Xelil: We promise Afrin will be saved from invaders 

Aldar Xelil from the TEV-DEM Administrative Council spoke at the rally held in Düsseldorf and said: “We promise Afrin will be saved from invaders.”

Aldar Xelil from the TEV-DEM Administrative Council gave a short speech in the rally, starting by saying he brings greetings from the people of Rojava and the YPG/YPJ fighters.

Xelil said a peoples’ revolution happened in Rojava 7 years ago, and stressed that Rojava is governed with a democratic system now: “7 years ago, a revolution that couldn’t be possible anywhere else in the world happened in Rojava.

Nobody believed that there could be such a revolution in such a short time. But the Rojava Revolution happened, by the Kurdish People’s Leader Öcalan’s philosophy and the Kurdish Freedom Struggle’s legacy of 40 years.

But the war still continues in Rojava. Hegemonic powers that are enemies of humanity continue their attacks against the Kurdish people.”

Xelil said the true goal of the hegemonic powers who attack Afrin is to tear down the Rojava Revolution and added that thousands of people resisted alongside YPG/YPJ fighters in Afrin: “The invasion of Afrin does not mean that the Rojava Revolution has been broken. Afrin will be free.

The hearts of Kurdistanis throughout the world beat with Afrin.evolution has been broken. Afrin will be free. The hearts of Kurdistanis throughout the world beat with the people of Afrin. And we promise that Afrin will be saved from invaders.” The rally continued with concerts.

The rally continued with speeches from Germany’s Die Linke , the Leadership Committee, the Greens, the SPD and the MLPD. A video was screened showing speeches by Kurdistan martyrs including Zeki Şengali and Mehmet Tunç, as well as Kurdish People’s Leader Öcalan. The rally concluded with concerts by Koma Dengê Mezopotamya, Ozan Mizgin, Diyar and Xamirin.