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Highlights
02.02.26 - 03.02.26

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# IMPLEMENTATION OF JAN 30 AGREEMENTS

Following the agreement with SDF a convoy STG personal entered the cities of Hasakah and Qamishlo. They are tasked to coordinate the integration of SDF into the new Syrian army and the political structures of the DAANES into the SYrian State. SDF and other structures of NES proposed . SDF answered the request for nominations for some key postitions with the following candidates:

- Noureddine al Ahmad, former SDF public relations officer, as the Hasakah Province governor.
- Azad Kobani, SDF intelligence chief, as the Syrian assistant defense minister.
- Siamand Afrin, SDF unspecified commander, as the Hasakah Province deputy director of security

Unidentified attackers tried to assault the STG convoy is Qamishlo, with Asayish responding to prevent further conflict, resulting in one Asayish injured.
Syrian authorities report positive start to SDF Agreement.

# INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON JAN 30 AGREEMENT:

Al Majalla, a Saudi-owned, UK-based media outlet, published the full text of the January 30 agreement. Allegedly it includes fourteen clauses and four unspecified phases that will occur over one month, as well as a fifth phase that will result in a permanent agreement

1 The SDF and Syrian Government declared a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and agreed to stop arrests related to recent fighting. The SDF will continue to protect detention facilities holding ISIS fighters, and the Syrian government pledged to provide full logistical support for the ongoing US-led detainee relocation process.

2 The SDF will withdraw its forces from Hasakah and Qamishli cities to agreed-upon bases, while the Syrian army will withdraw its forces near Hasakah City to al Shadaddi.

3 The Syrian Ministry of Defense (MoD) agreed to form a three-brigade army division in Hasakah Province made up of SDF fighters.

4 The MoD will integrate SDF forces in Kobani into one brigade subordinate to an unspecified parent division in Aleppo Province.

5 The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will dispatch “15 vehicles” to both Hasakah and Qamishli cities to enhance security and begin the process of integrating SDF internal security forces into the MoI.

6 The SDF will submit proposals to appoint local officials, including the governor of Hasakah Province, the assistant minister of defense, and Hasakah Province’s deputy director of security. The Syrian government has already appointed a new Hasakah Province director of security.

7 The Syrian government will take over vital infrastructure from the SDF, including key oil fields in Hasakah Province and the Qamishli Airport.

8 The Syrian government will deploy a team from the Land Border Authority to the Semalka and Nusaybin border crossings in SDF territory to register civilian employees and prevent the smuggling of foreign fighters and weapons at the crossings.

9 The Syrian government will take over all civilian institutions in Hasakah Province and integrate the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) into Syrian state institutions.

10 The Syrian MoD will prevent its forces from entering Kurdish majority towns and cities.

11 The Syrian government will validate all school, university, and institutional certificates issued by the AANES.

12 The Syrian government will provide licenses to all local and cultural organizations and media institutions in accordance with the regulations of the relevant ministries.

13 The Syrian Ministry of Education and the SDF will discuss the educational curriculum for the Kurdish community.

14 The Syrian government will ensure the return of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their respective cities and villages (including Afrin, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Ras al Ayn) and appoint local officials to those areas.[28] Turkish-backed offensives against the SDF since 2018 forcibly displaced Kurds from Afrin and Ras al Ayn, and the more recent January 2026 Syrian government offensive displaced people across Aleppo, Hasakah, Raqqa, and Deir ez Zor Provinces.

# ONGOING TRANSFER OF ISIS PRISONERS

Iraq confirms the transfer of over 1300 ISIS prisoners after the operations of transport got delayed due to bad weather conditions. Speaking in an interview with Al Arabiya news channel, Khaled al-Yaqubi, an adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, said that only four of the transferred ISIS members are Iraqi nationals. Earlier on Monday Iraq announced the start of investigative procedures involving 1,387 ISIS members who had been detained in Syria.

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# EVALUATION

The implementation of the agreements between SDF and STG is having some visible steps in the main cities, but on the front lines the situation still tense. Comrades are still ready to defend the ground if things come to a military escalation, not lowering defenses. Even though the political and the military are inherently connected, SDF forces are aware that political agreements should not mean lowering military readiness.

