The Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistan issued an urgent appeal calling for humanitarian aid for the victims of the war of aggression by Turkish and jihadist groups.

The Heyva Sor a Kurdistan statement on Tuesday includes the following:

"On November 27, 2024, jihadist groups supported by Turkey attacked Aleppo, one of the largest cities in Syria. Fighters from the Turkish-led SNA are terrorizing the local population, arbitrarily arresting people and using targeted violence.

In 2018, Turkey and jihadist groups invaded the Kurdish city of Afrin and displaced hundreds of thousands of Kurds to the Shehba region.

The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) decided to evacuate the surrounded population and bring them to safe areas. This decision paved the way for a large wave of migration, but was intended to prevent a massacre of tens of thousands of people.

Undoubtedly, this process will bring much suffering, and tens of thousands of children, women and elderly people will be exposed to the harsh winter temperatures.

The Kurdish relief organization Heyva Sor a Kurd in Rojava continues its efforts to meet the needs of the displaced people, move them to safe places and provide health services.

For these reasons, we urge you to donate to the people of Rojava through Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê."

Details for donations are as follows

"Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê e.V.        

Kreissparkasse Köln

IBAN: DE49 3705 0299 0004 0104 81

BIC/SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX

Reference: Rojava

PayPal: [email protected]

(Note: Due to an order by the ADD Rheinland-Pfalz, we are currently unable to accept donations from the federal state of Rheinland-Pfalz.)"