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YPG Repulses ISIS Attack Near Kobanê, Regime Bombs Derik

(ANF) YPG forces killed at least 4 fighters attached to the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), and wounded a number more, when ISIS attacked the village of Dugirman, … Continue reading

June 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Syrian Civil War: The Conflation of Western Imperialism, Chauvinism, and Jihad in the National Oppression of the Rojava Kurds

The following article was written and submitted to the Rojava Report by Athithan Jayapalan – an Eelam Tamil activist based in Oslo, Norway. In it he analyses the current political … Continue reading

June 9, 2014 · 1 Comment

Cizîrê Canton’s Revolutionary Youth Movement Holds First Conference

The Revolutionary Youth Movement of the Cizîrê Canton held its first conference on June 1st in the city of Rimêlan, according to an article in today’s Özgür Gündem. 180 delegates … Continue reading

June 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Rojava In Need Of Medicine And Other Medical Supplies

Illnesses not seen in years have begun to reappear in Rojava owing to the problems resulting from the embargo in place against the three Rojava cantons, according to an article … Continue reading

June 3, 2014 · 2 Comments

ISIS Massacres In Serêkaniyê

(ANF) Forces attached to the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham have assaulted a number of villages near Serêkaniyê today, where they carried out a series of massacres early this … Continue reading

May 29, 2014 · 3 Comments

Regime Attacks In Hesekê, ISIS Kidnaps Civilians in Kobanê

(ANF) Syrian regime forces have attacked a fire station under the control of YPG faces in Hesekê, while in Kobanê gangs affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham … Continue reading

May 21, 2014 · 3 Comments

First Refugee Camp Set Up In Rojava

(ANF/DERİK) Refugees have begun to arrive at the first refugee camp established in Rojava, in the village of Hekmiye near the city of Derik (Arabic: al Malikiyah) in the east … Continue reading

May 17, 2014 · 4 Comments

Jihadist Explains How Syrian Gangs Operate From Turkish Base In Reyhanlı

(ANF/SEYİT EVRAN/EFRİN) Muhammed Beshir, an Algerian jihadist who was captured by Efrin public security  members (Asayiş) as he attempted to travel to Bab in the area of Idlib, has revealed … Continue reading

May 9, 2014 · 2 Comments

Efrin Is Being Rebuilt, Calls For Support And Investment

(SEYİT EVRAN/ANF/EFRİN)  The city of Efrin and its environs, which collectively compose one of the three autonomous cantons of Rojava, are being rebuilt. Water and electricity problems are being solved; … Continue reading

May 6, 2014 · Leave a comment

Son Of Diyarbakir Mayor Killed in Rojava

Ali Narin, the son Seyid Narin – the co-mayor of Diyarbakir’s Sur Municipality – has been killed in Rojava, according to an article from the Turkish-daily Radikal. Ali Narin, who … Continue reading

May 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

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