It is a difficult moment for us to evaluate the situation. On one hand this agreement may be an opening ground for political struggle beyond weapons. On the other, many comrades on the ground are having doubts about the agreements, mainly about how much the transitional government will respect the conditions set, as they already broke past agreements. Still, it is clear that the popular organization in NES still strong and ready to struggle, whatever it will be on the frontlines, on the political institutions or on the streets.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

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ROJAVA: COSA PREVEDE IL CESSATE IL FUOCO TRA AMMINISTRAZIONE AUTONOMA E DAMASCO? COME CI SI È ARRIVATI? https://www.radiondadurto.org/2026/02/02/rojava-cosa-prevede-il-cessate-il-fuoco-tra-amministrazione-autonoma-e-damasco-come-ci-si-e-arrivati/ #confederalismodemocratico #INTERNAZIONALI #cessateilfuoco #MedioOriente #INEVIDENZA #resistenza #Al-Sharaa #kurdistan #AlJolani #Qamishlo #accordo #Damasco #guerra #Heseke #KOBANE #rojava #Siria #News #hts #sdf #YPG #ypj

Highlights
31.01.26 - 01.02.26

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# ONGOING FINALISATION OF STG-DAANES AGREEMENT

For what is known currently about the plan to implement the ceasefire and integration agreement:

STG forces were and are already withdrawing from Heseke and Kobane frontlines.
Internal security forces of the transitional Syrian state already went to internal security forces of Kobane to discuss how this task will be done.
Implementation of further steps as counted from tomorrow:

DAY 1 (Monday) STG security vehicles going to Heseke and Qamishlo

DAY 2 Oil fields of NES into STG control

DAY 3 Syrian Civil Aviation Authority will take control of Qamishlo airport (which before was held by Russians) and Syrian forces to NES' (only!) border crossing (with KRG/Kurdistan-Iraq)

SDF will withdraw from Heseke and Qamishlo to agreed barracks. SDF and STG allegedly started already to withdraw from Kobane and Heseke frontlines. STG forces are to move to Shaddadi.
SDF is to have a brigade of 6,000 in Kobane, and three brigades totaling 16,000 in Heseke province.
Military forces are prohibited to enter cities and villages, especially Kurdish areas.

After these steps, the Syrian transitional state will take over civilian institutions of Heseke province and DAANES institutions will be integrated into the Syrian state apparatus. DAANES and SDF nominate persons for positions in the Syrian institutions, and STG needs to approve them. SDF already nominated Nour al-Din Ahmad (Abu Omar Khanika) as governor of Hasakah, SDF official Redor Khalil as deputy to the Ministry of Interior, and SDF official Siamand Afrin as deputy director of security in Hasakeh province.

Internally displaced persons can return to their home cities and villages, additionally local officials will be appointed to represent them in those places.
Integration and recognition of educational institutions of NES and licensing of cultural organisations.
...This generally can be read as what is happening at the top of NES politics.

# POLITICS FROM BELOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND

Generally, there is widespread confusion and uncertainty how things will develop. An impression, that the revolutionary project here would be over is short-sighted. For one, all the forces are still ready for and practicing where needed self-defence on the frontlines. Secondly, even if institutions etc formally shift, all those revolutionaries will certainly not just betray their values and aspirations towards reform but remain finding ways to live up to those revolutionary principles.

# ISIS PRISONERS CONVOY

A convoy of buses, escorted by a US armored and aircraft military convoy, has reached the town of Rimelan in the province of Heseke. The convoy is heading to Iraq through Semalka crossing to relocate ISIS prisoners to 'safer prisons'. At the same time, there are reports that the relocations halted over Iraq wanting to prioritize repatriations of non-Iraqi, non-Syrian ISIS foreign fighters to their respective countries of origin. Overall, only a fragment of the supposed 7,000 ISIS militants were moved to Iraq so far.

# HUMANITARIAN AID STILL BLOCKED FROM ENTERING KOBANE

Just, as could be observed so often in Gaza, 25 direly needed humanitarian aid trucks carrying essential basic necessities for people in besieged Kobane are still halted at the Turkish border just outside of Kobane. For the three days the trucks are waiting there already, many representatives of civil organisations and the DEM party are holding a vigil next to the trucks.

# REPRESSION OF SOLIDARITY MOBILISATIONS

Further 29 activists of the 'Caravan Defending Humanity' that arrived this weekend at the Turkish-N.E.Syrian border were arrested and deported. Before, they had read a statement and protested in the streets of Pirsus (Suruc). The official reason for the arrests is currently unknown.
Kurdish youth from Turkey, Iran, and Iraq were stopped attempting to enter NES at Semalka border crossing to follow the call for general mobilisation.

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# EVALUATION

Generally, roles of authority play an even larger role now, and civil and military leadership of NES are very busy working towards a political solution, with the wish to avoid further war and the lack of an alternative prospect besides total war and reformist integration. Whether the ceasefire and agreement will be respected and followed and whether its implication will work, is entirely uncertain at this point in time. Diplomatic politics are currently the preferred means, with the aim to avoid more losses due to war. At the same time, Turkey is strikingly silent and on the surface uninvolved in the latest stages of agreement making. Turkey still is at the border, always ready to invade, and can take further steps of pressure and attack if not approving of the agreement. Meanwhile, as expressed in the 'politics from below' part, what is happening on the top does not translate directly to what happens on the ground. There is an atmosphere of change and unclarity in the air, but certainly all the revolutionary principles and achievements that have been fought for hardly, will not be abandoned.

