records that show thousands of dogs were trained in the uk for service on the front lines. neil curry reports, more dogs are about to get their time in the spotlight. >> reporter: more than 50,000 dogs were trained for use by the warring parties on the western front, sharing the horrific conditions endured by human companions, they worked in roles to medical support. they turned to dog service in london for the search for dogs for the front line. >> at the beginning of the war, colonel richardson, he was responsible for pulling together dogs to go to war. he literally recruited hundreds and thousands of dogs to go on to the front line. he trained them, took them through all kind of serious training, positive, but serious. then sent them on to the front line to stand aside the troops. boggs have been better as watchdogs, mastiffs and great danes were good at guarding the troops. then dogs who searched out enemy soldiers or who would send messages and carry supplies, dogs better at speed and tenacity and retrieve. terriers were popular. they had lots of jobs and saved a lot of

. ♪ >>> america stands on the bridge of a new cold war with russia, i journeyed to the front lines inn north with america's allies are locked in a high-stakes stand off over huge deposits of oil and gas. i'll look at how arctic melting unlocked a wealth of opportunity, and fuelled new tensions between old enemies, and i'll talk to a cold war wore yore who has never taken his eye off russia. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> the new cold war, global tensions with russia, from the arctic ocean to the south pacific, i'll take you on a journey illustrating how the west's confrontations with russia spreads beyond ukraine. last week russia's president gangs up. president obama and british prime minister david cameron, both warned of a "frozen conflict" created by russia in eastern ukraine. canada's prime minister stephen harper was blunter telling vladimir putin "you need to get out of ukraine." the relationship with russia has been on edge long before the crisis in ukraine erupted. much is to do with oil. as far as north as the arctic soil russia and world powers are competing

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we are on the front line between you ared kish peshawar -- kurdish peshawar troops and i.s.i.l. >>> yemen government and houthi rebels form a deal >>> burkina faso's new leader - the african union and the u.s. condemn the military takeover. >> a bangladesh court sentenced another leader to death. he has been found guilty of fighters during the war in pakistan. ali was a senior member, and the leader was given a death sentence for similar crimes. we are joined by dhaka. who is mir quasem ali, and how significant is he. >> mir kaz 'em ali is a senior-most leader of jemaah islamic party. he was a leader and has been accused of forming a unit that collaborated with the army. he's been accused of killing freedom fighters during the war, and is the chief financier, owning a lot of businesses, is the director of an islamic bank, owns a tv channel that has been shut down. that context is instrumental. he was barely 12 years old during the war. but there's another evidence, in 12 counties - many have been found guilty and given this sentence. senior leaders have been convicted and given that sente

special episode on the front lines with the taliban john seigenthaler is off.this is al jazeera america. world stage. leaders gather at the g-20 summit in ausa as russia and ukraine move closer to war. >>> pipe dreams. it's passed the house and now keystone is headed to the senate. >> my position has not changed. >> but the president suggests he'll issue a veto. >>> why chinese are coming to america to buy products made in china. >> whyot

. >> he's trying to keep the focus on the front lines in west africa, where the disease continues to spread in at least three countries. >> please join me in turning our attention back to west africa and ensuring that medical

special episode on the front lines with the taliban on al jazeera america >> we're in the mexican state of veracruz, one of the most violent areas in the country. this is el diamante ranch - it is here where the remains of 31 people were found a month ago. the bodies were dumped in a mass grave just below this house. those who were killed are believed to have been held here after they were kidnapped. only a few of the bodies have been identified. kidnappings have increased dramatically in mexico over the past few years - thousands taken and never seen again. chili's, clothing, candles... more than 22,000 people have disappeared- since the mexican government launched it's war against cartels in 2996 their families left in limbo, wondering if the're dead or alive fault lines is here to investigate one of the worst crises of disappearances in latin america and to meet the families searching for answers - and a justice that never seems to arrive. a sign with details of sara cruz's son - jose rodolfo - hangs in front of her house - in case anyone can help her find him. the last time she saw

