People's Protection Units
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| Founders | Democratic Union Party |
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| Kurdish National Council | |
| Founded | 2004 |
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| ID | 1234354 |
About People's Protection Units
The People's Protection Units or People's Defense Units is a mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian Democratic Forces. The YPG mostly consists of ethnic Kurds, but also includes Arabs, foreign volunteers, and is closely allied to the Syriac Military Council, a militia of Assyrians.
