Solidarity Statement with the Kurdish sisters fighting in Northern Syria against the violent attacks by Turkish government. The Women Democractic Front stands in solidarity with our Kurdish sisters in Rojava who bravely fought and defeated ISIS and are now fighting Turkish forces who launched a brutal attack in Northern Syria on 9th October, 2019. Fighting is now in it’s 8th day. Thousands have been displaced, ISIS prisoners have escaped from …
Evîn Swêd, the spokeswoman for the Kongra Star women’s movement in Syria’s northern and eastern self-administration, sends greetings of resistance and solidarity from Rojava to the women of Poland. Only the unity of women worldwide can destroy patriarchy and fascism! The video statement was made in Kurdish with English subtitles.
This is a call to all women; to all women from Kurdistan, from the Middle East and all women all over the world, all women’s movements and social movements who have supported our resistance so far. For the past seven days, attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria have been heavily ongoing. A massive terror is being perpetrated. Both jihadists and the NATO state Turkey are attacking, with all their weapons …
On 9 Oct 2019 the Turkish state started its invasion and occupation war on the territory of Northern Syria. The Turkish army has been attacking all major towns and settlements along the border with airstrikes and mortar shelling. According to figures published by the Kurdish Red Crescent during only the first five days of the attacks at least 46 civilians were killed and 139 wounded – including many women and …
Hevrîn Xelef was born in 1983 in Dêrik. She grew up as a child of a social and political family. Four of her brothers and her sister Zozan joined the liberation struggle and fell martyr in the ranks of the Kurdish liberation movement. Her mother, Sûad, took part in many people’s assemblies with Abdullah Öcalan. What she learned there also had a great influence on Hevrîn’s upbringing and personal development. …
The self-administration of northern and eastern Syria, through its military forces, the Syria Democratic Forces formed out of all the components of the Syrian self-management areas, fought terrorism starting from Kobani in 2014 and then continued the battles of liberation against this terrorist group in northern and eastern Syria, as it managed to liberate Manbij west of the Euphrates, Tal Abyad, Tabqa until it reached the alleged capital of ISIS …
Situation of civilians after four days of war As Women Defend Rojava we wrote this dossier to inform the public about civilian casualties caused by the Turkish army during it’s attacks on Rojava/North and East Syria. It unmasks the lies of the Turkish states who claims not to target civilians.
Call for urgent steps and action to prevent further crimes against humanity by the Turkish army in North and East Syria Qamishlo, 10 October 2019 Dear General Secretary, Dear members of the UNSC, Since yesterday, 9 Oct 2019 the Turkish state has started its invasion and occupation war on the territory of Northern Syria. All night until now settlement places in the 460-kilometer boarder region between Giresipi (Tilebyat ) and …
Since the beginning of the war in Syria, Western media have been reporting on battles, destruction and massacres. Just yesterday, the international press echoed President Trump’s decision to give Turkey the green light to invade northern Syria, which could escalate the conflict that has entered its ninth year. However, this same press has hardly mentioned the democratic social revolution that has been taking place in the North of this suffering …