Revolutionary greetings!🖤

“Leaked: How MI6 infiltrated ISIS refugee camps”

by Kit Klarenberg in Al Mayadeen English

@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@uk_politics

“HTS was groomed for years prior to its violent palace coup by Inter-Mediate, an MI6-linked consulting firm run by Jonathan Powell, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s national security advisor”

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/leaked--how-mi6-infiltrated-isis-refugee-camps

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #HTS #MI6 #Syria #InterMediate #Starmer #Labour #Powell #Rojava #ISIS #SAA #SDF #GlobalStrategyNetwork #PsyOps

La resistencia es vida en Rojava: Tercera Guerra Mundial y la luz indestructible de la revolución

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://arainfo.org/la-resistencia-es-vida-en-rojava-tercera-guerra-mundial-y-la-luz-indestructible-de-la-revolucion/

Highlights
29-30.01.26

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# AGREEMENT STG-DAANES

We already posted the latest agreement between DAANES and STG. Currently it is just a paper, each time agreements with the STG have been made, they have not been followed by the STG. But if the implementation of it will take place in the upcoming weeks, it will have major implications for what the Rojava revolution turns into. Key points of the agreement are the integration of SDF under STG command, while YPJ remaining as a separatist part, and SDF keeping separate brigades in Kobane and Heseke.

# CARAVAN IN DEFENCE OF HUMANITY

Arrives at Border to Kobane
After a week of travel, cars from various places in Europe finally reached the border with NES. The caravan is a direct support to the defence of the revolution. Before, there had been long delays at the Greek-Turkish border and a number of participants had not been let in to Turkey. Several further activists were deported from Turkey to Germany. Now, the caravan met with DEM party and makes clear that the border is not the end of the journey.

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# EVALUATION

It's still early for a complete evaluation about the consequences of this new agreement, but we want to take a look on how we got to this point. At the beginning of January, when the attacks on Aleppo started, SDF agreed to withdraw not just from Aleppo but from the areas that came under control of SDF after the collapse of the Assad regime. However STG forces already planned to advance further, overplaying their hand, confident that no external powers would intervene if they played bold. SDF was in a very difficult spot, and decided to withdraw from the contact line and reorganize in their strongholds, ready to defend the core areas.

Rojava made clear that it is ready to rise up in total resistance. That if it were to become an existential war, it is ready to fight until the end. STG tried to advance in Heseke, but they couldn't. They besieged Kobane, but they did not get close to the city. Heavy clashes are still taking place in the contact lines between both forces. The new front lines where SDF decided to take a stance did not move. While STG forces already lost several armoured vehicles, the losses of the SDF are mainly from the ambushes they suffered during the withdrawal. Militarily, SDF is still a relevant force able to defend itself, as it has been proved during the last days. Politically, the DAANES is still a relevant actor with a diplomatic body able to react to the political attacks. But mainly, the Kurdish people's response, not only in Syria but all over Kurdistan and all around the world, is what brought the transitional government to the negotiation table.

If we look at the situation of the Kurdish people in Syria at the beginning of the war, and even more if we look beyond that, what this agreement is putting on the table is an incredible step. In many ways, it feels like a defeat, because it is formalizing the control of the central state over an autonomous administration that worked and developed free of the oppressing hand of any state. But it is also formalizing some rights and recognition that Kurds in Syria never had before.

Still, more than the papers signed or the institutions involved, what matters is how much this will affect the people on the ground. Clearly, the transitional government neither has the political force, nor the people to simply take control of the administration of northern Syria. Still, the implication of this agreement means giving up on major parts of autonomy that have been integral to the self-administration. The possibility of the return of IDP's to Aleppo or Afrin is a very important part of the negotiations, and the revolutionary spirit is strong and ready to put up many fights. To avoid a bloodbath and to make space for political struggle it is an important move. The political arena can be a better ground to continue the struggle than the military force, knowing that if the doors for political transformation are closed (again), the right (and the means) for self-defense are accessible.

For sure, things will change. And clearly not for the best. The whole world is going into really dark times, but it is also in those dark times when new fires can light brigther. This may be the end of a very important chapter of the history of this particular revolution. Rojava is a proof that organizing a society outside of state control is possible also in the 21st century. That a revolution that puts women's liberation in the center can build new forms of liberation with a degree and depth never seen before. The Kurdish Liberation Movement is more alive than ever, and will continue growing and learning from what is happening not only in Rojava, but in all of Kurdistan and beyond. As we said, this is just one chapter of the revolutionary history let's make sure we write many more, let's work to make the ones that are to come even better.

