Translations from KurdisCat shared with thanks
- 1)The Kurdish guerrillas confirm the death of 7 of their members in a Turkish bombing
- 2)Interview with Newroz Ehmed, new Commander-in-Chief of the YPJ
- 3)Turkey kidnaps YPJ’s niece Salih Muslim, leader of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan)
- 4)The guerrilla Amara Roj dies in combat against the Turkish occupiers
- 5)Youth of Afrin canton appeal to all young to join the “We Will Win” campaign
7 Kurdish guerrillas killed by Turkish bombings, 6 of them women
The Eastern Kurdistan Protection Units Command (Yekîneyên Rojhilata Kurdistan, YRK) today revealed the identities of seven of its fighters killed in Turkish airstrikes on August 7 near the village of Qamish, 50 kilometers north of the city of Sulaimaniyya, Kurdistan of Iraq.
The fighters include six women and a man, Hours after the attack, Turkey’s Defense Ministry claimed it had “neutralized” seven PKK fighters. Turkey launched its current air offensive in the Kurdistan region on June 15, with the stated goal of removing PKK fighters from the border areas.
Operations have focused on areas of the Zakho region of Duhok province, Sulaimani’s Sharbazher district and Erbil’s Soran district, where villagers living in the mountains have withstood the onslaught of Turkish bombings. .
Seven civilians have been killed and many villages have been abandoned since mid-June. Yekîneyên Rojhilata Kurdistan is the armed wing of the Partiya Jiyana Azad in Kurdistan (PJAK, Kurdistan Free Life Party). As the PKK it is part of Koma Civakên Kurdistan (Confederation of Kurdistan Communities.
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Interview with Newroz Ehmed, new Commander-in-Chief of the YPJ
7/20/2020 |
The new Commander-in-Chief of the Yekîneyên Parastinê yên Jinê (Women’s Defense Units, YPJ), Newroz Ehme, highlights mainly from how the Rojava Revolution has clearly shown the power of the community and women.
Under what conditions did the revolution take place and what stages did it go through?
For 2010-2011 a revolutionary process began. People reacted to the crisis in the system, which they could no longer tolerate. In particular, we witnessed the revolts of the Arab people in the process known as the Arab Spring. The peoples no longer tolerated the obvious persecution they suffered. The protests unfolded in waves. The Kurdish people were also one of the peoples who experienced this persecution and attacks, as it had suffered genocide in all respects.
Thus, the Kurdish people joined this wave of uprising. The Kurdish people wanted to fight for their freedom. The situation was a challenge. The only strength the people had was that it was organized and adapted to the revolution with a sense of freedom. Women in particular filled the squares. The 21st century is the century of women and this was clearly seen.
What makes ours different from other revolutions is the desire to fight for self-determination and freedom, awareness, development and the struggle to ensure the participation of all peoples. We create this popular revolution with our own means. There were forces that wanted to intervene in it, but they were not allowed to do so.
Here the Arab, Circassian, Assyrian, Syrian, Armenian and Kurdish peoples lived together for years, this place is a mosaic of different peoples, so these peoples were united by the desire to live together in brotherhood.
The fragmentation pursued and implemented by the Syrian system to divide peoples was eliminated with this revolution. The Rojava revolution developed under the leadership of women, and this is how it is seen by the world … How do you evaluate this idea of a ” revolution within revolution “?
Since the Rojava revolution is a women-led revolution, it is also called the women’s revolution. Because it is a revolutionary fact for women to take the lead in all fields. With love for freedom, step by step, we faced all difficulties, we resisted, we stood tall to break the chains of slavery, which were assumed for thousands of years, and to win freedom.
This level of awareness increased with each step taken over time. The participation of the YPJ influenced the whole society. The women showed that they were able to stand firm in all areas. For this reason, not only has the state system been destroyed with this revolution, but the characteristic of being a revolution within the revolution showing the strength of women became evident. Women are involved in the political, social, diplomatic, economic and military fields, and everyone can see this clearly.
Women are in all walks of life with their views and ideas and in this way we come to the democratic, ecological and free life based on women.
When the Turkish occupation of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spi took place , the peoples of the world showed strong opposition to it. What is your comment on this?
Revolutionary women fought everywhere and faced various attacks. In 2014, YPJ forces set out to deal with attacks by IS (Islamic State) mercenaries in Shengal (Iraqi Kurdistan) and fought against these attacks to the end. Of course, the world also witnessed this. It was a struggle for all of humanity, everyone saw it. The brave resistance of the women encouraged everyone. As the invading Turkish army could not accept this revolution and the resistance of the women, it launched an invasion attack without justification.
However, the unity of the peoples, their joint resistance meant that they established their own army without any support from any state. Comrade Hevrin Xelef, Aqîde Anna and Comrade Amara, as well as many commanders and internationalists joined this revolution from all over the world.
