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Kimmie Taylor, 28, from Blackburn, UK, travelled to northern Syria to help in the fight against Isis. In a matter of weeks she’ll be attacking Isis’s last major stronghold, Raqqa, as part of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ), a feminist, all-women militia. She wants to be the first to enter the city and liberate women enslaved by Isis. | The Guardian