Women, girls among those fighting ISIS (Video)

WASHINGTON — A rag-tag army of Kurdish fighters that includes women and teenage girls is fighting the Islamic State in northeastern Syria.

CBS News Foreign Correspondent Holly Williams crossed into Syria and got within a mile of ISIS fighters.

As ISIS started shooting, she took cover in a Kurdish village.

Watch the video:

Follow @WTOP on Twitter and on WTOP Facebook page.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up