This resistance was made possible by the people sacrificing everything for freedom. Although the Turkish army has occupied some of our areas, it has not been able to occupy the will of women and peoples and their power of resistance: this is the greatest response to the occupation.
Today, the lands of Rojava are being attacked by the Turkish state. What is being done against this and at what level are the defense preparations?
Of course, we have made a lot of progress in this revolution. It is clear that the women of the defense forces will not give up the successes achieved with their people. … Turkey continues to threaten and attack Rojava, southern and northern Kurdistan. We, the Women’s Defense Units, act conscientiously. Our people must act with this awareness.
We are preparing in many ways. Our people have experienced a lot of pain in these past processes. Despite these difficulties, the suffering and the price they had to pay, our people did not take a step back, they have always been by our side. They were always with us in a spiritual and material way.
Our call is to protect the dignity and resilience of our people. We appreciate the efforts of our martyrs and veterans, and show our respects to the families of the martyrs.
We promise to fight to the end for a free, egalitarian and democratic society.
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Turkey kidnaps YPJ’s niece Salih Muslim, leader of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan)
| 1 | 7/21/2020 |
Dalia Mahmoud Muslim, niece of the leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), Salih Muslim, was abducted by the Turkish Intelligence Service (MIT) in southern Kurdistan (Iraq) while there for treatment. said Dalia M. Muslim, 21, was abducted by Turkish authorities in southern Kurdistan and denounced the collaboration of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with Turkish intelligence services.
The family has also contradicted the statements of the Turkish news agency Anadolu, which announced that the young woman had “surrendered” to the Turkish authorities on July 15. Mahmoud Muslim, the young woman’s father, said that her daughter joined the Yekîneyên Parastinê yên Jinê (Women’s Defense Units, YPJ) almost three years ago to defend her land and the people of northeastern Syria. He added that his daughter had gone to southern Kurdistan for treatment and had to return to Syria.
The family appealed to human rights organizations and demanded that the relevant institutions intervene to put pressure on the Turkish authorities to ensure the return of the youth. woman safely at home in Kobanê.
The guerrilla Amara Roj dies in combat against the Turkish occupiers
| Amara… killed by Erdogan | 7/12/2020 |
Serhat guerrilla Amara Roj joined the ranks of the Hêzên Parastina Gel (People’s Defense Forces, HPG) in 2015, explaining the reason for her choice as follows:
“One of my relatives immolated by burning his body in the prison of our president [Abdullah Öcalan] on February 15, 1999.
I was very impressed by his determination and will. In addition, the revolution and the war in Rojava me they attracted me to the ranks of freedom. In the guerrillas I was impressed by the camaraderie and construction together in all walks of life. “
Amara was one of those who took refuge in song and poetry. While most of us couldn’t find words to talk about martyrdom, we used to sing songs of the martyrs. She would gather everyone around him singing whenever he had the chance to do so.
On June 19, Amara Roj, was martyred on Qesrok Hill in the Partizan area. She was born in Malazgirt, Muş. Like many young people in Kurdistan, she was not silent about the injustice, persecution, oppression she saw in his country and decided to join the young people of Kurdistan who lost their lives for the cause and went to the mountains. .
Youth of Afrin canton appeal to all young to join the “We Will Win” campaign
The Revolutionary Mouth movement in Afrin region announced its solidarity with the “We Will Win” campaign against the Turkish occupation and appealed to all youth to escalate the struggle, through a statement.
YOUTH 18 Aug 2020, Tue – 22:17 2020-08-18T22:17:00 Al-Shahba
Dozens of young men gathered in in Al-Ahris district in Al-Shahba canton, set fires, raised the flags of the Revolutionary Youth Movement and the Young Women’s Movement and pictures of the leader Abdullah Ocalan. They read a statement the text of it read:
Today in the Middle East, the Kurdish people and the peoples of the region are going through a difficult time as the colonial and authoritarian states carry out policies of dissolution and extermination.
We, as RYM and the YWM, will prevail in the spirit of Haftanin resistance and the fighters of the mountains of Kurdistan despite the spread of the Coronavirus, our struggle will continue against fascism.
We announce the “We Will Win” campaign, and call on all the peoples of Kurds, Arabs, Syrians, Assyrians, Turkmen and Yazidis in the regions of northern and eastern Syria, to stand against the Turkish occupation, and stand behind the resistance of the People Defense Forces in Haftanin against the Turkish occupation. In the spirit of August 15 we will win.
We will defeat Turkish fascism. We appeal to all the youth and the people to keep the spirit of resistance and philosophy of the leader. We will organize all young men and women to continue our struggle against all the plots that are being hatched against our people. “
The statement concluded by chanting slogans saluting the resistance of Haftanin in the face of the Turkish occupation.
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