Currently circulating on Twitter is a photo claiming to show the beheading of the war hero known only as Rehana, Daily Mail reports.
The photo features a member of the Islamic State holding a severed head, though it has not been confirmed to be Rehana’s.
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the group to have recently beheaded three female and four male Kurdish fighters, the identities of whom are not known.
Rehana’s 100 killings, first reported in a Tweet from a journalist earlier this month, remain unconfirmed as well.
They are said to have taken place while Syrian Kurds battled militants for control of the town of Kobane, located on the border of Syria and Turkey.
More than 10,000 women can be counted among the Kurdish Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ), an all-female force formed last April.
A 28-year-old member said she left her teaching job because she couldn’t stay behind while her friends gave their lives for her survival.
Some have estimated one in every three Kurds fighting in Syria to be a woman.
The very presence of YPJ is a slap in the face to the Islamic State, which believes that a woman should not be allowed to leave the house unless accompanied by her husband.
Over 800 people have been killed in the battles for Kobane, roughly 500 of whom are members of the Islamic State killed by ground battle or US airstrikes.
H/T: Daily Mail, Photo Courtesy: Twitter
