Woman dubbed 'Angelina Jolie of Kurdistan' reportedly killed while fighting Isis in Syria

Fighter: Asia Ramazan Antar was dubbed the 'Kurdish Angelina Jolie' for her resemblance to the Hollywood star
Tom Powell8 September 2016

A Kurdish fighter who found fame due to her striking resemblance to Angelina Jolie has reportedly been killed in Syria.

Asia Ramazan Antar, 22, was part of the all-female Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) based near the border with Turkey.

She is believed to have been killed while fighting in northern Syria, according to the ‘We want Freedom for Kurdistan’ Facebook page. It said that she was “martyred in a battle against Daesh”.

Dubbed the ‘Kurdish Angelina Jolie’, she is believed to have joined the Kurdish forces in 2014.

Tributes have poured in for her in a multitude of langauges on Facebook, prasing her as a "warrior" and a "martyr".

Her force was part of the Kurdish People Protection Units (YPG) which have around 50,000 fighters, 20% of whom are women.

They have played a major role in battling ISIS extremists in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria.

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