Revolutionary greetings! 🖤

A new statement of SDF announces an agreement in the talks with the transitional government from yesterday:

"A ceasefire agreement was reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under a comprehensive agreement, with an understanding on a phased integration of military and administrative forces between the two sides. The agreement includes the withdrawal of military forces from contact points, the entry of security forces affiliated with the Ministry of Interior into the city centers of Hasakah and Qamishli and the commencement of the integration of security forces in the region, and the formation of a military division comprising three brigades from the SDF, in addition to the formation of a brigade from the Kobani forces within a division affiliated with the Aleppo Governorate. The agreement also includes the integration of the institutions of the Autonomous Administration into the institutions of the Syrian state, with the regularization of civil servants. Furthermore, an agreement was reached on settling the civil and educational rights of the Kurdish people and guaranteeing the return of displaced persons to their areas. The agreement aims to unify Syrian territory and achieve full integration in the region by strengthening cooperation between the concerned parties and unifying efforts to rebuild the country.

SDF Media Center
January 30, 2026

Gedächtnisverlust in Berlin & Brüssel?

Die #SDF in #Rojava waren die wichtigsten Verbündeten im Kampf gegen den #IS.
Jetzt werden sie von Islamisten angegriffen – und die deutsche #Bundesregierung schweigt, während die #EU den Aggressoren (#HTS #Sharaa #Erdogan) Millionen zusagt.

Wir nennen diese #Doppelmoral beim Namen und haben den "Bochumer Appell" unterzeichnet.
Unsere Forderung bei der Pressekonferenz heute ist klar:

Keine Deals mit Islamisten, Anerkennung für die demokratische Selbstverwaltung!

https://www.bo-alternativ.de/2026/01/26/bochumer-appell-solidaritaet-fuer-rojava/

#BochumerAppell #DefendRojava #IslamischerStaat #Türkei #Kurdistan

There is also a new statement from TA:

https://tekosinaanarsist.noblogs.org/to-our-comrades-statement-of-ta/

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TO OUR COMRADES

Ten years ago, the world looked to Rojava halting Daesh (ISIS). Today, successors of al Qaeda advance into North-East Syria. They trimmed their beards and followed Turkey’s advise and direction. Taking control of the capital city enabled them to integrate into the nation state system. If you have the right suit, a clean tongue and open your markets to international capital, BBC will be there to give you a prime time interview. Just like that, now there is a new government of Syria, welcomed into the club called state system.

The graveyards of northern Syria are full of brave fighters who gave their lives to defend humanity, to halt the insanity ISIS unleashed. The comrades surviving to see their victory over the caliphate put massive efforts finding a diplomatic compromise towards peace. Yet again, in vain. The hegemonic powers only join such process if it suits their agenda. After all, they always use any opportunity to make gains for their imperial power.

In the times we live now, dominant forces impose themselves shamelessly, deaf to any complains about genocide or human rights violations. They don’t care anymore to hide how they break the rules they imposed to everyone else. Emboldened by this overwhelming political climate of say-and-do-whatever-you-want, the self proclaimed government of Syria is free to pursue its cruelest aspirations. After massacring the Alawites and the Druze, they now come back at the Kurds. With Turkish weapons in hand and EU money in the pocket they are now advancing by the minute, with the aim to crush NES and the women’s revolution in it’s totality.

Rojava did not hide itself speaking the language of capitalism and nation-states. It fought ISIS with an open face, proudly claiming their revolutionary aspirations for communal democracy and social self-administration, always spearheaded by women. Since 2015 SDF has been part of an international coalition fighting Daesh alongside many state armies. Tolerated among the states’ ranks because of sheer military power. Welcomed, as SDF was always the one doing the dirty job on the ground so imperial powers could direct drones from a comfortable place. For NES, it always was a pragmatic compromise due to existential threat, made possible only due to the size and fierce determination of the revolution.

Now, the new polished brand of al-Qaeda is able to draw a prospect of a ‘stable nation state’. And all states that have anything to say in international power games are happy to spread their arms wide, hailing a welcome to another proper, allegedly stable, state. They even guided the aggressors to engineer insane propaganda, manufacturing consent for this massacre. US does its best to get the hell out of NES. For them SDF served their purpose, they may now be killed. Other states are nowhere to be seen, except shaking hands with al Qaeda-wannabe-president.

Who is remaining to stand the ground is the people of NES. And we are not alone. SDF and many more around Kurdistan and the world are willing to stand in defence of the revolution. Make no mistake, we are well aware that we will be portrayed as “collateral damage” of a war we know intimately. A war that claimed many sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and friends. But here we are, betrayed once more and left just with our determination, desperation, commitment, and massive strength of heart.

