The dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria is a chance to reflect on the significance of the multiethnic, democratic confederalist project in Rojava and the future of Kurdish rights in Syria, writes Sarah Glynn.
The dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria is a chance to reflect on the significance of the multiethnic, democratic confederalist project in Rojava and the future of Kurdish rights in Syria, writes Sarah Glynn.
Sarah Glynn outlines the sequence of events that have reduced the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to the main centres of Kurdish habitation and forced Kurds into an uncertain process of integration with the Syrian Transitional Government.
Peter Boyle joins Green Left Radio to discuss the grave threats against the Rojava Revolution.
BREAKING NEWS: The Rojava Revolution is under a massive attack from the army of the Western-backed Syrian regime of President Ahmed al-Shaara, allied jihadist militias, mercenary groups funded by the Turkish state and the Turkish armed forces, reports Sarah Glynn.
Two days after meeting with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, the Syrian government announced it was pulling out of a planned meeting with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Sarah Glynn reports.
A week of brutal sectarian violence in Suwayda, in southern Syria, has left more than 1000 people dead, during which disparate Druze factions united against the Syrian government and Israel further consolidated its grip on the region. Sarah Glynn reports.
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step, writes Devriş Çimen.
Members of the European Parliament are calling for a stronger stance against Turkey’s ongoing attacks on North East Syria, reports Medya News.
Brazilian socialist Israel Dutra interviews Swiss-Syrian activist and academic Joseph Daher about the situation in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian dictator Basar al Assad’s fall should be celebrated — but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.
Turkey has intensified airstrikes on key urban centres in regions governed by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, targeting critical infrastructure, including power stations, oil fields and food storage facilities, reports Medya News.
Turkey carried out a devastating string of airstrikes on North East Syria (NES) over Christmas, targeting civilian service facilities and infrastructure. The Rojava Information Center (RIC) spoke with Kurdish politician and former Syrian Democratic Council co-chair, Ilham Ahmed, about the latest attacks.