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i commend those who are in the front lines. as a biosafety professional, to is an honor to be able provide support you and whether it is here in the united states are not. the concerns i have is what was worse earlier -- how related to developing countries -- bio other area is from a risk management standpoint is that we need to do a better job of risk assessment. the guidelines i came out from our healthcare facilities -- there is no room for risk assessment. were developing these guidelines -- these are guidelines. we need to be able to teach our staff and our faculty and our students as they are in their skill sets and how you do risk assessment it to u how you equate the workplace. . have those contingency plans in place. then, there was also that was interesting experiences was the non-hierarchy -- i forget panelists he indicated that -- but that was a key component of our success at our unit. if a nurse said to a physician, stop, they had to stop. at the beginning, that was one of the things that was not necessarily, you

they four on the front lines fighting i.s.i.l., waiting for orders from the joint command. this will shift the balance of power on the ground. sources say the forces are planning a new assault against i.s.i.l. positions in kobane. >>> in northern iraq, fighters are battling for a town on the syrian border. charles stratford has this report. >> reporter: peshawar soldiers fire at fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. in the north. they are defending a town of rabia. the syrian border is 5km away. al jazeera is the first international news organization on the front line fighting has been intense. it is vital for the kurdish forces. >> translation: it is strategically important because it's the main route for i.s.i.l. the peshawar dug in. they fired the mud wanks, and said i.s.i.l. forces usually attack at night. many peshawar were killed. rab peshawar military vehiclesing are parked among the homes. i.s.i.l. forces are in that direction. it is a strategic town of rabea. with that i.s.i.l. is changing strategy. i.s.i.l. used trucks and explosives to ra

on the front lines, some consider that focus to be misplaced.eporting from arizona, al jazeera's rob reynolds. >> reporter: it's early morning at the border patrol checkpoint near aravaca arizona. 40 kilometers of the line separating the u.s. from mexico. agents with sniffer dogs check each vehicle as i.t. passes along the two lane road. but at this border checkpoint there is something unusual. >> this is a newer model sedan. >> a group of americans monitoring the monitors. fed up with the disruption caused in their daily life with the checkpoint and the heavy handed presence of the border patrol in the area. >> possibly one male one female, white. >> lisa jacobson helped organized the checkpoint monitoring. >> many people in this community have believed that our community has been treated as if we live in a war zone. >> the customs and border patrol al jazeer proposal agents tell al jazeera. >> i have to go through two border patrol checks every day of my life which gets old every day or two. >> stacy hatton works more than 50 kilometers away,

on the front lines. recently, the u.n. said jihadist groups in syria have committed a staggering array of human rights abuses, including forcing children to join their ranks. that's all for me and gm for today, but here's lucy to tell us what's coming up in "impact." >> karin, hi. do join us for "impact." the terror of the environmental investigation agency will be joining us. the allegations that chinese officials brought kilos of ivory from tanzania and smuggled it out of the country on the personal plane of xi jinping. you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. i'd just gotten married. i was right out of school. my family's all military. you don't know what to

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the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide.he herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. it's unbelievable, and frankly outrageous, that in the last four years, close to half the states in this country have passed laws making it harder for people to vote. but it's true. and whereas once upon a time, in the south of my youth, it was democrats who used the poll tax, literacy tests and outright intimidation to keep black people from voting, today it's the republicans working the levers of suppression, as if something i

they used to use trucks to ram front-line positions. peshawar now send groups of fighters on foot to infiltrate the camp at night. >> translation: they have tried to come in on foot. they thought they had deployed heavily here. they used grenades to repel them. they left many. the question now is whether the peshawar can hold the position in the coming months when cloud cover will make coalition air strikes difficult. >> translation: the air strikes are important. the second thing is antitank weapon systems, and night vision capability. we need engineers for clearing. improvised explosive devices, destroyed villages off the road. the peshawar saying they could never have retaken the town without coalition air strikes and weapons. as winter draws closer. so the challenge increases to defend towns like this >>> meanwhile inside syria, western-backed rebels faced a setback. the al nusra front, affiliated with al qaeda seized the town. affidavits. the withdrawal of an opposition group called the hassam movement, seen as a blow to western ef

