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News from the Revolution in Rojava and Wider Kurdistan

Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Kobanê: A City Rising From The Ashes

The following is an interview with Yavuz Önen, a former President of Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects(TMMOB), and was conducted by Yusuf Gürsucu for Özgür Gündem. It … Continue reading

March 30, 2015 · Leave a comment

A Resistance Which Knows No Borders: Crossing To Kobane

The following report is the first part of a larger series compiled by Ömer Çelilk and Ferhat Arslan for ANF. It has been translated into English below. The Kobanê Autonomous … Continue reading

March 23, 2015 · 1 Comment

Three Days Of Mourning Declared For Victims Of Newroz Attack

Three days of mourning have been declared across Rojava in memory of the victims of yesterday’s bombing attacks on Newroz celebrations in city of Hasekê (Al-Hasakah), says an article in … Continue reading

March 21, 2015 · 1 Comment

Interview With President Gewriya of Syriac Union Party In Qamishlo

The following article “Süryanileri duymak” was written by M. Ali Çebeli and appeared in Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into English below. The first ever local elections in the … Continue reading

March 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

YPG Captures Important Bridge Across The Euphrates

Forces of the YPG/YPJ and the Burkan el-Firat have succeeded in liberating the Qereqozaq Bridge over the Euphrates, according to an article from ANHA and carried in Özgür Gündem. The … Continue reading

March 15, 2015 · 2 Comments

Rojava Goes To The Polls

Voters in 12 cities across the Cizîrê Canton of Rojava went to the polls yesterday in order to elect municipal councils, explains an article in Özgür Gündem. Polls opened at … Continue reading

March 14, 2015 · 3 Comments

Burak El-Firat Promises To Liberate Jarabulus Amid Call For A Common Struggle

The YPG has released a new statement on its operations in Til Hemis and Til Berak in which it underlines the role played by the united struggle of the Kurdish, … Continue reading

March 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Medicine For Rojava – Donations Requested

A large shipment of medicine has been sent to Rojava as part of the ‘Brotherly Hand For Rojava’ Campaign run by the Pharmacists’ Associations in Kurdistan, says a new article … Continue reading

March 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Enwer Muslim Going To The United States

The following article “Muslim ABD’ye gidiyor” was written by M. Ali Çelebi and appeared in Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into English below. Owing to to an unconscious pernicious … Continue reading

March 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Marching To Celebrate International Women’s Day In Kobanê

Members of the YPJ have marked Women’s Day In Kobanê in Kobanê with a procession to the Martyr Dicle Cemetery where they left flowers on the graves of YPG/YPJ fighters … Continue reading

March 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

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