I think those are the Kurdish fighters, Svejk. They allow women to fight.
Or perhaps "need the women to fight" might be a more accurate description? To keep up the numbers, that is.
@naomi
Oh, the LT-topping thing is just the effect, not the cause. All this circumlocution and evading of simple answers to straightforward questions, *apparently* with the sole purpose of keeping the thread on the boil is what is bothering me.
Then again, if I want my threads to do well, perhaps I should adopt this tactic, instead of criticising it?
Btw, that custard doesn't half splash. Tasty though.