what it has taken the Iraqis seven months to do […]
 
Slowly but surely, ISIS’s empire of terrorism, rape and murder is being liberated. It is fitting that the plan to subdue it in Raqqa is named after the river that ISIS used to spread itself like a cancer across Syria and Iraq in 2014. The question is whether the numerous forces allied against it can keep from fighting each other in the coming months.

 
Felat certainly remains committed to the cause of liberating Syria from the ISIS extremists ~

In a June interview with a Kurdish newspaper, Felat vowed that “wherever there is an attack against humanity we, as the Syrian Democratic Forces, will be there; wherever there is a suppressed woman, that is a battleground for us.”
 
She stressed that there are “very many” women’s units under the SDF umbrella, including Arab and Assyrian women fighters, and “people are joining the SDF and YPJ [Kurdish Women’s Defense Units] by the droves.”

Source: Jerusalem Post

 
The best part ~

Felat noted that “our male friends are used to this path and are not surprised by this anymore; they respect and support us.” As far as their male enemies, ISIS fighters believe they won’t be admitted into paradise if they’re killed by a woman.

What a plus!

 
Ironic isn’t it? While American “feminists” screech about their “rights” to kill their unborn children, courageous women like Rojda Felat are fighting true evil… And not a peep from the “glass ceiling” crowd.
 

Related:
Thanks to PJMedia I just discovered an excellent front-line source for up-to-the-minute information about Raqqa, and Syria in general, on Twitter ➡ SHINO @Shino5515 Here a couple recent tweets ~

1st phase of #SDF #Raqqa Ops completed; 34 villages, 31 farms, 7 hills, 550 SKm liberated,&167 #ISIS killed as #WrathOfEuphrates continue. pic.twitter.com/cUnjYI6b98

— SHINO (@Shino5515) November 14, 2016

#Raqqa liberation in one photo. #WrathOfTheEuphrates #ISIS #SDF pic.twitter.com/w3KndCp6Nx

— SHINO (@Shino5515) November 8, 2016

Rojda Felat,#SDF, We hope #Turkey behaves well as a good neighbour, we will liberate all women from ISIS enslavement.#WrathofEuphrates pic.twitter.com/JGzp2oBp4o

— SHINO (@Shino5515) November 6, 2016