Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria

Battalion of Syriac as they call themselves, is Christian female militia battling against the Islamic State group in Syria. They are following in the footsteps of Syria's other main female force battling the jihadists -- the women of the YPJ, the female counterpart to the Kurdish People's Protection Units or YPG.

So far the new force is small, with around 50 graduates so far from its training camp in the town of Al-Qahtaniyeh, also known as Kabre Hyore in Syriac, and Tirbespi in Kurdish.


One of the member, Babylonia, a 36 years old mother of two said she has no regrets about leaving behind her two chilren and her job as a hairdresser.

"I miss Limar and Gabriella and worry that they must be hungry, thirsty and cold. But I try to tell them I'm fighting to protect their future," she told AFP.