YDG-H

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Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement
Yurtsever Devrimci Gençlik Hareketi (YDG-H) Tevgera Ciwanen Welatparêzên Şoreşger
Flag of the YDG-H
Foundation	2006
Dates of operation	2012 (2012)–2018 (2018)
Country	Turkey
Active regions	Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkey)
Ideology	Democratic confederalism Autonomy Kurdish Nationalism
Size	8,000-15,000
Succeeded by Civil Protection Units (YPS)

The Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Ciwanen Welatparêzên Şoreşger, Turkish: Yurtsever Devrimci Gençlik Hareket, YDG-H) was the urban, militant youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from 2006-2015.^[1] Trained by more experienced PKK cadres for urban fighting,^[2] and consisting mostly of children and adults in the 15-25 age group,^[3] it was reportedly established in 2006.^[1] The group started to clash with Turkish security forces and tried to enforce their authority in the areas they were located in 2014 as part of a strategy which involved unilateral declaration of self-management in various towns in southeastern Turkey, and creation of trenches and barricades reinforced with IEDs and explosives to deny security forces access.^[4]

The group was in favor of regional self-management for the Kurdish people in Southeast Anatolia. Other claimed objectives of the YDG-H include stopping all activities related to drugs and prostitution, and other similar crimes in the region.^[5]

In December 2015, the YDG-H was reorganized into the Civil Protection Units (YPS) militia.^[6]

• People's Protection Units (YPG)