one of those has been encouraging them to join the front line. whose husband is a military commander. jamal went to meet her. she knows all about the horrors of war. the armed group known as the ypg, her son also a fighter was killed by a sniper last year. despite her loss, she dedicated her time to encouraging can to take up arms in the what she call add battle for freedom. at this refugee camp, she meets with displaced curs some of them have also lost their loved ones. she tells me it is her duty to serve on the front line, she says the battle is part of a wider struggle not only against isil but against the regime. the kurdish woman was oppressed by two sides. first by society, and the other by the syrian regime which took away all her rights. despite this it is the kurdish woman who is now resisting and because of this she has become a symbol of freedom around the world. >> the kurdss celebrate their fighters. the ypg has posted several videos on the internet of it's female unit, fighting in other parts of syria. in syria, they pose a special

. >>> welcome to the front lines on the war on isis. this is the syrian town of chobani and this is all that remains of main street. this city has been holding out against an isis onslaught of thousands of militants for the last several weeks and it's been paying a heavy price. to understand, you need to know what's happening here. we'll have reports from here coming up as we explain the u.s. led strategy on isis, what's working, what's not in our live report that begins right now. >> good evening. i'm richard engle. we've now left chobani and are coming to you from irfa. it's been three months since the u.s. launched a war against isis. as a nation we've. at war in this part of the world for other a decade. and it looks like we could be at war for another ten years, maybe more. tonight, we're going to ask some tough questions about the war against isis. we'll be joined by michael hayden and one of the top commanders during the iraq war. earlier this yore, in an off-the-cuff remark that drew heavy criticism, president obama said he had

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the employees on the front line. sir, you claim that you respect us. you claim you respect the whistleblowers that have the courage to stand up and say, we want to take care of veterans and do something right. all we ask is maybe since talking to directors of the facilities where there's issues and instead of talking to people in charge of the medical administration inside it, why don't you talk to the front line people that care? call me. e-mail me, because i've been trying to get ahold of mrs. sloan and mr. mcdonald, but i'm getting nowhere. i've reached out to them, and no one has reached back. i want to see changes as well as all the other veterans do. let's start listening to the people on the front lines. >> brian turner is an army veteran and whistleblower in antonio. keep us posted if you hear from robert mcdonald or any associates. curious to hear about that. thanks again. >>> one day before same-sex couples would have been allowed to get married in kansas, the supreme court put those marriages on hold. justice sonya societimy oior gaa stay. t

and we're on eastern ukraine's front line with rare access to fighters on both sides of the conflict. >> now time for a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. world powers have failed to reach a deal with iran on its nuclear program at the end of historic talks in vienna. they'll reconvene in december an work towards a deal by middle of next year. >>> the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. he announced his intention to step down at a press conference with president obama and vice president biden. >>> the peshmerga backed by government troops and the shia militia have taken back two towns in dyallah problems of ro. >>> italy has tagged its first case of ebola. >>> liberia where official numbers of cases is 2700. the president surleaf, vowd to o have the cases reduced by the beginning of the year .1(p) missing feared drown, kim vanel has more. >> holding on for their lives the group of men wait to be rescued in morocco's southern region. oartlothers battle the current , drivers on dry land able to do little but look on. rivers across the region have burst their banks a

the armed groups who have joined the forces are now deployed to the front lines fighting isil, waiting orders from the joint command in turn waiting for the arrive of peshmerga kurdish forces with the superior equipment. this will shift the balance of power on the ground. the kurdish forces are planning a new assault against isil positions in kobane. >> let's hear more now. >> the constant sound of mortar fire and gunshots, as well as coalition airplanes flying overhead, above kobane, just a couple of of kilometers behind us continue as this battle for the town rages on. this comes hours after iraqi kurdish peshmerga forces entered the town to provide reinforcement to the syrian kurdish forces who have been at the forefront of the battle in kobane against isil. those forces come with anti aircraft guns and bazookas and other equipment, which is hoped that it will change the balance of power, tilt the balance of appear against isil. however, until now, they have yet to engage in the battle here. they have taken up positions a few kilometers behind us. people are waiting and anticipating

