Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn

Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The instruction is 20 days long to include basic rifle marksmanship, and squad level weapons and movement techniques. The MMC is a multi-ethnic force that includes Kurds, Arabs, Christians, Turkmen, Yazidis and others. This is the first cycle of women to graduate and join the MMC. The course is administered by Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve trainers. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell)