The International Revolutionary People's Guerrilla Forces (IRPGF) was a
collective of
anarchist fighters from around the world. Its formation was announced on 31 March 2017.[6] According to the group, their goals were to defend the social revolution in
Rojava in northern Syria, and to spread anarchism. The group announced its dissolution on 24 September 2018.[7]
The group was a part of the
International Freedom Battalion since April 2017, and they are the second anarchist group to join after the Greek unit
RUIS. They participate frequently in the campaign activities of the brigade in social networks.
On 29 May, the IRPGF issued a statement in tribute to the commander of the
United Freedom Forces Mehmet Kurnaz (Ulaş Bayraktaroglu), who was killed in combat on the Raqqa Front while fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. They define him as a true friend of IRPGF. On the 31st of the same month, the IRPGF sent representatives and speakers to the City of Derek (Canton of Cizîrê) at the funeral ceremony to four martyrs of the International Freedom Battalion and the People's Protection Units, Mehmet Kurnaz (Ulaş Bayraktaroglu) commander of the United Freedom Forces, Muzaffer Kandemir (fighter) of the United Freedom Forces, Elî Mihemed Mizil (Şêr Zagros) and Nimet Tûrûg (Baran Cudi) of the People's Protection Units.
Armed struggle and involvement in the Syrian Civil War
Their public presence was confirmed at multiple martyr ceremonies in Rojava over 2017. Having fought along with the three most recent martyrs of the International Freedom Battalion, they were present at the funeral ceremonies for DKP leader and United Freedom Forces (BÖG) commander Ulaş Bayraktaroğlu, Tufan Eroğluer (Hasan Ali) from BÖG and Ayşe Deniz Karacagil (Destan Temmuz) from MLKP.[12][13][14]
The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army
TQILA in Raqqa
The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (TQILA), a
queer anarchist[15] subunit of the IRPGF, formed in July 2017[16] as a group of foreign militia who came to fight alongside the Kurdish
People's Defense Units (YPG).[17] Its formation
went viral on
social media and was widely reported and celebrated in the Western press.[16]
^"Four martyrs of Raqqa operation laid to rest". Derik, Cizire. ANF News. 1 June 2017.
Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017. (Multimedia—Photography and video in which the IRPGF flag is observed in the formation of the IFB)