What’s at stakes is the anti-patriarchal practice of every day life where women struggle day by day, year by year, for the next inch of freeing each other. At stakes is also the slow-built humanity of a society where the wish for freedom is the basis to organise life across ethnic and gendered lines. A society building communal autonomy, based on people’s self determination and self defence. A society where people remember how to resolve conflict with their neighbours, defending sanity against the insanity of this world. At stakes is, that NES does its best to prevent genocide of the people in its region, while those powers eager to get rid of the revolution, already proved themselves able to commit brutal atrocities.

Thus, we find ourselves again in a deeply precarious but more clear situation: On the opposing side stand we, the people. Whether in Iran putting lives on the line to finally smash the patriarchal regime, in Gaza standing up to ongoing genocide, on Turtle Island protesting ICE and an imperial state gone loose, or in NES, where currently anybody who has at least one hand and a heart is taking up arms. Against overwhelming odds, our answer is still resistance. Because in the face of death dealers, the only way to not give up life, is to fight. And we all scramble and struggle to preserve, nurture and revive life in all its beautiful forms.

We need a plethora of efforts to push back against these attacks, to struggle for freedom, to fight for life. Join the resistance! Come to Rojava, organize protests and actions against these attacks, connect people across ethno-national divisions and colonial trenches, disrupt the mechanisms of empires and occupation forces, open ways for people to move across borders, occupy embassies, consolidate community around you, conspire to overthrow your government, tell people what is happening in Syria and other places of conflict, fight back against the rise of fascism, gift each other moral support to counter despair, organise and strategise with comrades internationally to coordinate efforts.

Rojava proved that liberation is only possible through community and people’s resistance. The liberal myth of the state as a guarantor of freedom is an illusion that must die for dreams to rise. There is no alternative:
Freedom through struggle, or death.

Têkoşîna Anarşîst,
January 2026

Highlights
27.01.26 - 28.01.26

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# ONGOING CLASHES

The extension of the ceasefire is still preventing major military conflict. Still, clashes and attacks are taking place in the front-lines. SDF made a statement reporting an attack repelled in the mountains Abd al-Aziz south of Hasakah where at least 4 attakers lost their lives. STG forces attacked with kamikaze drones SDF positions in Chil Axa, a town in the Qamishlo-Derik road that, if falling under control of STG forces, will cut the connection between Qamishlo and the border with Bashur.

# ISIS RESURGENCE THREAT

With the instability in the region, risks for further re-expansion of ISIS are high. While ISIS was never gone, the SDF did a decent job containing it. With multiple prisons and al-Hol camp now in STG's hands, they have many more chances to regroup. According to Iraqi officials, ISIS membership has grown from 2000 to 10000 in the last year since Jolani took power in Syria. Iraq has increased its border security with Syria for worry of escaping ISIS trying to make their way to Iraq. Iraq and the US made an agreement that Iraq will take 7000 ISIS prisoners from Syria. Bagdad said it will prosecute the individuals once in Iraqi custody. The stated reason for the current 15-day ceasefire was the moving of these prisoners.

# NEW ROUND OF NEGOCIATIONS SDF AND STG

On the evening of 27th of january a delegation from the SDF met with the STG in Damascus. No official statements yet.

# RUSSIAN REPOSITIONING

As we said in our last update, Russian forces have left their Qamishlo base. Now only two bases remain in Syria, Tartus and Khmeimim. Russian (military) power in the middle east is waning after the fall of Assad and with the war in Ukraine on going. Tartus and Khmeimim are now Russia's only two bases outside the territory of former Soviet-Union.
Jolani and Putin have met today in Moscow palace. No official statements yet. The extradition of Assad and his wife is a matter Jolani has been pushing with Moscow since his ascention to power.

# INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE'S (IDP) SITUATION CRITICAL

It is estimated by the AANES office for IDP's and refugees that about 350.000 people have become IDP's in recent weeks because of the STG's attacks. Important to note is that many of these people were already displaced from Afrin, Sheba, Aleppo, Serekaniye and Tel Abyad and now are IDP for a 2nd, 3rd or 4th time. In some place more than 40 families are allocated in a single school with nowhere near enough basic facilities or access to water and food or heat and blankets.
Aid is coming in, from the UN, Heyva Sor, Barzani Foundation an other NGO's, but it is not nearly enough to fulfil the basic needs of the people.

