Anna Campbell: British woman killed fighting with all-female Kurdish militia in Syria

The 26-year-old’s convoy was struck by a Turkish missile

anna_campbell.jpg
Anna Campbell travelled to Syria last May to join the YPJ
(Image credit: Handout)

A British woman fighting in an all-female Kurdish militia was killed in Syria earlier this month, her Kurdish commanders have said.

Anna Campbell, 26, from Lewes in East Sussex, was volunteering with the US-backed Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) in the northern Syrian city of Afrin when a Turkish missile struck her convoy on 15 March.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us