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The War Road Project Selahetim Erdem sheds light on Erdogan's "Developement Road Project": "It is obvious that the Tayyip Erdoğan Administration, which failed to surround the Media Defense Zones with a “Joint Force”, wants to encircle the whole of South Kurdistan from the south with the “Development Road Project”. Moreover, the area through which the road is to be built is what the PKK calls the “Central Region”, a region where many peoples live together with the Kurds. From time to time it is discussed that the PKK also wants to develop activity in this region. It is understood that the AKP-MHP fascist dictatorship wants to prevent the PKK from developing in this area with the road project in question and [...] turn it into a new gang territory under the name of “Turkmen region”. For this reason, it is more accurate and understandable to call the project in question the “Occupation and War Road Project” instead of the “Development Road Project”. 🔗 https://riseup4rojava.org/the-war-road-project/

🔴 Update - South. Kurdistan / Iraq: Turkey stuck with preparations for operation in the Gara Mountains As previously reported, Turkey announced a comprehensive military operation in the Gara Mountains this summer, but guerrilla resistance has foiled its plans. A Source close to the Guerrilla states “relative progress of the Turkish Armed Forces was entirely due to war technology, not to the fighting capacity of the soldiers.” As the Guerrilla developed anti-drone measures, the balance on the battlefield changed dramatically. According to the guerrilla, the military wing of the PKK, close to 20 drones were destroyed during the last 16 Months "The soldiers of the Turkish army, whose technical superiority had been neutralized, were literally trapped in Zap & Metina." the source continues. Ironically, Turkish armed forces had called the operation "claw-lock". Now it's the occupiers who are being locked in. 🔗 https://riseup4rojava.org/turkey-stuck-with-preparations-for-operation-in-the-gara-mountains/

🏗️Raqqa continues to grow, a new bridge over the Euphrates has been inaugurated The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria (DAANES) inaugurated the new Al-Rashid bridge in Raqqa. The city is experiencing significant growth in commercial and agricultural activities thanks to its strategic location between the al-Jazeera district and the interior of Syria and the efforts of the Autonomous Administration to rebuild the city, once proclaimed capital by ISIS. @retekurdistan

We are collecting 1 million euro for solar panels in Rojava! For a democratic and ecological alternative in the Middle East. Energy crisis in Rojava The Rojava Autonomous Region in northern and eastern Syria has been in existence for 12 years and is a glimmer of hope for democratic reconstruction in Syria. Since its foundation, Rojava has had to defend itself against numerous threats. In addition to the clashes with the Assad regime, the main threats have been the wars with Turkey and the so-called Islamic State. Now, however, the autonomy project is facing existential challenges. The energy supply is threatening to collapse. Turkish air strikes have largely destroyed the power stations and substations in the region. Electricity is in short supply and is mostly generated by dirty diesel generators. The civilian population suffers from a lack of electricity and water on a daily basis, but agriculture - in a region already hardest hit by climate change - is also severely affected. 💡 Donate now

Elections in Rojava postponed again The High Electoral Council of North and East Syria has announced that the municipal elections scheduled for next Tuesday will be postponed until August. The council thus granted the request of several party alliances that had demanded more time to prepare for the elections. The election date of August 8 is also intended to ensure the participation of international election observers. It is unclear whether the Turkish attacks and threats in recent days have also played a role in the decision. In recent days, Turkey has intensified its attacks on the self-governing territories, resulting in deaths and injuries. Erdoğan claimed on May 30 that the elections threatened Turkey's national security. The elections are the first elections in Rojava since 2017; all other attempts to hold elections had been unfeasible due to attacks by Turkey.

Turkey continues war against democracy in Kurdistan Both in Rojava and in occupied Northern Kurdistan, the Turkish government is continuing its fight against the democratic decisions of the population. In Rojava, the air force bombed the area around Qamişlo yesterday and fires broke out again in wheat fields; when firefighters and spontaneous helpers tried to extinguish the flames, border troops opened fire on them. Today a vehicle of the internal security forces was attacked in Kobanê, two people were injured. Erdoğan had announced in the last few days that he would not accept the elections in Rojava next week, the attacks now are an attempt to prevent them at the last moment. Meanwhile, in the northern Kurdish town of Colemerg, the co-mayor elected in the local elections in March was removed from office and replaced by a forced administrator from the AKP. The reason is a flimsy trial for terror propaganda, which threatens anyone who criticizes the Erdoğan government. via @Jugendinfo

Last night, large agricultural areas were burned down again due to Turkish attacks. Erdogan and the AKP/MHP regime want to starve the population in #Rojava/Northeast Syria #Riseup4Rojava

Update: Outcome of the Turkish Aggression on North and Eastern Syria on May 31, 2024 SDF Press Center: "In a new act of aggression, the Turkish occupation targeted with UAVs the regions of north and eastern Syria. On Friday afternoon and evening, Turkish UAVs targeted our positions eight times in addition to civilian homes and vehicles. This aggression resulted in both civilian and military casualties. In the Tal Hamis area, a Turkish UAV struck one of our military positions and another self-defense point near Qamishlo city. Civilian casualties were also reported. UAVs targeted civilian homes in Qamishlo twice and civilian vehicles three times, injuring eleven civilians. Additionally, the Turkish UAVs targeted an ambulance attempting to evacuate wounded and martyrs. As a result of this Turkish aggression, four of our fighters were martyred, and eleven civilians sustained injuries."