# ARREST OF THE HEAD OF SDC

The Syria Democratic Council (SDC) condemned the arrest of Ghassan al-Youssef, deputy co-chair of SDC presidency, by the Syrian government, describing the move as arbitrary and a serious violation of political norms. The council said their decision to remain in their communities and continue political and administrative work under complex wartime conditions “was not an act of confrontation, but an expression of national and moral responsibility. (...) Targeting individuals who chose peaceful political work and holding local communities accountable for national choices that protected them from the brutality of the former regime is unacceptable and illegitimate.”

Freedom News: **Turkey blocks People’s Caravan to Kobane**

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/01/29/turkey-blocks-peoples-caravan-to-kobane/

Sixteen arrested as main caravan regroups in Greece (interview) ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ Sixteen members of the People’s Caravan to Kobane, who w…
The post Turkey blocks People’s Caravan to Kobane appeared first on Freedom News.

#News #HTS #Internationalism #Kobane #Kurdistan #PeoplesCaravantoKobane #Rojava #Solidarity #Syria #Turkey

(2/2) ZAHER'S ANALYSIS

Kurdish reaction to the current situation in Rojava*
Zaher Baher
22/01/2026

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Rojava, Syria, and neighbouring countries are going through a very complicated situation. It is very difficult for us to fully understand what is happening at the moment. What we know so far is that there is a hidden agenda involving Israel and the United States. The players in the region, including Turkey, the Syrian government, and IS, are taking part in a bloody game, and the blood is flowing from the body of Rojava.

We all know what happened and each of us may have our own prediction about this bloody game. I will only address the points I have observed here.

First, the wave of racism:

A widespread wave of racism and nationalism has spread across protests, demonstrations, media, and social media among Kurdish people. This wave is mainly driven by Iraqi Kurds, especially those in the Kurdish diaspora, many of whom are sitting behind computers and promoting extreme nationalism.

This is clearly evident in the areas I mentioned above. Dozens of videos are being shared on Facebook and WhatsApp showing how people in Rojava and their fighters are treated after being captured by the Syrian government army. These videos come from people in Gaza and from other chauvinist Arab groups and IS elements within the Syrian army. There are also many other videos that support Rojava and praise its fighters among Arabs and Turks, but they are rarely seen and are not widely circulated.

What is happening is very dangerous. These racist tendencies are not present among Kurdish people in Rojava or in Kurdistan in Turkey, and if they do exist, they are very rare. Such so-called activities do nothing but fuel the fire of a Kurdish-Arab war.

Second, the call for the removal of Tom Barrack:

Many people believe that what has happened in Rojava and Syria is the result of the policies of the US envoy Tom Barrack himself. They think that replacing him with someone else would change the situation in the interest of the Kurds. It is true that Tom Barrack is of Lebanese Arab descent and may have some inclination toward Arabs on minor issues, but he represents the policy of the US administration in Syria. He only implements US policies and cannot go against them. The proof of this is the presence of senior US military commanders and senior CIA intelligence officials in the region. If Tom Barrack were to reverse US policy, they would not remain silent.

Another piece of evidence is the prisons of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which were holding large numbers of IS prisoners and their families. When these prisons were attacked by the Syrian government army while being guarded by the SDF, the SDF informed US forces and warned them about how dangerous the situation could become if IS prisoners were released. However, the US forces did nothing. This raises the question of why they allowed the Syrian army to attack and break the prisons, leading to the release of IS prisoners.

Third: Trump is a businessman, not a politician:

Many Kurdish intellectuals and social media users say that Trump is a businessman, not a politician, when discussing his attitude toward Rojava and the Kurdish people. These people have little knowledge of politics or economics. They do not understand that politics is a reflection of the economy and serves economic interests, as if former US presidents were not connected to major businessmen and giant corporations.

Political administration is nothing but the protector of the economy and economic hegemony. The power and dominance of any country depend on its economic strength. For this reason, government policies, education programs, and various plans and efforts are aimed at economic growth, and even the army serves this purpose. Trump is both a politician and a major businessman. His political decisions reflect economic realities and are designed to protect and benefit the super-rich and giant corporations.

Fourth, the impact of this incident on the so-called peace process in Turkey:

There is no doubt that what is happening will have a very negative impact on the Kurds in Turkey, the PKK, and Ocalan himself. The SDF was the backbone of Rojava and of the Kurds in Turkey. While the SDF and the autonomous administration in Rojava were important to Erdogan and his government, the PKK was neither important nor threatening to them as much as Rojava. The PKK is under the control of the Turkish state. The Turkish government could have fought it at any time, as they did, and in doing so, destroyed three parts of Kurdistan. Erdogan and his allies in the government knew that the PKK’s armed movement had done the greatest service to the Turkish state since 2015, when the fighting started again between Turkish state and PKK, while it had not provided even the slightest benefit to the Kurds or to any part of Kurdistan.

