DoubleVincent

Thanks for doing this AmA, the Rojava revolution really is a beacon of light in the middle east. My question may be rather sensitive so feel free to ignore.

This is a map from a PYD website in 2013 of Rojava. What are the current plans for military advancement and eventual autonomy negotiations? Does the PYD want to liberate all of that area (especially the Bab/Manbij area) or will they stop to advance because Turkey doesn´t want kurdish forces to cross the Euphrates? Does PYD think these borders need to be enforced for Rojava to be substainable or are they satisfied with kurdish majority areas?

It´s kind of confusing. My understanding is that the YPG is the roof organization and the YPJ the women´s organization within. That`s how wikipedia describes it. So every male is a member of YPG and every female is a member of YPJ but ultimately also a member of YPG. This might not matter though because YPG/J structures are so flexible.

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up. So people really should refer to the rojavan forces as "YPG and YPJ" or "YPJ/G" and not just "YPG" like most people do.

Thank you :)