The title of the news article that I found is called, Syria, pressed by war, deploys all-female units. This article was written by Liz Sly and published on March 11, 2013.
They Syrian government is now training and arming women to fight for President Bashar al-Assad and sending them out on the front lines. The women are being trained to use grenades and Kalashnikovs which are heavy machine guns. The all-female force is named "Lionesses for National Defense", and was put into place to supplement the army with a National Defense Force militia made up of civilian volunteers. The duties of the women are confined to checkpoint control, but rebel attacks on the posts are a frequent occurrence. This is not the first time that women have served in Syria's military. There is a video dating back to the 1980's showing female soldiers at a military parade in front of Assad's father and predecessor, President Hafez al-Assad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syria-pressed-by-war-deploys-all-female-unit/2013/01/25/303d1d76-6722-11e2-93e1-475791032daf_story.html
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