Erdogan and his government consider Rojava so important and dangerous for the Turkish state that, if it were not for the US alliance with the SDF and the support it received not only from Kurdish people but also from many countries around the world, the Turkish government would have destroyed it from the start. They never hesitated to attack, as they did in 2018 when they managed to invade Afrin, one of the Kurdish regions in Rojava.

In my opinion, if the situation worsens and the war in Rojava continues between the SDF and the Syrian army, ending in the defeat of the SDF, it will also end the so-called peace process. Ocalan will either be ignored or forced to do what the Turkish state wants. The SDF was a great force and a very important moral support for Ocalan, and it is still significant. Defeating the SDF would be a defeat for both Ocalan and the PKK.

Fifth: Blaming the US:

Most Kurds, along with some European and Arab leftist politicians and governments, blame the US for being unfaithful to the Kurds, even though the Kurds have made all the sacrifices to defeat IS and protect their citizens in Europe, the US, and other countries.

Those who hold these views do not ask what agreement existed between the SDF and the United States. Anyone aware of the situation knows that the United States never made any promises to the SDF or to the Kurds of Rojava from the beginning. On one occasion, Trump said, “The Kurds are brave and good fighters. They have helped us destroy IS. We have given them their rights, helped them, and paid them.” Tom Barrack also confirmed this a few days ago, but in a different way, saying, “We no longer need the SDF, and now we have a government that is our ally in the fight against IS.”

The US not only did that, but it also came and divided the Kurds and the Kurdish resistance in Rojava. The US only had a contract with the SDF and worked with them, while rejecting the other two parts of Rojava: the autonomous administration and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) itself. The SDF is the army that protects the autonomous administration, while the PYD is its planner and leader.

The United States has never hidden that it is an ally of the SDF, not of the PYD or the autonomous administration. This policy of the United States, which all three parts of Rojava accepted from the beginning, was aimed against them and was extremely dangerous. It is therefore one of the factors behind what is happening now.

Many of us know that relying on the United States and Western countries is not reliable. They are not only pursuing their own interests, but most of them have no history of liberating any nation or supporting any revolutionary movement. On the contrary, they also have a bloody history.

Unfortunately, we are now seeing the same scenario that occurred in Afghanistan being repeated in Syria. All the sacrifices made in Afghanistan and all the money spent to overthrow the Taliban ended up bringing them back to power, which Trump highlighted during his election campaign as a major weakness of Biden and his administration. The same thing is happening in Syria, but this situation is extremely dangerous. It could lead to genocide, potentially spark an Arab-Kurdish war, and the destructive flames of this conflict could spread to Iraq and a few other countries in the region.

This is the plan and agenda of the United States and some Western countries.

It is time to learn a big lesson, not just in Rojava. We must reject the dirty role of political parties, leadership, sacred leaders, and armed warfare except in self-defence. It is time to organize ourselves outside the control of political parties and dominant leaders and thinkers. It is time to awaken. Let us reject the attractive slogans of “long live… and death to…” and move beyond thinking driven by emotion and feeling. We must think with our minds and learn from history about the bloody role of rulers and authoritarians. That is the only way forward. At the same time, we must stand up against the oppression and genocide of the Kurdish nation in Syria, and against the dark forces that seek to control the urgent course of history under the guise of religion, vanity, chauvinism, and fascism.

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* Rojava is the northeastern part of Syria where the Kurds live.

(1/2) STATEMENT FROM THE KNK

This succinct, single-page statement from the KNK released today is very powerful. I urge people to share it widely on social media and also with any media outlets, political representatives, and other contacts people have.

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Kongreya Neteweyî ya Kurdistanê
Kurdistan National Congress
Congrès National du Kurdistan

URGENT PRESS RELEASE

SYSTEMATIC ERADICATION AND MASS ATROCITY AGAINST THE KURDS IN SYRIA

The attacks that began on 6 January 2026 in the Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo represent not an
isolated outbreak of violence, but the opening phase of a long-prepared military and political
campaign aimed at dismantling Kurdish existence and self-rule in Syria. While formally conducted
under the banner of the Syrian Transitional Government, these operations are executed by jihadist
militias whose strategic coordination, logistical supply, and political backing are decisively provided
by the Turkish state. The silence, hesitation, or indirect acquiescence of international actors
(including anti-ISIS coalition) —particularly those that once designated the Syrian Democratic Forces
(SDF) as a strategic partner—has transformed this assault from a regional conflict into a profound
indictment of global moral and political failure.

