Representatives of 34 political parties and movements in North and East Syria held a meeting and made a press statement in Hesekê today regarding the increasingly ongoing attacks by the Turkish state and allied proxy jihadist forces.

The press statement read by Heyfa Mehmûd of the Syrian Modern and Democratic Party, drew attention to the attempts of the Turkish-backed gangs to change the demographic structure in the region and said that targeted attacks against IDPs and disrupting of local structures is an open war crime.

The parties stressed that the already existing problems deepened due to the failure of the Damascus government to respond positively to the calls of the Autonomous Administration and democratic forces for a peaceful solution. The statement pointed out that such incidents would not have occurred if an environment of dialogue had been established.

The parties and political movements strongly condemned the attacks on the region and expressed their readiness to defend the region together with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), also expressing their support for the call for general mobilisation.

“We call on our people to be sensitive and be prepared for possible developments. Join the Social Defence Forces (HPC), support our forces with the energy of the youth and military experience, ensure internal security and stand against the special war,” the statement said.

It was stressed that the Autonomous Administration and the Crisis Desk will fulfil their responsibilities for the reception and resettlement of IDPs, and the international community was urged to take action to secure the rights of displaced civilians.

Addressing the US-led anti-ISIS coalition and the Russian Federation, the parties emphasised that Turkey and terrorist groups should not be allowed to divide Syria. “We are committed to the unity of Syria and its political solution,” the statement concluded.

The parties and movements that endorsed the statement are as follows:

1-Kurdistan National Congress (KNK)

2-Democratic Union Party (PYD)

3-Democratic Green Party

4- Kurdistan Democratic Peace Party

5- Kurdistan Communist Party

6- Kurdistan-Syria Democratic Party

7- Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (PDKS)

8- Syrian Kurdish Democratic Left Party

9- Kurdish Left Party in Syria

10- Future of Syria Party

11- Kurdistan Democratic Change Party

12- Contemporary Kurdistan Party

13- Kurdistan Workers' Union

14- Arab National Council

15- Syrian Contemporary Democratic Party

16- Kurdish Democratic Organisation Party in Syria

17- Reform Party-Syria

18- Syriac Democratic Party

19- Kurdistan Brotherhood Party

20- Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria

21- Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM)

22- Kongra Star

23- Conservative Party

24- Free Struggle Party

25- Kurdistan Future Party

26- Kurdistan-Western Kurdistan Democratic Party

27- Heyet Tensiq El Weteniya-Harakat El Tehyir El Demoqrati

28- Syriac Union Party

29- Kurdistan National Union Party

30- Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (Party)

31- Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (Yekiti)

32- Revolutionary Left Wing in Syria

33- Syrian Party

34- Kurdish Democratic Party of Syria