Tag: Syria

British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment
European states won't challenge Erdogan's attack on Rojava because of the power Turkey has as the EU's south-eastern border wall. To show solidarity with the Kurdish-led democracy revolution, we need to challenge the hostile environment at home, argues Fanny Malinen.
Update From Rojava | Interview With Dani Ellis

Dani Ellis is a volunteer and engineer currently based in Rojava. Following up their conversation a few weeks ago, James spoke to Dani about Turkey’s ‘military pause’, the geopolitical games of Turkey, Syria, Russia and the US, resistance and what this spells for the future of Rojava.
Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn

Ash Sarkar met up with Jeremy Corbyn to talk about his political journey, the movement in power, and whether or not he really killed a rabbit with a pogo stick.

Western Governments May Have Abandoned the Kurds but Let’s Not Abandon Hope and Solidarity
Abandoned by the West, Kurdish-led democratic forces in Syria have been left with a choice between ethnic cleansing at the hands of the Turkish state or compromising their independence by reaching an agreement with Damascus. Chris Strafford argues this is not the time for allies in the UK to abandon hope or solidarity.
Rise up for Rojava

This week the Turkish armed forces launched an incursion into northern Syria with the intention of crushing the YPG and the autonomous region known as Rojava. In this video Elif Sarican outlines the reasons why we in the UK should care.
No Friends but the Mountains | Interview With a Rojava Volunteer

James Butler spoke to Dani Ellis, a volunteer and engineer currently based in Rojava, about the situation now, as Turkey conducts shelling ahead of a full invasion. They discuss the nature of the resistance – and what people in the UK can do in solidarity.

A New Society in the Shell of the Old | James Butler Meets Debbie Bookchin

Debbie Bookchin’s father’s ideas inspired a Kurdish project based on ecology, non hierarchy, women’s liberation and grassroots democracy. At The World Transformed in September James Butler sat down with Debbie to discuss her father’s ideas, the revolution in Rojava they inspired and more. This interview was recorded before recent events in which the US has […]
Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds

As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds. Plus, the latest on Extinction Rebellion’s Autumn Uprising with Aaron Bastani.
Erdogan Wants a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along the Syria Border – but It’s Turkish Forces Killing Civilians
Turkish forces have killed 27 civilians in north-eastern Syria in cross-border attacks this year alone, with just one attack going the other way. Yet Turkey is using the narrative that it must protect itself from a “terror corridor” to move its troops into Rojava.
What to Do With International Isis Fighters? Rojava May Have a Solution
Nobody can agree on what to do with international Isis fighters, but the autonomous Rojava administration in north-eastern Syria is calling for an international tribunal to hold them accountable on the soil where their crimes were committed.
A Century After Turkey’s Genocide of Our People, Armenians Are Still Under Threat
104 years after the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million people, an Armenian soldier opposing Isis in Syria reflects on the imperative to keep resisting terror and oppression.   
As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria
As the media fixates on 'Isis brides', the Syrian Democratic Forces are struggling to keep thousands of people alive in the desert, with little help from international aid groups. Novara Media and the Rojava Information Centre report from the frontline.
Chemical Confusion: From Salisbury to Syria

Accusations about the misuse of chemical weapons are increasingly defining British politics. But the inability to clarify responsibility can lead to conspiracy and propaganda, argue Ben Tippet and Jack Browne.
With UK Business Elites Profiting From War, It’s No Wonder the Syrian Conflict Continues
From money laundering to arms sales, UK banks and companies play an active role in promoting violence around the world. Conflicts such as the war in Syria won't end as long as they benefit elites, argues Grace Blakeley.
Airstrikes on Syria Show the Hypocrisy at the Heart of Britain’s Foreign Policy
Theresa May can’t claim that striking weapons facilities in Syria is tantamount to humanitarian intervention while cosying up to some of the world’s most oppressive autocracies, argues Aaron Bastani.
Socialism at Home Is Not Enough – It’s Time for a Corbynite Foreign Policy
Foreign and domestic policy were once entangled in the minds of the much of the left. It’s time Corbyn used the opportunity of his leadership to be bold with his anti-imperialist principles, argues Barnaby Raine.
Afrin and Kurdish Liberation

On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker are joined by Ojan Kocgiri and Zeynep Kurban, both from the Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign to talk about the struggle for Kurdish liberation in Syria. @MichaelJSWalker @AaronBastani @zeynep_kurban @KurdsCampaign  

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