Members of the Kurdish Women’s Movement of Rojava (Kongreya Star) formed a women battalion to support the resistance in Afrin. The battalion was named after Kurdish women fighter Avesta Xabur (Zuluh Hemo), who carried out an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish soldiers in Afrin on January 27.
« Every society has a history, and these histories are full of heroes and pioneers… What has been developed with the pioneer role of women like Besê, Sara and Zarîfe… who have sacrificed themselves, their bodies Read more…
On Monday, 23rd May, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a future major military operation against Rojava. Plans for a cross-border invasion were endorsed on Thursday, 26 May by the Turkish Security Council, composed of civilian and military leaders. This future operation plan to invade within 30 km beyond the southern Read more…
Here is the statement shared by YPJ International about the situation in Rojava (North and East Syria), Bakûr (Northern Kurdistan – East of Turkey) and Başur (Southern Kurdistan – Northern Iraq).
