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Situational report from Rojava: Under attack by Turkish led jihadis Since the major offensive launched by jihadist militias around the so-called “Syrian National Army” (SNA) and “Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) against the area starting last Wednesday, November 27, large parts west of the Euphrates River have now fallen into the hands of the jihadists. Resistance is still holding out in the self-administered neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. Since the last week, the jihadist militias have rapidly advanced towards the second largest city in Syria, Aleppo. Within a day, they managed to take control of large parts of the Aleppo region and at the same time advance further south, where they are currently trying to break the defensive lines that the Syrian regime has set up in front of the city of Hama. At the same time, sleeper cells and armed groups have emerged from cover throughout the area under Damascus' control, attacking regime soldiers and in some cases taking entire towns in the center of the country under their control. The long-planned attack is directed against Iran's influence in Syria on the one hand and against the Syrian regime on the other. The weakening of the regional power Iran and the Syrian regime is not something that contradicts the West's plans for restructuring the Middle East. On the contrary, as a NATO member, the Turkish state has the role of supporting the jihadists with intelligence and preparing them for the current attacks with weapons and training. The areas from which the attacks were launched, Idlib and Afrin, which was occupied in 2018, are controlled by Turkey. In addition to weakening the regime and Iran's influence in the Aleppo region, the current offensive has the particular aim of isolating the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and creating a starting point for further attacks on the Revolution. On Saturday, September 30, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) managed to open a corridor between the Euphrates River and the city of Aleppo to send reinforcements to the region and thus prevent a massacre against religious minorities such as Christians and Shiites, and the Kurdish population. Due to the overwhelming number of jihadists, the corridor could only be maintained until Sunday, December 1. In the afternoon of the same day, the SNA began an advance from different directions on the Shehba region, which is located north of Aleppo. Among other equipment, US-made M113 armored vehicles were used. The People's Councils of the Shehba region, where hundreds of thousands of refugees from the canton of Afrin, which was occupied in 2018, live, decided to evacuate in order to prevent a massacre of the population. At the moment, there are kilometer-long streams of displaced people heading to the territories of the Autonomous Administration further east, where emergency shelters are currently being set up at a rapid pace near the Tabqa Dam. With the capture of Aleppo and the occupation of Shehba, the Turkish state is following through on the plans it has been announcing for years: to establish the borders of the “Misak-ı Millî Pact”, which was agreed in 1920 and envisions the creation of a greater Turkish empire with influence and control stretching into northern Syria and Iraq. Turkey is trying to move step by step towards this plan by continuing its attacks on the liberated areas of Southern Kurdistan and launching new attacks on the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. In this sense, it is not surprising that HTS has raised the Turkish flag on the citadel in Aleppo, that Ottoman marches are sung by the advance on the city of Tel Rifaat in Shehba, and that pictures of Erdogan and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk hang on the wall at the headquarters of the commander of this attack.

Statement of Internationalists in Rojava: "Mobilise Resist Struggle !" We should not be mistaken, the aim of those attacks is the revolution, their aim is to prevent the people of Rojava and N.E Syria to live a life of dignity and freedom, their aim is to crush the hope of another world and to put the people in slavery. The situation is very serious and the stakes very high. Our martyrs have taught us that surrender leads to betrayal but resistance leads to victory. We will be worthy of them and continue their struggle with an unshakable determination. We call on every socialist, feminist, anti-fascist and democrat, to take a stance against those criminal attacks. Organize with your local solidarity network or create one, show your solidarity through marches and creatives actions. Turkish war machine is international, the resistance too has to be international!" ➡️ Full statement and link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xei8UpWbG_w

⚡️📢 Urgent Call to Action: Stand Against Turkish attacks and Jihadist Militias! In the midst of the the ongoing war of imperial and islamist forces against the people of the Middle East, Turkey uses the situation to carry out one of the largest attacks against Rojava and Syria since 2019. As part of Turkey's Neo-Ottoman project to become the hegemonic power in the region, the Turkish state aims to liquidate revolutionary Rojava and further destabilize Syria. We call on all democratic, revolutionary, and solidarity forces around the world to: 1. Protest against institutions and profiteers of the Turkish state 2. Organize rallies and actions to raise awareness of the attacks and expose the complicity of international powers, especially the role of Turkey and Islamist forces 3. Follow our channels, updates on the situation, calls and ACT! #Riseup4Rojava - #SmashTurkishFascism ➡️ Full Call: https://riseup4rojava.org/defend-rojava-against-turkish-attacks-and-jihadist-militias/