#Breaking: Turkish drone strikes targeting SDF SDF: "In a new terrorist attack, the occupying Turkish state this afternoon targeted a military base of our forces and two cars in the town of Til Hamis, one of which was intended to help the injured at the scene. As a result of these attacks, two of our fighters were martyred!" SDF Press Center May 31, 2024

Turkish war crimes in Southern Kurdistan: According to the HPG, a guerrilla tunnel in the Girê FM region in southern Kurdistan has been attacked 63 times by the Turkish army with chemical weapons in the past two days. The guerrillas in the region are resisting. 🔗 https://hawarnews.com/en/hpg-unveils-turkish-occupation-bombing-mediya-areas-with-chemical-weapons-more-than-67-times

New Attacks: Turkish crimes in the run up to Elections in North-East Syria For weeks, Turkey has been launching massive artillery attacks on areas in northern and eastern Syria. The regions most affected are around Minbic, Shehba, and Ain Issa. Intense shelling on agriculture sites and villages continued for days killing a 55-year-old woman and a 13 year old boy. The attacks by Turkey have targeted not only civilian areas but also agricultural lands. The attacks by Turkey have targeted not only civilian areas but also agricultural lands. According to estimates by the Democratic Autonomous Administration, 500 hectares of grain crops and 18,000 olive trees have been destroyed in the attacks of recent weeks. Destruction on this scale poses an acute threat to the region, which is predominantly dependent on agriculture. Full Article: https://riseup4rojava.org/new-attacks-on-north-east-syria/

Turkey's deception: Ankara's role in the Palestinian genocide For more Information: https://riseup4rojava.org/turkeys-deception-ankaras-role-in-the-palestinian-genocide/ @Riseup4Rojava

Turkey's deception: Ankara's role in the Palestinian genocide The genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, which has entered an even more horrific phase after the Hamas attacks of October 7, has been loudly condemned by Erdogan and other members of the AKP-MHP regime that rules Turkey. In recent days the Erdogan regime has taken more concrete steps, such as banning the export of Turkish exports to Israel. As much as Turkey has expressed solidarity with the Palestinians, as much as Erdogan has presented himself as the leader of the Muslim world and champion of the Palestinians, one has to wonder what is driving the increasingly coercive relations between Turkey and Israel and Turkey and the Palestinians. Turkey's actions, on the surface seem to be in support of Palestine, but are overshadowed by its complicity in fueling the very oppression it claims to oppose. Full Article: https://riseup4rojava.org/turkeys-deception-ankaras-role-in-the-palestinian-genocide/ @Riseup4Rojava

Kobani trial: AKP-MHP regime imposes draconic sentences on Kurdish & socialist opposition leaders. Selahattin Demirtaş sentenced to 43 years in prison, Figen Yüksekdağ to 32 years. This shows that the regime is in no way considering a political solution to the Kurdish question! When the judge in the Kobane Trial started to read a summary of the 130 page decision, lawyers protested amid chants of “Long live the resistance Kobane” & “Women, Life, Freedom”. The AKP-MHP stance after their latest leection defeat becomes more & more evident. War against the Kurdish people, the Kurdish Freedom Movement & all progressive forces is driving their policies.

Turkey recruiting mercenaries in Syria to fight in Niger, Burkina Faso & Nigeria Rojava Information Center: Following deployments of SNA militiamen as mercenaries in Libya & Nagorno-Karabakh, there are now reports that Turkey is recruiting from the Sultan Murad, Sultan Suleiman Shah & Hamza factions to fight in Niger, Burkina Faso & Nigeria. All three SNA factions have been implicated in grievous human rights abuses in Turkey's occupied areas of Syria. Sultan Suleiman Shah is one of the strongest SNA militias, closely tied to Turkiye. It - & its notorious leader 'Abu Amsha' - practice theft, land seizure, corruption, assassination, rape, torture & kidnapping in the areas of Syria it controls. More information on Sultan Suleiman Shah's activity & crimes in Turkish-occupied NES: RIC: https://rojavainformationcenter.com/2023/02/state-of-the-occupation-q1-q2-2022-lack-of-accountability-of-sna-crimes-hts-incursion-in-afrin-isis-in-turkish-occupied-territories/ AlMonitor: https://al-monitor.com/originals/2021

HPG: Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas with chemical weapons The occupying Turkish army attacked the tunnels in the Girê FM Resistance Area in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region with chemical gas and banned explosives. The Press Office of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) released a statement providing information about the latest actions by the guerrillas and attacks by the Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The Turkish army has mounted attacks with prohibited weapons, said the HPG statement, which listed the details as follows: Attacks carried out by the occupying Turkish army with banned explosives; On 10 May at 15:00, our tunnels in the Girê FM Resistance Area of the Şehid Delîl Western Zap region were bombed 3 times with banned explosives. From 17:00 until 04:00 on 11 May, toxic chemical gases were used against our war tunnels. 🔗Full text

Rojava: People support their Guerrilla Short clip with people in Rojava expressing their support for the Guerrilla. "They don't know, no matter how much they attack, we will not be divided." Since April 16 Turkey has launched another large scale military operation in the mountains of Southern Kurdistan

🚩 Elefteria: A song from Internationalists Commune & Young Internationalist Women & Koma Şehîd Elefteryia We choose the May to remember that this day will be rewritten in history with the struggles and the resistance of all the antifascist struggles of the world! Şehîd Elefteryia was a vanguard of this struggle and took the step to the free mountains of Kurdistan. With her struggle she connected the people of the world. With our song we want to remember Şehîd Elefteria Hambi and all the Şehîds of the revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98pDepTvKHw

Summary of Turkish occupation plans in and resistance in Southern Kurdistan: ➡️ AKP regime launching offensive in the mountains ➡️ Trade agreements as pretext for war against PKK ➡️ Guerrilla resistance vs international complicity More background information: https://riseup4rojava.org/intensified-turkish-attacks-in-kurdistan-and-new-acts-of-repression-in-europe/

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