Women of War

Emerging from the shadows of their secret command outpost, these are some the members of the only all-female fighting unit in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. They have come together to augment the fighting power of the Free Syrian Army. “Women are fighting on all the fronts now,” a female activist said. "Women often transport weapons and supplies for rebels as they are less likely to be searched at army and security checkpoints. Soon they will be everywhere."