ROJAVA-SYRIA

Latest News

• Event in Hesekê marks Heroes Week  

  An event was held in Hesekê to mark Heroes Week and commemorate the 138 heroes of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement and the North-East Syrian Revolution who fell as martyrs in different years and places.
• Damascus government prevents delivery of AANES aid to Aleppo and Shehba 

  The Damascus government has once again prevented the crossing of aid trucks sent by AANES to the earthquake victims in Aleppo.
• Political parties in Raqqa call for action to stop Turkish occupation and crimes  

  Political parties in Raqqa said the invading Turkish state and the “Syrian opposition” were responsible for the Jindires massacre and called for an end to the occupation.
• Turkish state-linked mercenaries torture young man protesting Jindirês massacre 

  Mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state tortured a youth who participated with Kurdish symbols in the protest for those who were killed in the massacre in Jindirês.
• AANES delivers aid to earthquake-hit areas in Aleppo and Shehba 

  AANES continues providing aid to the areas affected by two Maraş-centered earthquakes on February 6.
• Memorial in Hesêkê for International Revolutionary Martyrs' Day 

  A memorial was held in Hesêkê on the occasion of International Revolutionary Martyrs' Day. The family of German internationalist Konstantin, who was killed by the Turkish state, attended the event.
• Three martrys laid to rest in Shehba 

  YAT fighter Berfîn Bîlal (Rojeng Rifet) and Manbij Military Council fighters Ebdulmenan Seydo (Ebû Seyf) and Mistefa Mihemed (Seyfedîn) were laid to rest in Shehba.
• People of Aleppo protest the Jindires massacre 

  Residents of the self-governing neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah in Aleppo protested the killing of four local men in Afrin’s Jindires district.
• Farmers in Shehba sell their cattle due to the embargo and shrinking grazing land 

  People in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba are forced to sell their cattle due to the Damascus government's embargo and shrinking grazing land.
• TEV-DEM calls for the removal of Turkish troops and mercenaries from Afrin 

  TEV-DEM said that the Turkish state was responsible for the massacre in Jindires and called for the removal of the Turkish army and its mercenaries from Afrin and all other occupied regions.
• Hundreds of people in Afrin and Shehba visit condolence tent for Jindirês martyrs 

  Hundreds of people in Afrin and Shehba visited the condolence tent set up for those who fell as martyrs in the Jindirês massacre.
• Martyr Şervan Kobanê buried after a large ceremony  

  Martyr Şervan Kobanê was buried in the presence of thousands of people. At the ceremony, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas Dildar Rojava and Rûken Kobanê were also commemorated.
• Call for international action against Turkish occupation and crimes in North-East Syria 

  32 political parties and organizations in North and East Syria hold Turkey responsible for the killing of 4 Kurds in Jindires, calling on the international community to take steps to end the Turkish occupation in the region.
• SDF renews determination to impose ISIS’ enduring defeat on the anniversary of Baghouz victory 

  The battle of Baghouz holds immense significance as it marked the final chapter in the fight to eliminate the so-called “ISIS State”. It was only through the selfless sacrifice of the SDF fighters that this victory was achieved.
• The Afrin Social Association condemns killings of four civilians in Jinderes 

  The Afrin Social Association condemned the killings of four civilians in Jinderes.
• Six YAT martyrs laid to rest in Dêrik  

  Hundreds of people from Girkê Legê, Derik and Çilaxa came together at Martyr Xebat Dêrik Cemetery to bid farewell to 6 YAT martyrs.
• MSD: Afrin should be declared a demilitarized humanitarian zone 

  MSD condemned the massacre of locals lighting Newroz fire in Afrin's Jindires district, demanding that: “Afrin should be declared a demilitarized humanitarian zone and all armed groups should withdraw from the city.”
• Farewell to fallen YAT members in Hesekê 

  One week after the helicopter crash in southern Kurdistan, thousands of people paid their last respects to the nine fallen YAT members in Hesekê.
• Turkish-linked mercenaries kidnap citizen in Girê Spî  

  A local source from the occupied Girê Spî Canton reported that mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state kidnapped a citizen in the canton.
• Remains of fallen YAT members transferred to Rojava 

  The mortal remains of the nine members of the SDF’s anti-terrorist units (YAT) killed in the helicopter crash in southern Kurdistan have been transferred to north-eastern Syria. A central funeral service is planned for Wednesday in Hesekê
• PYD Co-Chair: 2023 will be the year of victory and liberation for the occupied lands 

  Speaking at the Newroz celebration in Shehba, PYD Co-Chair Asya Abdullah condemned the massacre committed by the Turkish state in Jindires and said that "We will liberate Afrin and we will light the next Newroz fire there.”
• Foza Yûsif: We will break the Imrali system and liberate the occupied areas 

  In a speech during the Newroz celebration in Qamishlo, PYD Presidential Council Member Foza Yûsif said that “We will break the Imrali system and end the occupation.”
• People of Kobanê celebrate Newroz 

  Thousands of people celebrate Newroz in Kobanê.
• Turkey killed 4 Kurds who wanted to celebrate Newroz in Jindirês  

  The Turkish state killed 4 Kurds who wanted to celebrate Newroz in Jindirês district. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the hospital where the bodies were taken.
• Thousands of people lit the fire of Newroz in Rojava 

  Thousands of people lit the fire of Newroz in Rojava, and saluted Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, promising to free the occupied regions and to free their leader.