You remember the times when the biggest American newspapers were supporting and advocating the Taliban with headlines like "the ANTI-Soviet Hero(refers to Osama Bin Laden) and his freedom fighters (Taliban & al-Qaida)...We all know how that ended and this is not any different. It's quite funny how Europeans think the Kurds are some sort of democratic, secular & women empowering society whereas, in reality, they are the most backward society in the Middle East. They still abide by tribal leaders, have honor killings and women are treated like absolute crap. These militants make up less than 2-3% of what they actually are. They're also ready to become suicide bombers for their cause (sounds familiar?). These women militants are purely there for propaganda purposes, don't get me wrong there are fierce woman guerilla groups in some Asian countries.