Rihan Loqo is a member of the coordination of the Northern and Eastern Syrian women's movement Kongra Star. In an interview with ANF, she comments on the attacks and says: "The peoples here will win together. The Turkish state will suffer defeat."

"International conspiracy against Rojava"

Loqo spoke of a conspiracy against the peoples of Rojava and says in relation to the behaviour of the international powers, especially the USA and Russia: "Opening the airspace for Turkish fighter planes and meeting the attacks with silence is nothing else but consent." She pointed out that the Turkish state is deliberately and specifically targeting civilians and committing massacres, but people will not bow to fascism. She noted that hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to protest in the face of the attacks across the region.

"Those who sit at the table with Turkey are accomplices"

While the Turkish state is stuck against the guerrillas in the Medya Defence Zones, it is now trying to register quick successes in Rojava. Regarding the Kurdish collaborators like Southern Kurdistan’s ruling party, KDP, Loqo said: "The forces that sit down at the table with the Turkish state are accomplices."

"Victory will belong to the peoples"

Among the targets attacked, Kobanê stands out in particular. In Kobanê, the backbone of the massively Turkish-supported ISIS was broken in 2014 and its military defeat was initiated. Loqo, who sees a link between the Kobanê victory and the current attacks, stated, "The Turkish state did not cope with the defeat of Kobanê. That is why Kobanê has always been a target for it. The people of Kobanê have been on the streets since yesterday shouting 'You cannot win' at the Turkish state.”

Loqo concluded, “The militant women who stand up for the dignity and will of their people, all patriot people, the democratic public, will be on the streets in the spirit, faith and belief of the revolution. The victory will belong to the peoples. The Turkish state will be defeated."