TEV-DEM (Movement for a Democratic Society )Coordination has issued a written statement on the Turkish state’s invasion in Syrian territory.

The statement strongly condemns the Turkish state’s attacks and invasion and says, “We strongly condemn the Turkish state’s invasion in the Shehba region and their vile attacks on our people. With this practice, the Turkish state has shown once more to the entire world that their goal is not to fight ISIS. The Turkish state is targeting forces fighting against ISIS.”

TEV-DEM stated that Turkey had the goal of invading Syrian territory and fighting against revolutionary forces, continuing as follows: “Erdoğan and his policies have been defeated in Mosul and Iraq. This is why he wants to invade Syrian territory to win back what he lost in Iraq. Turkey is carrying out a dirty policy of invasion, this policy has nothing to do with the fight against ISIS. Turkey wants to take back the Misak-ı Milli territories it lost after World War II. Turkey’s goal with these attacks isn’t just to invade Northern Syria, but to invade Syria as a whole. Thus, all international powers should take a stance against the Turkish state’s invasion towards our lands. And our people should rise up in a serhildan against the invasion.”

TEV-DEM stated that the international forces’ silence in the face of the Turkish state’s invasion played a big role in Turkey carrying out these attacks and the statement included the following:

“The silence in the international area gives Turkey power to carry out their invasion plans. And so, we are calling on the international forces, especially the US and Russia, to take on the appropriate stance against Turkey’s vile attacks.

The Turkish state supports ISIS as much as it invades Syrian territory. Because Turkey is targeting all forces fighting against ISIS. Thus, we are calling on the international forces, especially the forces in the international coalition, to intervene with Turkey’s attacks and their invasion of Syrian territory.

We are calling on our people to rise up in a serhildan against the Turkish state’s invasion that targets the future of our people and our country. Let’s shake the world with our serhildan and our reaction, let’s not stay silent in the face of those who want to play with our future.”