📢 Defend Rojava! Stand Against Turkish Aggression and Jihadist Militias! First announced rallies: 02.12.2024 Switzerland Bienne, 18:30 Pl. de la Gare Bahnhofsplatz Baden, 20:00 Belgium Brussels, 15:00 Luxemburg Place Germany: Frankfurt, 17:00 Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart, 18:00 Lautenschlagerstraße Berlin, 17:00 Alexanderplatz Hannover, 17:00 Hannover Düsseldorf, 19:00 Hauptbahnhof Send us dates in your region and pictures/videos from your actions to: @Riseup4Rojava1 #SmashTurkishFascism - Riseup4Rojava

This aggression aims to occupy and divide Syria, turning it into a hotbed of international terrorism, the offensive that began in Aleppo and Hama is not limited to a specific area, but threatens all of Syria. Therefore, we call on all components of our people in the NE Syria to realize that one of the goals of this aggression is to destroy the hopes of Syrians to live in freedom and dignity, target the project of democratic Autonomous Administration, and try to annex new territories to Turkey. We, Arabs, Kurds, Syriacs, Assyrians and Turkmen, must join hands and strengthen our unity to confront this blatant aggression, and we call on our young men and women to rally around the Syrian Democratic Forces. We announce the phase of general mobilization and call on our people to be on constant alert. All our institutions must be on the job, on full alert, and each institution must act as a crisis cell to face the challenges resulting from this aggression. We appeal to the international community to stop this aggression, which will cause major humanitarian disasters, as it represents a threat to Syria, a new form of Daesh terrorism that will have serious regional and global repercussions." 1st December 2024 https://hawarnews.com/en/democratic-autonomous-administration-declares-stage-of-general-mobilization

⚡️ Turkish backed Islamists launch offensive against Rojava According to the latest reports, Islamist militias allied with Turkey have launched an offensive against the democratic self-administration in northern and eastern Syria (Rojava). The Tel Rifaat region south of the Afrin region, which was occupied in 2018, and the Kurdish districts of Aleppo are currently at risk of being surrounded by Islamist forces. A number of advances in the region have also been reported, although the exact extent cannot yet be estimated. The self-administration had already declared a general mobilization at midday in order to protect the region and defend the self-administration. According to estimates, around 200,000 refugees from Afrin live in the region alongside the local population, and the Islamist militias currently invading the region have repeatedly committed atrocities and war crimes against the local population since 2018. @Jugendinfo

Revolutionary People's War: The Revolutionary Youth Movement in Aleppo preparing to defend their people The Revolutionary Youth Movement (TCŞ) has deployed its forces in the city's neighborhoods in order to resist any attack by the mercenaries of the occupying Turkish state.

"We are the youth of Sheikh Maqsood...Victory is ours!"

📢 Alert: People of Sheikh Meqsoud pledge to resist Turkish backed invasion in Aleppo While large parts of the city of Aleppo have already fallen, many civilians have found refuge in the self-governing district of Sheikh Maqsoud. Meanwhile, the self-defense forces in the self-governed districts are preparing for resistance and the population is cleaning their weapons. Shouts of “Biji Berxwedana Sheikh Maqsoud” (Long live the resistance of Sheikh Maqsoud) and “An Serkeftin An Serkeftin” (success and nothing but success) are heard everywhere. Similarly, columns of the YPG and YPJ reached the city on Friday evening and were greeted by applauding people. According to the situation, all democratic and revolutionary forces should get ready just like the people of Sheik Maqsoud and the defense forces of the revolution and be prepared for any eventuality! Read here in Full: https://riseup4rojava.org/turkish-backed-offensive-in-aleppo/ Rise Up 4 Rojava - Smash Turkish Fascism!

