Syria

In Manjib, 鈥榳e have organised our own life with great hope鈥

Manjib is an ethnically diverse city in northern Syria. In 2014, it was occupied by ISIS (also known as Daesh). In 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF, an alliance of armed groups supporting the model of grassroots democracy associated with the Rojava Revolution) had liberated the city.

Emel Dede is one of the Manbij Turkmen聽women who lived under the Syrian regime first, and then the Free Syrian Army and Daesh. She has been working for two years now for her future and the future of Manbij. She talked to B锚r卯tan Sarya聽and聽Axin Tolhildan about this.

Turkey: After Afr卯n occupation, Erdo臒an dreams of empire

The world is looking the other way as Turkey plans to build on its successful occupation of Afr卯n to expand its power with a new round of ethnic cleansing, John Tully writes.

The women of Kurdistan stand in solidarity with the women of Ireland 鈥 and call for a Yes vote to Repeal the 8th

As Ireland prepares for its referendum today, May 25, on repealing the聽constitutional amendment prohibiting free, safe, legal abortion, women and health workers in Rojava, the largely Kurdish area in Syria's north,聽have expressed their solidarity with Irish women鈥檚 right to choose.

With the exception of the Vatican state and Malta, Ireland has the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. It exceeds Saudi Arabia and Qatar in its restrictions on women鈥檚 rights to basic reproductive health.

Glenn Greenwald: Revving up US war machine won't help Syria's suffering civilians

A suspected chemical weapons attack on April 8 killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 1000 in the Syrian town of Douma, the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta. The Syrian opposition blamed the Assad government for carrying out the attacks, but Syria denied having any role. The chemical attack came one day after Syrian forces launched an air and ground assault on Douma.

British Stop the War Coalition condemns Douma attack

After the chemical attack on Douma on April 8 in which dozens of people were killed, the below.

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Syria: Turkey鈥檚 aims are ethnic cleansing, spreading terror

The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Afrin Canton in Syria鈥檚 north, which is resisting Turkey鈥檚 occupation, has warned all Syrians that Turkey鈥檚 murderous attack aims at ethnic cleansing.

Afrin: Securing victory out of defeat

Turkey鈥檚 murderous invasion of the Afrin canton in Syria鈥檚 north, backed explicitly or implicitly by Russia and the US, succeeded in taking the canton鈥檚 capital on March 18. But Kamran Martin says this is far from the end for the Kurdish-led resistance in defence of the democratic revolution in the region.

Turkey is committing war crimes in Afrin

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported on February 27 that at least 348 civilians had died in the conflict begun by Turkey鈥檚 January 20 invasion of northern Syria鈥檚 small enclave of Afrin.

鈥楢frin wants peace and freedom鈥

The Afrin canton in Northern Syria is under sustained assault from invading Turkish forces and allied Islamist gangs.聽

The Turkish invasion, accompanied by reports of massacres and use of chemical weapons, aims to destroy the progressive, democratic Kurdish-led revolution in Syria鈥檚 north, which places women鈥檚 liberation at its centre.

Syria: Women of Afrin call for global support

Northern Syria (also known by its Kurdish name of 鈥淩ojava鈥) has been the scene of a social revolution with women鈥檚 liberation at its centre in recent years. However, it has come under constant attack.

Whose Free Syrian Army? The Arab opposition resisting Turkey's Afrin assault

When a democratic uprising broke out against the Syrian dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in 2011, the regime responded with brutal repression. Aided by defections from the Syrian Army, this helped turn the mass protest movement into the armed conflict that wracks Syria today.

Turkish regime attacks on left-wing HDP shows party 'on the right path', says vice co-chair

The People鈥檚 Democratic Party (HDP), a broad-based left-wing group largely initiated by Kurdish forces in Turkey, has faced the full brunt of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan鈥檚 authoritarian crackdown.

More than 10,000 HDP members have been arrested, along with its leaders and dozens of elected officials 鈥 often on trumped-up charges of 鈥渟upporting terrorism鈥 in retaliation for the HDP鈥檚 support for the struggle of the Kurdish community for democratic rights.