WARRIOR WOMEN
A picture taken on August 21, 2014 shows women Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters resting as they patrol the front line in the Makhmur area, near Mosul, Iraq. AFP PHOTO
A picture taken on August 21, 2014 shows women Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters resting as they patrol the front line in the Makhmur area, near Mosul, Iraq. AFP PHOTO
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A US-backed Kurdish offensive in northern Syria may have dealt a significant blow to the Islamic State, but it also raises concerns among regional allies who fear empowering the Kurds.