The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern

Editorial: As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security

The Guardian

Natasha Walter on Rojava:

"This autonomous region is being throttled, as the Syrian government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, is trying to bring the whole country under its control. The Kurds in north-east Syria are right to fear what that control would look like: massacres of other minorities, including Alawites and Druze, have taken place recently elsewhere in the country. Al-Sharaa, with his background in al-Qaida and desire for a centralised national government, represents the polar opposite of the secular, decentralised ideals of the autonomous administration."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/revolutionary-women-rojava-grave-danger-syria

#Rojava #Daanes #Syria #SyrianGovernment #SyrianKurds

The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has consequences for us all

For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter

The Guardian
i have posted like 1.5-2 years ago that #Ukraine should not have trusted the support coming from the #USA, because the US always, inevitably betray their allies, since after the #Korea war. #SouthVietnam, #SaddamHussein, #Georgia, #SyrianKurds, #Afghanistan . Embarking in a war with #Russia based on US support was crazy. Ukraine should have waited patiently under #Yanukovic for Russia to be weaker. Half a million people would still be alive now. Now the US are out and 25% of territory will go.

"In this interview, conducted amidst a rapidly changing situation in #Syria, Tempest asks Swiss Syrian socialist #JosephDaher about the process that led to the fall of #Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes."

https://tempestmag.org/2024/12/understanding-the-rebellion-in-syria/

#MiddleEast #HTS #SNA #SyrianKurds #SyrianKurdistan @syria

Understanding the rebellion in Syria

Tempest asks Swiss-Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Tempest

“It is time for a major course correction in US policy in the #EasternMediterranean” said the analyst, arguing that for a new peaceful order, #Washington should recognise the #SyrianKurds as its best ally in the region & stop succumbing to #Ankara’s blackmail over the PKK.

“Rip the Band-Aid off. #DelistPKK. Reward allies. Be a peacemaker. Tell #Turkey the age of ethnic incitement is over,” Robin concluded." #turkeyoutofnato #erdoganputinpuppet

https://medyanews.net/former-pentagon-official-calls-on-us-to-delist-pkk/