Rojda Felat

Rojda Felat (born c. 1977 or 1980) is a Syrian Kurdish senior commander of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who has fought in the Rojava conflict since it began in 2012, and has led several major campaigns against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). A revolutionary feminist, Felat's stated goal is to achieve social transformation in the Middle East through the YPJ, "liberating the Kurdish woman and the Syrian woman in general from the ties and control of traditional society, as well as liberating the entirety of Syria from terrorism and tyranny".

Rojda Felat
Bornc.1977 or 1980
Qamishli, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Allegiance Rojava
Service/branch Syrian Democratic Forces
Years of service2011–present
RankTop commander
Battles/warsSyrian Civil War
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