will komala accept them in or consider them spies? the meeting seems to be going well.it takes a surprise turn. now that aram is going back to iran, zana is on his own. this is my first visit to komola base. it brings back memories of my early life. i thought they might try to restrict me, but i'm allowed to film whatever i want. i met a group that recently arrived. they arejust beginning their training. komala was one of the first kurdish troops to invite women into its ranks and give them guns. one of the new recruits is struggling with the high altitude. she left iran because she didn't want to be forced marry. hundreds of young iranian kurds will enter what looks like guerrilla training but komala say the guns create a false impression and are just for self—defense. after three months of training, they have become peshmerga. now they face an unexpected challenge. the pandemic stopped all recruitment. the camp closed to outsiders and i had no idea when i could return. back in london, coronavirus had also changed everything. it would be midsummer before i could get ba