charles stratford is on the front line and sent this report. >>> peshawar soldiers fire at fighters with the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. in northern iraq. defending the town of rabia, the syrian border half a kilometre away. al jazeera is the first international news organization on the front line, since the peshawar took control of i.s.i.l. the fighting has been intense. defending the position is vital for the kurdish forces. >> translation: rabia is important. it's the main route for i.s.i.l. for syria and i.s.i.l. the peshawar dug in. they have built higher defensive mud banks, saying that i.s.i.l. forces attack at night. many peshawar were killed in the battle for rabia. 70,000 used to live here, and they fled when the fighting started. peshawar military builders are parked among the abandoned homes. i.s.i.l. forces are over a kilometer in that direction. the peshawar have retaken the strategic town of rabia. with that, they say i.s.i.l. is changing strategy. i.s.i.l. used trucks laden with explosives to ram checkpoints like this. peshawar say i.s.i.l. sends groups o

cnn's chris palomo shows how people fighting on the front lines are fighting to keep themselves safe. >> reporter: these volunteers are preparing for a daunting task. soon they'll travel from the united states to west africa to work on the front lines in the fight against ebola. >> we have a mock ebola treatment unit. we're training clinicians who are going to deploy to west africa to treat patients there how to protect themselves. >> reporter: they learn skills like putting on and removing protective equipment, drawing blood, and disposing of hazardous waste. >> every detail could mean a matter of life or death to you or people around you. >> reporter: dr. folk lee is planning to take these tips and hopefully limit infection. >> all of the infections of health care workers and the deaths of health care workers, most of them are probably preventible if they had sufficient staffing, the equipment that we have here, space, supplies. >> we're teaching them how the virus is transmitted so that they know how to protect themselves so that they feel safe taking care of patients. >> reporter:

>> you said front line. >> ok. home front. front line. well, it's in the front line. ok. home front. nami home front. in the sense that it is an evidence-based program because it's been taken from family to family, it's taken down to six sessions and it is wrapped in the military culture. and the military language. so once we get this thing out and really ready to go, we need to let our v.s.o.'s know we have it available. so they can help us promote it. and we can reach all of those military families out there. so, that is the program that's oing to follow this session at 3:30. that's why we're going to take a break now, go out and walk around a little bit, get a glass of water, but please come back here at 3:30 for nami home front. say what? please. >> [inaudible] i know it can be overwhelming and it can get discouraging but look at it this way. when the vietnam veterans came , ck 40-some-odd years ago this country really fell down on the job. we really failed that generation of veterans and families. and we have an opportunity to do it so much better this time. because

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specialist treatment centers are another front line in the fight against the virus. this woman has recovered from ebola. she now works to care for the sick. >> ebola, if you had it, you feel like it's a sickness, because you feel like it's a sickness from another planet. >> so far 300 health workers have caught the ebola virus. >> in one of the most densely populated areas a man is spotted hiding on a rooftop. fear is running high and his neighbors say they suspect he has ebola. >> the man agrees to come with health workers to the hospital. there are signs the number of new cases of ebola in liberia might be going down. but experts say it's just too early to say build progress has been made or if the worse is still to come. al jazeera. >> still ahead on the news hour the world's worst pul polluters agree to clean up their act, but there are doubts if they can do it. >>> and standing in solidarity with al jazeera staff imprisoned in egypt. >>> and in sports, which country will host the cup of nations in january? >> first in space. scientists have landed a spaceship on

backed front line commanders to hold their ground. >> this your headquarters? >> kobani. >> we brought mohamed mustafa to a high ground. he showed me where his men were. they build makeshift tanks with enthusiastic drivers. they were forced to come here when i.s.i.l. overran nearly 400 villages. kobani is their last stand and the only thing helping them is the u.s. air strikes. >> if it wasn't for the air strikes it would be very hard. we are fighting ferociously, how can you compare a kalisnikof to a tank. >> we can stand here freely and that means that the media has been able to report here during this entire fight. but while we've been focused here, the assad regime has been focused on the largest city in syria, aleppo. >> the affairs dropped 210 bombs, the same number the u.s. launched in a month. many these terrifying canisters called barrel bombs. they destroyed entire neighborhoods. neighborhoods that, for the u.s. backed moderate opposition are much more vital than kobani. >> what will happen on the front lines if you don't get more american help on the

