The fight for freedom is not gender-specific Heroic all-female battalion fighting on frontline in war-torn Aleppo 05-01-2015: These extraordinary pictures give a glimpse into the daily lives of the women who form an all-female battalion, which provides aid and security in war-torn Aleppo in Syria. Pictured as they sit in shooting positions and walking the streets in uniform, the women operate as a full military unit as well as managing two field hospitals for injured fighters. But one woman is seen performing ordinary tasks like crocheting while working in a hospital and others hold up the peace sign as they pose for pictures in cars. The group of women - known as the Mother Aisha battalion - took up arms to support the Free Syrian Army in the fight against President Bashar al-Assads regime in Syrias civil war. The women who make up this force operate as fighters on the Old Aleppo frontline, but are also in charge of two medical field hospitals and a police station for women detainees. Armed and dressed in full camouflage, the members patrol the streets of Aleppo alongside their male counterparts.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:31:40 +0000
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