You assume that these women have a choice to leave this area. You point out that others are just quessing what is going on over there while you have been there. I would like to know when the last time you were in the Kurds area? Was it since ISIL had moved in. My guess is you have not been there anytime recently.
I agree that women in hand to hand combat is not a good thing. I also agree if women could be left in the rear it would be better. That said I don’t believe that is possible here. I believe the videos put out by ISIL to be true more than your opinion. If you would care to look at what they do to people you would see that it does not matter if you are are a woman or child. Theywill do with you what they want. Therefore this women may have no choice but to fight.
And let’s face it does not take much to shot a rifle or pistol. Both of these can be used to prevent hand to hand combat.
My impression of you is that you have lived a sheltered life and you are ignorant of what you profess to know so much about.
When YOU have lived in a strict Muslim country for FIVE years you can start lecturing to me. Until then, give it a rest. We saw what we saw. You have no better solutions for them than I or they have. They will do whatever they have to do to survive.
مع السلامة