On the night of 23 to 24 October, Turkey attacked Rojava, killing at least 7 people and wounding many civilians. The situation in Rojava remains dangerous for both the fighters and the civilian population. We are relaunching our appeal for donations as part of the CELOX campaign. CELOX is an Read more…
« 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 in order to strengthen all of the societies that today struggle against the systems of 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 borders of the Autonomous administration of North East Syria. Erdogan did not provide further details but said the operation would begin after Turkey’s military, intelligence and security forces complete their preparations. No date was given, 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).
A new movie is out about YJŞ fighter Hêza. When ISIS committed its atrocities of genocide and enslavement of the Yazidi people in 2014, Hêza was one of the women captured. She managed to escape from ISIS and joined the Yazidi Women’s liberation force YJŞ in order to take her Read more…
[EN] New Celox bandages have arrived in Manbic in North and East Syria. Even tough the war on Rojava has disappeared from the headlines, the Turkish fascist state continues its attacks relentlessly. From the occupied territories in Afrin and between Serekaniye and Tel Abyad, shellings regularly target the villages and Read more…
The Celox campaign was launched in the summer of 2015, following the battle of Kobané and the formation of the International Liberation Battalion. While money was quickly raised and first batches of CELOX were purchased, it took several months for Secours Rouge International to ensure a secure supply line between Read more…
15 August has an historical significance for the revolutionary forces in occupied Northern Kurdistan and Turkey. On 15th August 1984, PKK partisan units stormed police and military bases in the small Kurdish towns of Eruh and Semzinan in occupied Northern Kurdistan. This date marked the beginning of the guerrilla war Read more…
My name is Delila Axin, from Shengal. I am a Yezidi girl from Shengal, and a member of the diplomatic corps of the Yezidi Women’s Freedom Movement, TAJÊ (Tevgera Azadî ya Jin – Ezidî). At the time of the genocide, I was 13 years old. I was a child. At Read more…
The campaign « Rise up 4 Rojava » published a statement following the offensive ‘Claw-Eagle’ and the beginning of a new ground offensive ‘Claw-Tiger’ by the Turkish state. « The statement and evaluations … reaffirm the immediate threat for all democratic forces of the world and the need to connect the Free Mountainsof Read more…
