YDG-H
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The Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (, , YDG-H) was the urban, militant youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from 2006-2015. Trained by more experienced PKK cadres for urban fighting, and consisting mostly of children and adults in the 15-25 age group. Although some members and local supporters denied any affiliation with the PKK, observers argued that this was unlikely given the type of weaponry they possessed. According to French journalist Mattheiu Delmas their fighters “are all young people; a new generation of guerrilla fighters who grew up with Syria war and became cul
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- Militant organization.name
- Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement
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- YDG-H flag.svg
- Militant organization.caption
- Flag of the YDG-H
- Militant organization.native_name
- Yurtsever Devrimci Gençlik Hareketi (YDG-H)Tevgera Ciwanen Welatparêzên Şoreşger
- Militant organization.native_name_lang
- Turkish
- Militant organization.country
- Turkey
- Militant organization.foundation
- 2006
- Militant organization.dates
- –
- Militant organization.successor
- Civil Protection Units (YPS)
- Militant organization.area
- Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkey)
- Militant organization.size
- 8,000–15,000
- Militant organization.ideology
- Democratic confederalismAutonomyKurdish Nationalism
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- Country
- Turkey
- Parent organization
- Kurdistan Workers' Party
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The Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (, , YDG-H) was the urban, militant youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from 2006-2015. Trained by more experienced PKK cadres for urban fighting, and consisting mostly of children and adults in the 15-25 age group. Although some members and local supporters denied any affiliation with the PKK, observers argued that this was unlikely given the type of weaponry they possessed. According to French journalist Mattheiu Delmas their fighters “are all young people; a new generation of guerrilla fighters who grew up with Syria war and became cultured with the fight in Kobane.”
The group started to clash with Turkish security forces and tried to enforce their authority in the areas they were located in 2014 as part of a strategy which involved unilateral declaration of self-management in various towns in southeastern Turkey, and creation of trenches and barricades reinforced with IEDs and explosives to deny security forces access.
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