In an interview with ANF about the attacks targeting Western Kurdistan territory, Kurdish Supreme Council member İlham Ehmed said Turkey was a part and leader of the war conducted against Rojava.

Some Kurdish circles made some attempts amid debates on a possible military action in Syria. What did happen exactly?

As international powers led by the US discussed intervention in Syria, many states and circles, particularly the Syrian opposition forces, Turkey and some Kurdish circles, tried to determine their position with the thought that the regime would be overturned. It was the Coalition of Syrian Opposition that made the greatest effort in this respect, while the Syrian Kurdish National Council (Encumena Nîþtîmanî ya Kurdî li Sûriyeyê-ENKS) also took a step to take part in the coalition as the representative of Kurds. Plans were made over the formation of the new government by the coalition after the fall of the Syrian regime. This is why the ENKS hastily made a written application for taking part in the coalition. Al these plans however collapsed when no military action was taken against Syria.

Are these moves by Turkey, South Kurdistan government, Syrian opposition and some Kurdish circles independent from or each other or were these moves made in line with a plan? What kind of an influence did all these have on Rojava?

Turkey is directly involved in the mentioned preparations and plans and it is Turkey that applied the most pressure on the ENKS to join in the coalition. Rojava was in the meantime being subjected to military attacks, with those launched in the  Rimêlan region on 11 September aiming to break the Kurdish will and to eliminated the People's Defense Units (YPG). Turkey was after breaking the Kurdish resistance while it on the other hand tried to form a so-called Kurdish representation in the coalition. They launched intense attacks with an aim to eliminate YPG forces and to have the Kurdish region taken by armed groups affiliated to the coalition.

Do you think the wave of attacks by armed groups, going on in Serêkaniyê since 14 September, should be assessed in this regard?

The attacks against Serêkaniyê are for sure included in this plan, they were the follow-up of the attacks launched in Rimêlan on 11 September. The armed groups tended towards Serêkaniyê after they suffered a failure in Rimêlan and this was because the city borders Turkey and the Turkish state which never wanted Kurds to control the border gate intended to have armed groups take it. Turkey's involvement and leading role in the attacks and its support to armed groups has already been revealed by some documents seized and videos shot so far. For this reason, we can assess Turkey as a part and leading power of the war in Rojava and its aim is to prevent the formation of a Kurdish will in the region.

What would the elimination of the defense force in Rojava mean?

The elimination of People's Defense Units (YPG) would directly mean the region's dependence to Turkey, and even Turkey's intervention in this region. In such a case Turkey would have the potential to easily intervene the political will in all areas of the region's life through the local armed forces it leads.
This is because the Coalition of Syrian Opposition is already standing in Turkey's shadow, while Turkey thinks the elimination od defense units in the Kurdish region will enable the armed groups to exercise control over them.

Do you tink the ongoing attacks and the postponement of Kurdish Supreme Council's meeting for the last six months is related with this plan as well?

I do, because of the fact that the Kurdish Supreme Council -which is recognized as the representation of Kurdish people's will- needs to be eliminated in order to ensure ENKS's participation in the Coalition of Syrian Opposition. The attempts to be made and steps to be taken should be comformed with the interests of Kurds as well, they assembly or any other circle cannot make a decision on its own. When this is the case, ENKS cannot hold talks on the basis of its own initiative as long as the Council is present, nor can it have the Kurdish Supreme Council make decisions. This is why they decided to eliminate the  Kurdish Supreme Council.
While doing this, they put forvard various allegations, including one against the West Kurdistan People's Assembly, MGRK, a component of the Supreme Council, which they accused of acting on its own and not embracing them.

What is the current phase of the works for the interim government project which was firstly announced as a project by PYD (Democratic Union Party) and is now being led as a joint project by two councils?

The project was developed by the joint committee of MGRK and ENKS under the Supreme Kurdish Council. The PYD project has is now being presented as the project of Kurds and is witnessing talks with various ethnic groups such as Arabs and Assyrians. The outcomes of these talks will be evaluated at a meeting attended by the representatives of all circles.

Is the PYD also having talks and performing works with other parties in this respect?
PYD's meetings with other circles are aimed at improving the dialogue between political parties and joint projects providing support to each other.
What is the attitude of other ethnic and religous groups towards the project?
They are displaying a positive attitude towards the project since it was first presented by the PYD.

Are there any obstacles to the realisation of the project? Should the ENKS join the coaliton to give an instance, would the coalition fragmentize and would the project be harmed in the event of an external intervention?
This is not a point agreed by all parties affiliated to ENKS. Parties except for those affiliated to the Political Unity and some others (Azadî, El Partî, Yekîtî) side with the formation of a Kurdish unity. We are however of the opinion that ENKS is being subject to an intense external pressure and denied to make decision with its own will by the government of South Kurdistan .
The project would still continue. We want all circles to take part in the project which represents Rojava and the Kurdish people.

What will the project bring in to the region?

An administration to represent the region's circles will remove the present contradictions. It will not only eliminate the hostility against Kurds by means of the participation of other ethnic groups but also stop the attacks on the region. The project has many positive aspects and it can even determine the democratic future of Syria. As an organized project, it could present the determination for a solution to the Syrian problem. We consider the achievement of the interim government as the achievement of the Syrian revolution.