The Fight for Rojava
Anna Campbell was killed by a Turkish air strike whilst fighting for the Kurdish armed forces. Anna's father Dirk learns about the Syrian Kurds and the cause his daughter was willing to die for.
In 2017, 25-year-old Anna Campbell travelled in secret from the UK to northern Syria. She was heading for Rojava, the Kurdish territory in the north of the country. Anna went to the front line to fight with the Kurdish armed forces, YPJ. A month later she was killed by a Turkish air strike.
This film follows Anna's father Dirk as he travels to Rojava one year after her death. By meeting her YPJ comrades and talking to those displaced by the war, he learns about the Syrian Kurds and the cause his daughter was willing to die for.
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Sat 28 Sep 2019 03:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only
- Sat 28 Sep 2019 20:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only
- Sun 29 Sep 2019 02:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only
- Sun 29 Sep 2019 20:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only
Featured in...
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Documentaries
Programmes from around the world