First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
A few months after the end of the battle for Manbij, the fight for Raqqa begins. The all-women's force now numbers thousands. Rojda is the commander of the western front line. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The author was taking a break from war reporting, but when she heard about the Syrian Kurdish women fighting on the front lines, she knew she had to find out more. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
The town of Kobani is under siege from Isis. Azeema, Nowruz and the soldiers in the women’s units are locked in terrifying combat with their enemies, fighting from house to house. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nowruz commands the women’s units as they cross the Euphrates by night to reclaim the Isis stronghold of Manbij. But it's only the beginning of a battle that will last for weeks Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The battle for Raqqa reached its exhausted end. But the idea of Isis is harder to conquer. Rojda and her fighters know it is easier to kill a terrorist than to slay an ideology. Show more