. >>> and the new front line in britain's fight against terrorism.re universities have become the focus of sweeping anti-terrorism laws. ♪ >>> there has been a second night of protests across the u.s. over the decision not to charge a white policeman in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. let's take you to the scene in oakland, california. demonstrators setting up a blockade across one street and then setting it on fire. they also looted stores and faced with off police. over to boston, 1500 demonstrators blocked city streets in a mostly peaceful show of force. and in new york hundreds gathered in union square chanting black lives matter. ferguson, missouri is at the heart of the protest. more than 40 people were arrested overnight. from ferguson, daniel lack reports. >> reporter: for a while it seemed as many monday's mayhem would be repeated. a police car burned outside of city hall. there were reports of gunshots and police used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters. missouri governor calls up thousands of more members of the nation

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this is the closest that the front line actually gets to erbil.e're hearing reports that those clashes are sporadic and ongoing. the iraqi defense minister has been busy. last night he was meeting with peshmerga forces here, about setting up a volunteer military force here. the peshmerga are still deliberating on whether to september that. and the governor of erbil has been here to discuss how to launch an offensive to retake mosul. it is isil's strong hold, and very close to the dam. we hear there are already around 5,000 volunteers that escaped mosul that are ready to be part of a potential force to take that offensive on in mosul, and there is beginnings of discussions as to whether those 2,000 kurdish volunteers, being also involved on that push towards this major isil strong hold. so certainly some very interesti interesting diplomatic developments here today. >> indeed. thank you very much. >>> syrian fighters say they have seized u.s.-made weapons in rival groups. >>> al jazeera has obtained exclusive video from inside a city in western syr

we have no business with the front line. we are reinforcement force. our main mission is to assist the y.p.g. by shelling the long range positions while they advance on the ground. as we speak, we killed many fighters >>> more on this from the turkey-syrian border. >> it appears that i.s.i.l. fighters are coming under attack from several directions and fronts. you have the kurdish-syrian fighters combatting them for weeks. they have been joined by the peshawar forces that came from northern iraq, through turkey, and are fully engaged in this battle, firing mortars throughout the day from the western side behind us on the eastern side. they have been reinforcing their positions with deliveries of more weapons coming in. added to that is the attacks from the air, from the u.s.-led coalition that has been targetting i.s.i.l. positions. until now there has been no news of a shift in territorial control. there has been fierce fighting. this is coming from our colleague in the town, who told us there has been fierce fighting on the main reed connecting koban

what it will mean for millions now in america and on the front lines.ne community's approach to immigration reform on its own streets and how that worked out. later this hour, we will remember the man behind some scenes you will never forget. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... su >> making headlines. another round of crimming snow storms. already seen a year's worth of snow in three days. forecasters predict as much as two more feet to come down t at least eight people have died. the gunman who opened fire early thursday has been identified as fsu grad myron may. people were injured before officers shot and killed may. members from the e bola area will be granted protective status. they can apply for deportation protection as well as 18-month long work permits. the department of homeland security says 8,000 people will be eligible under this program. >> on the hour's big immig

. >> for sure that is something that many of those who have been fighting on the front line from the syrian kurdish gaps, as well as groups belonging to the free syrian army have been calling on for weeks, saying they need this type of heavy weaponry. this is urban wear fair in the sense that isil as far as the in tell that has come through the different countries, as well as information from locals, they aren't staying put in one specific area. they move around in small groups, from building to building and therefore, wean with heavy weaponry, it is going to provide difficulty or prove rather difficult to fully push them out of the town. that's why a lot of those there are calling for more effective airstrikes from the u.s. led coalition, because while those airstrikes taking place, they have done little to quash that isil contingency there. they are expect that go more in tell from the sky will help them to achieve that goal. >> reporting live from very close to the border with syria, thank you. >> pro-russian accept in eastern ukraine are preparing to elect a leader. some say the