Over the past weeks, the humanitarian consequences have reached catastrophic levels. Hundreds of
thousands of civilians have been forcibly displaced, hundreds have been killed, and entire
communities have been deprived of access to food, clean water, medical care, fuel, and electricity
amid harsh winter conditions. Critical civilian infrastructure has been systematically targeted. The city
of Kobanê, now under heavy military attack, several civilians killed and deliberate siege, faces an
unfolding humanitarian disaster and an acute risk of mass atrocity. These actions constitute grave
violations of international humanitarian law, while the international community’s posture of merely
“monitoring with concern” amounts, in practice, to complicity through inaction.

The jihadist armed groups loyal to Ahmed al-Sharaa have repeatedly violated announced truces
through targeted attacks, provocations, and cross-border actions, using ceasefires solely to
consolidate territorial control and prepare for further escalation.

We therefore urgently call upon the international community to take the following steps:

1. AN IMMEDIATE, CREDIBLE, AND INTERNATIONALLY MONITORED CEASEFIRE:
An international
monitoring mission must be deployed without delay to document conditions and violations on
the ground in real time.

2. THE LIFTING OF SIEGES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS:
Secure
and internationally guaranteed humanitarian corridors must be established to all besieged
areas, particularly Kobanê.

3. A POLITICAL PROCESS RECOGNIZING KURDISH SELF-DEFENSE AND SELF GOVERNANCE:
An internationally guaranteed political process must be re-launched that formally recognizes the
Kurdish people’s right to self-defense and democratic self-governance within a decentralized
Syria.

The solidarity shown by the global public has been a vital source of hope and deserves sincere
recognition. Today, while the situation may not yet meet the highest legal thresholds of international
crimes, it is clearly an ongoing massacre with an immediate and grave risk of further mass atrocity.
This danger is real and urgent.

26 January 2026

Highlights
25.01.26 - 26.01.26

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# FRAGILE CEASEFIRE

The extension of the ceasefire is preventing major military conflict. Still, clashes and attacks are taking place in the front-lines. Mazlum Abdi made public declarations explaining how negotiations are ongoing and SDF is ready to start implementing the agreements, where among other things include that STG forces won't enter Kurdish cities.

- CLASHES OUTSKIRTS OF KOBANE, at least 4 armored vehicles of the STG destroyed by SDF after they tried to advance in Celebiye. Clashes in the Lafarge concrete plant, south of Kobane, allegedly captured by STG forces today.

- CLASHES AT CIL AXA, an Arab village, on the strategic road from Qamishlo to Derik. The SDF supressed the attack.

- CLASHES SOUTHERN HSK, in the rural regions of the mountains of Abd al Aziz (Ciya Qezwana). Recently Turkish drones struck positions in that area, where the SDF has a strong presence.

# AID CONVOY IN KOBANE HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS

A convoy of 24 vehicles with food and other basic needs entered Kobane to assist those in need. Plans for humanitarian corridors to Kobane and to HSK are being displayed on Syrian State media, promising aid and evacuation of civilians to STG controlled areas.

# RUSSIAN FORCES LEFT QUAMISHLO BSAE

After contradictory reports of reinforcements and departure of Russian forces in Qamishlo, a reporter of al-monitor published a video from inside the empty Russian base, confirming their departure. Reportedly they left to their Khmeimim base near the Mediterranean sea. It is likely the Russians left on request of the STG. Previously the base function as a coordination point for joint patrols and as a shield for AANES against the Turkish state, because of shifting imperialist interests, specifically from the USA, the base has now lost its tactical relevance.

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# EVALUATION

As some form of evaluation today, we share a short statement of the Kurdish National Council (KNK) about the ongoing events and their demands to the international community. / SEE COMMENT (1/2)

We also wanted to share some pages of analysis from Zaher Baher, a Kurdish anarchist living in UK, that reflects about the ongoing situation in northern Syria. We may have different political perspectives on some points, but we consider important to also give space to Kurdish anarchists in these channels / SEE COMMENT (2/2)

Yankees Go Home and leave Rojava in peace

"The situation in DAANES also called AANES or Rojava is in a deep state of flux with a lot of often contradictory informations being shared. Even during the research and writing time the situation has escalated and evolved. This was written between the 20th and 22nd of January and reflects to the best of my ability the events that happened up to that point."

#Rojava #HTS #USA #Kobane

https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2026/01/23/the-situation-in-north-east-syria/

Tri-State #Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (#HTS) has reopened. #AirportStatusBot

The #airport closure at Tri-State #Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (#HTS) has been extended by 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1:30 PM. #AirportStatusBot

The #airport closure at Tri-State #Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (#HTS) has been extended by 5 hours to 12:00 PM. #AirportStatusBot

An #airport closure has been issued for Tri-State #Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (#HTS). The #airport is expected to reopen January 26 at 7:00 AM. #AirportStatusBot

Tri-State #Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (#HTS) has reopened. #AirportStatusBot

#hts

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