PKK Fighters

July 1991 The fight for a Kurdish state has been led for over forty years by wealthy landowners. But now a new force has emerged; the PKK, or Kurdish Workers Party. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures This film follows the PKK as they move along the mountainous border between Turkish and Iraqi Kurdistan. The border between Turkey and Iraq has been swept away by the UN-declared safe-haven and the PKK are garnering support from Iraqi Kurds. The PKK teach a Maoist philosophy to their recruits and, uniquely among Middle Eastern people, the women study, live and fight along with the men. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/9 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures A film by Mark Stucke - Ref 0009 Journeyman Pictures