Syria's Warrior Queen

Warrior queen: Khowleh was so determined to help in the uprising that she turned her back on her life and started the Khowleh bint Al Azwar brigade, pictured

Syria's Warrior Queen Divorces Her Husband To Lead 40-Strong Women's Brigade Against Assad -- Daily Mail

* Khowleh is a mother of seven and left her husband to take part in uprising
* Started her brigade in February 2012 and helped fight on frontline
* Fled Syria and now lives in a refugee camp in Jordan with her children

A Syrian mother of seven was so determined to help fight against Bashar Al Assad that she divorced her husband to lead a 40-strong women’s brigade.

Khowleh, the name she adopted after the uprising began, started the brigade in February 2012 and the women fought on the frontlines with guns.

But the 35-year-old has now been forced to abandon the Khowleh bint Al Azwar brigade and lives as a refugee in Irbid, Jordan, 20 kilometres from the Syrian border.

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Update: Syria’s rebel warrior queen dreams of reforming her brigade -- The National

My Comment: This all-women's brigade may now be disbanded ... .but the war continues.