DEIR EZ- ZOR

With the aim of promoting self-protection and self-reliance to protect the region from any threat to the population, members of the committees and councils of women in Deir ez-Zor began to learn about the use of weapons, under the supervision of the Women Administration and Young Women.

Twenty-one female trainees from the Women Councils of al-Kasrat and al-Jazrat, the Women Committee of the Civil Council and the Women Committee of the Legislative Council joined the training.

Zahra al-Taeh, a member of Women Council in al-Jazrat said "We wanted to learn about weapons to protect the region from any imminent danger and to promote the concept of self-protection."

The training is scheduled to continue to include all women in the region.

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