📚 NEW BROCHURE: THE MOUNTAINS ARE CLOSER TO US THAN WE THINK ➡️ On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PKK, we share with you an introduction to the history and philosophy of the PKK and Abdullah Öcalan's paradigm of Democratic Socialism and an insight into the lives of the PKK's international guerrilla fighters ➡️ In 3 exclusive interviews, international guerrilla fighters of the PKK share their experiences in the Free Mountains of Kurdistan and offer us a rare insight into the resistance in the Medya Defense Areas and a valuable insight into the struggle they are waging and the challenges of the revolution of mentality Read it now here in ENG // GER https://internationalistcommune.com/the-mountains-are-closer-to-us-than-we-think/

"Declaration for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women" - YPG International Today’s state, capitalist and class system is based on thousand years of exploitation, oppression and violence against women. Today, all around the world, we can see how patriarchal violence against women is reaching new heights. Here, the Kurdistan Women’s Movement has been at the vanguard of the struggle for the transformation and liberation of life.We are sending with admiration and the deepest respect our greeting to the Kurdistan Women’s Movement and to all women’s movement around the world fighting against patriarchal violence. We draw a lot of inspiration and strength from their resistance. Biji berxwedana YPJ! Jin Jîyan Azadî! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cl48_7y09E

International Red Help sends revolutionary greetings to their imprisoned and clandestine comrades from their conference: "Solidarity with the Palestinian and Kurdish peoples! Solidarity with all peoples fighting against imperialism and colonialism! Strength to all revolutionary, antifascist, and anti-imperialist prisoners! Long live international solidarity!" More from the International Red Help: https://secoursrouge.org/

#Breaking: Protests in Dersim after the removal of elected mayor After the Turkish state appointed trustees and removed the elected mayors in Dersim (Tunceli) and Pulur, the people of Dersim protested against the decision to neglect the peoples will. Despite Turkish police brutally attacking with rubber bullets, gas and water cannons protests continued throughout the night with the slogan: “Kurdistan will be the grave of Fascism” The appointment of so-called trustees and the removal of elected representatives is a common practice of the Turkish occupation in Northern Kurdistan. Following the removal of elected Dem-Partî mayors in Xelfetî, Mardin and Batman around two weeks ago, fierce protests broke out, which continue in Batman to this day.

We send our Solidarity to the 79 arrested residents and solidarity activists, from the provocative police attack on 22.11.22, at Prosfygika in Athens The next trial date is 22.11.24 exactly 2 years after the repressive attack. We connect our struggles and call to the streets on the 25th November : Against violence against women & gender queer people! Against state violence and repression! SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON HANDS OFF PROSFYGIKA! COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE IS A SOCIAL DUTY

Campaign against Turkey fueling genocide in Palestine Last week, a campaign against oil exports from Turkey to Israel was launched with a major day of action. Protest events have already taken place in front of 25 Turkish embassies (including in Japan, Croatia, Turkey, England, Switzerland and the USA).

France: Further arrest in the Budapest complex Last week, another person wanted on a European arrest warrant was arrested in France. The charges against Gino are assaults on neo-Nazis on the "Day of Honor" in Budapest in February 2023 and "membership of a criminal organization". Gino is now in Fresnes prison near Paris, where he is awaiting a decision on his extradition. Only a week earlier, an anti-fascist was arrested for the last time in Thuringia. A total of 17 people are wanted by warrant for the incidents in Budapest. In June, Maja was extradited from Germany to Hungary, where she was held in untenable prison conditions. Two other people are in pre-trial detention, but no decision has yet been made on their extradition. The pressure that the Hungarian government is building up is exemplary of the persecution of activists under the guise of "combating extremism" in times of growing authoritarianism throughout Europe. Source: @Jugendinfo

“The ambiguous use of criminal, extremist or terrorist association charges are not just a peculiarity of the Turkish or Hungarian system, but an ever-deepening reality across Europe.” ✍🏽 Henri Sulku 📷 Giulia Tagliaferri Read more on Turning Point https://turningpointmag.org/2024/05/22/the-budapest-trial-how-hungary-exploits-a-dubious-eu-mechanism-to-chase-anti-fascists-across-the-continent/

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Solidarity with the uprisings in Bakûr The resistance in Bakûr (Northern Kurdistan, Turkey) continues. Even after more than a week, thousands are still taking to the streets to fight against the removal of the elected DEM Parti mayors. Meanwhile, there are also international demonstrations of solidarity: "We salute the insurgents in Bakur! The forced state administration is a direct attack on the Kurdish population. Determined protests have been taking place for several days - despite brutal repression. Solidarity with the resistance in Bakur!" - Organisierte Autonomie Zürich 🔗 Read more here