First female western fighter dies fighting Islamic State

First female western fighter dies fighting Islamic State | World news | The Guardian: Ivana Hoffmann, who was known by the nom de guerre Avaşin Tekoşin Guneş, was killed on Saturday morning while fighting alongside Kurdish fighters in the Syrian region of Tel Tamir, according to a statement published by the Turkish-Kurdish communist group Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) on Monday.