deployed for two weeks and sent back home for a day or two and then they have to return to the front linewe are on high alert. >> reporter: this is a predominately sunni area. anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise here. these people accuse the group expanding to control most of yemen, for them defending is a matter of life or death. >> translator: we receive no backing from the government. each fighter has to pay to maintain the patrol units operating nonstop and tribes send us food from time to time. >> reporter: the government has pleaded for calm. asking tribesmen and the houthis to settle their differences through dialog. but the threat of war looms large in this rich desert province. the houthis are deploying hundreds of fighters to the area, they say their presence is crucial to prevent al-qaeda from seizing vital oil and gas installations in the province. i'm with al jazeera. >>> israeli troops have killed a palestinian farmer in northern gaza, army said two palestinians approached the wall ignoring calls to stop prompting fire from the soldiers, it is the first deadly shooting sinc

. >> ali velshi takes you to the front lines. >> one minute! >> new war games. the impact of sanctions on russia. >> the most immediate effect has been to consolidate support for president putin. >> how climate change is reshaping geopolitics. >> new shipping lanes created by the melting of ice in the arctic could save a lot of money. >> it would be tremendously benificial for russia. >> don't miss our in-depth series "the new cold war". all next week, 7:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> michael brown's killing had sparked the worst civil unrest this part of missouri had seen in recent memory...and now, it was getting attention from washington. >> i made clear to the attorney general that we should do what is necessary to help determine exactly what happened, and to see that justice is done. i also just spoke with governor jay nixon of missouri. i expressed my concern over the violent turn that events have taken on the ground, and underscored that now is the time for all of us to reflect on what's happened, and to find a way to come together going forwa

this is a front-line hospital.t's in separatist territory, the region of the most intense fighting. most of the staff defy risk to continue working. this doctor tells me it's their duty. he says if they weren't here, many more people would die. the ukrainian government has stopped sending money for wages and medicine. what they get now is charity truck aid cross the nearest international border. all of this metasin, she says, has come from russia. so do the new windows that are being installed. the staff here try to ignore politics but for some it's clearly a struggle to suppress the anger they feel for the ukrainian government. this is a nurse that once believed in national unity. i don't need ukraine like this, she says. i know this with all my heart. the hearts of many across the separatist territory have grown hard and bitter through war. those who have dedicated their lives to caring and healing are not mean. -- immune. >>> and russia's economic crisis reaches further than the low oil price and valuation of th

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special episode on the front lines with the taliban on al jazeera america >> welcome back to inside story. we're talking about china joining the fight against climate change. china is pledging to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and then reducing. by that point 20% of its energy production will be from clean sources. how significant is that? to put it in perspective, china's 20% equals more power than what comes from all the coal power plants that exists today, and the united states. is it possible for china to achieve that 20%. >> i think it's a function of money and commitment. it's really how much is the chinese government willing to invest in transforming its economy? >> what kind of infrastructure are we talking about? >> this is massive. it's not something that we've seen. it's changing from the stone age to the bronze age. it's the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel age. >> i disagree with that. hydropower is clean. if you take hydro,nuke, wind, solar, chinese are about 15% now. to get those big numbers the white house is talking about, you have to project massive increases of ch

she tells me it is the duty of women to serve on the front line.he says the battle for kobani is part of a wider struggle against isil and against the syrian regime. >> translator: the kurdish woman was oppressed by two sighs first by society and by the syrian regime. it is the kurdish woman who is now resisting isil, and she has become a symbol of freedom and resistance around the world. >> reporter: the ypg has posted several videos of its feel mail units fighting in kobani and other parts of syria. their comrades in this turkey were parted of the armed struggle there for the better part 206 years. in syria, though, they pose a special threat to isil fighters. >> translator: isil threatened to cut off our women's heads, and told their fighters if they were to be killed by a woman they would not go to heaven. but the female fighting units have demonstrated how strong they are. >> reporter: she was imprisoned several times by the syrian government, at a 55 she doesn't have it in here to take up arms. but she tells me her own daughter is fighting on