The Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement was the urban, militant youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from 2006-2015. Trained by more experienced PKK cadres for urban fighting, and consisting mostly of children and adults in the 15-25 age group. Although some members and local supporters denied any affiliation with the PKK, observers argued that this was unlikely given the type of weaponry they possessed. According to French journalist Mattheiu Delmas their fighters “are all young people; a new generation of guerrilla fighters who grew up with Syria war and became cultured with the fight in Kobane.”