Anarchists in NESJan 5, 2025

We are still learning how to use this platform, social networks is not our strong point. We welcome advices and ideas!

Still, we are very happy to see this amazing ecosystem in #fediverse

We will report from #NES, aka #Rojava.

Feel free to spread our updates and graphics and #defendrojava !

Show threadaxolotl solidarioJan 5, 2025
@A_in_NES to echo other folks... Glad you're here! Use alt-texts on media. Engage as much as possible. And as a general thing, folks unfamiliar with the situation and groups there would probaly benefit from a breif explanation of acronyms and initialisms. I try to keep up on the situation and i still get flustered with all the different groups and their initials.
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@axolotl We have this one we are sending around sometimes:

List of the main acronyms:

HTS: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, that now hold the Interim Government

SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces, military coalition of defense forces in NES

SNA: Syrian National Army, Islamist Turkish proxy forces

FSA: Free Syrian Army, old name that was used as an umbrella for opposition groups against Assad

DAANES: Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, political body in cooperation with SDF

Jan 5, 2025 at 11:23pmWeb
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@axolotl

KRG: Kurdish Regional government of north Iraq

KDP/PDK: Kurdish Democratic Party, governing party in KRG, linked to Barzani clan.

YNK/PUK: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, opposition party in KRG, linked to Talabani clan

PYD: Partiya Yekitiya Democratic - Democratic Union Party, leading political party of DAANES

ENKS: Kurdish national union party, a party in Rojava that is closely connected to KRG and Turkey

But yes, there are many more besides just this few :)

Show threadaxolotl solidarioJan 5, 2025
@A_in_NES right. There are a bunch. So just a recomendation to include those definitions in your posts. It might seem redundant but you will hopefully be reaching new folks all the time that might not be versed in Syrian groups.