Salih Muslim, Co-Chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), spoke to ANF about the latest wave of Turkish air raids that targeted several locations across North-East Syria last night.

Remarking that the Turkish fascism fighting for its life is spreading terror like ISIS, Muslim said, “These latest attacks have targeted a large territory extending from Shehba to Qandil. Fighter jets are striking everywhere. One cannot know what the Turkish fascism that is fighting for its life could possibly do. It might attack and cause damage. Just out of desperateness. Their Istanbul plot did not work out and they did not achieve their goal. The whole world knows how [Turkish Interior Minister] Süleyman Soylu organized this plot.”

Muslim pointed out that the Turkish state, after its failure with the Istanbul plot, launched these attacks to intimidate the Kurds. “Since their plan did not work out, they are spreading terror like ISIS. The Turkish state seeks to intimidate the Kurdish people with fighter jets just like ISIS caused fear among the people. The Turkish fascism would not stop portraying the Kurds as an enemy.  It wants to depopulate Kurdistan through terrorist attacks.”

The PYD Co-Chair continued, “The Kurds are aware of these policies. They are not going to abandon their towns and villages. They remain home. What is required of the Kurds is that they defend themselves in four parts of Kurdistan. They should do their best on the basis of legitimate defense. We do not know if a ground operation will be launched, but if such an action takes place, the Kurds will have no choice but legitimate defense.”

Appealing to the forces in Kurdistan and the international community, Muslim said, “The whole world should raise a voice against the Turkish state brutally attacking the Kurdish people. The Turkish fascism would constitute a danger to everyone if left so. The forces in Kurdistan should defend themselves wherever they are. They should stand and act in unity and solidarity.”