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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.