Kongra Star: All women must defend the Rojava Revolution

Kongra Star European Coordination called on all women to defend the Rojava Revolution.

Kongra Star European Coordination issued a written statement on the developments in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad regime.

The statement underlined that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) came to power after Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed and added: "Assad fled to Moscow, leaving behind a destroyed country and millions of people deprived of their basic rights.  After what happened, the Turkish state launched an attack against our people who had already been displaced, as they were forced to flee from Afrin to Shehba, in 2018 after Turkey invaded the region."

The statement added: "After the attacks by gangs affiliated to the Turkish state, our people were forced to migrate once again and moved to the safe regions of North-East Syria. The attacks by the fascist Turkish state and its affiliated gangs continue. The security chaos in the Manbij region, the torture of civilians, including women and children, the plundering of people's property, the targeting of important areas in the region such as the Tishrin Dam and Karakozak Bridge, the violation of the basic rights of the peoples of Syria show that the incoming government is as dangerous as the oppressive, cruel, racist Baathist regime, especially for women. On the other hand, Western countries are trying to present the new regime as the best alternative in line with their own interests."

The statement said that "the Kurdish people is the main component of Syria's diverse demography. As a result of a long struggle and great costs, we have carried out the Rojava Revolution, which is a women's revolution. After the revolution, a Democratic Autonomous Administration system based on justice, equality, democracy and coexistence was established. Today, these gains are in danger. The Turkish army and its gangs are attacking us from all sides, from Manbij, Ain Isssa, Til Temir to Kobanê. They want to eliminate the women's revolution and to prevent the peoples of the region from living together. We need to show a common attitude and fight against the enemy with the awareness of national unity."

The statement underlined the need to expose the circumstances of the women abducted by the gangs and said: "As Kongra Star European Coordination, we may not be at the direct centre of events, but wherever we are, we continue our social, political and diplomatic struggle. We will struggle to fulfill our role in this process and to convey the women's revolution and the voice of all women in Syria to international organisations and the women of the world. We do not forget the abducted and disappeared women all over Syria.”

Kongra Star called “on international organisations and human rights institutions to no longer remain silent on this atrocity and act in accordance with human rights and international agreements. Uncover the circumstance of the abducted women and hold those responsible to account. We condemn the closure by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of the Semalka-Fishabur border gate, through which humanitarian aid should pass to civilians living in the autonomous regions, at a time when we need unity and solidarity among Kurds the most. We call on the KDP to put aside their personal and party profits and stop being enemies to their people. All women, especially Kurdish women and Syrian women, democratic, socialist and revolutionary women's movements should join forces and fight together to build a free future. The Rojava Revolution must be supported against the Turkish state that aims to destroy women's gains. With the unity of women, we will transform all living spaces into areas of struggle and resistance."