First British female foreign fighter killed by Turkish fire in Syria's Afrin

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First British female foreign fighter killed by Turkish fire in Syria's Afrin

A picture of Anna Campbell distributed by the YPG (handout)

Alex MacDonald

The first British female fighter has been killed fighting alongside the pro-Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria.

Anna Campbell, from Lewes in East Sussex, was killed in the Syrian city of Afrin on 16 March after her convoy was struck by a Turkish missile, according to the Guardian.

The 26 year old originally travelled to YPG-held territory in northern Syria to fight the Islamic State group, but persuaded her commanders to redeploy her to Afrin to fight the invading Turkish-backed forces.

Read more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-female-fighter-killed-1635877580

http://www.kurdistan24.net/so/news/c1c397ef-d92f-4d7d-9b6d-e7214a543b26

God Bless Her Soul, really sad. I note at that Kurdistan24, that's not actual Arabic type writing, the Kurds must have their own. Really sad, makes the whole day sad along with other news stories.

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The Scots have that fighting spirit in their blood.  RIP, Ms. Campbell. 

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The Scots have that fighting spirit in their blood.  RIP, Ms. Campbell.

Yes, but she's a Campbell:  http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,308635.msg1636524.html#msg1636524

Just happened to be another thread posted about Campbells today.  And, this would have been duly noted by my mother, God rest her soul, even though her people have been here for ~4 centuries.

God's Peace, Ms. Campbell.

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She's becoming a bit of a cult figure overnight... and in the background, leaders like Erdogan of Turkey, ordering these airstrikes, and according to   Pat Buchanan, Putin who green lighted the right for the Turks to go after the Kurds though the Syrians were suppose to want the Turks out and sent troops and some of their troops have been killed as well. Complex situation.

Who is Anna Campbell And Why Dd She Become A Freedom Fighter?
By Marie Claire March 19, 2018 4:33 pm

Anna Campbell, from Sussex, was killed while volunteering as a freedom fighter in Syria, with the all-female Kurdish armed unit, the YPJ.

Words by Charlotte Philby

When Dirk Campbell received the call on Sunday that his daughter, Anna, had died, it was the news he had been dreading. Anna Campbell, from Lewes in Sussex was just 26 years old when she killed while volunteering as a freedom fighter in Syria, with the all-female Kurdish armed unit the YPJ. A qualified plumber in the UK, Campbell first travelled to Syria in May 2017 to help the Kurds, who were battling the Islamic State group. She died on 15 March this year in Afrin, which has been under bombardment by Turkish forces.

Described by her father as a ‘deeply principled’ and ‘determined’ person, Campbell had been been involved in human rights activism in Britain, and was originally inspired to fight when she learnt of the Kurdish aim of creating a democratic society in the wake of IS. She had been fighting with the YPJ in Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in eastern Syria, when she decided to move to the northern Syrian border where Kurds were under attack. Though her Kurdish colleagues apparently tried to prevent her going to the city under Turkish bombardment, she would not be stopped.

Read more at: http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/anna-campbell-585461

A lot of articles out there on her.

Some Kurds are communists, some have committed suicide bombing attacks as well; so, I wouldn't want to sugar-coat it though, overall, they probably are pretty just.  Everyone over there is accused of war crimes.