> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:22:54 -0700 (PDT) > > the anarchist kurds > > https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_assault_northern_syria_kurds_rojava Why do they use "experiment in self-determination involving a network of councils, communes, and cooperatives" instead of anarchy? Does "anarchy" have too many negative connotations? > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:15:58 -0400 (EDT) > > From: PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/~stephanie> > > > > Against the Turkish Invasion! Call to Action: Solidarity with > > Rojava! October 12th Day of Action and Beyond. > > "Thousands of civilians > > flee from border areas as Turkey presses assault against Kurdish > > forces for raight day. Turkish forces have killed at > > least 277 Kurdish fighters in a major military operation in > > northeast Syria, now in its third day, Turkey's defence ministry > > says...The International Rescue Committee aid organisation said > > 64,000 people have reportedly fled their homes in northeast > > Syria, along the border with Turkey, and warned that the number > > could increase drastically."—Al Jazeera, 10/11/2019 > > This is the inevitable result of the Trump administration > > pulling U.S. troops out of northern Syria on October 6th, > > 2019. It has essentially given Turkish President Recep Tayyip > > Erdoğan a green light to invade Rojava, carry out > > genocide, and forcibly resettle the area. **We are calling for > > people around the world to engage in protest and/or disruption > > at Turkish consulates, U.S. government offices, arms > > manufacturers, and businesses connected with the Turkish > > government, such as Turkish Airlines.** Since 2012, the > > autonomous region of Rojava has hosted an inspiring multi-ethnic > > experiment in self-determination involving a network of > > councils, communes, and cooperatives, all while fighting the > > Islamic State (ISIS). After years of struggle, despite > > sustaining massive casualties, fighters from Rojava participated > > in liberating all of the territory that ISIS had occupied and > > freeing those who had been held captive in ISIS strongholds. In > > an attempt to justify permitting Turkey to invade Syria, Trump > > has tweeted that U.S. taxpayers should not have to pay to keep > > ISIS fighters detained. In fact, the U.S. has not paid a cent to > > detain captured ISIS fighters; that has been completely > > organized by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The reality is > > that the Turkish invasion of Kurdish territory will create the > > conditions for ISIS to reemerge and resume operations in Syria > > and around the world. For years, Turkey has permitted weapons, > > recruits, and resources to reach ISIS through its borders. Both > > ISIS and the Turkish invasion pose an existential threat to all > > the ethnic and religious groups indigenous to the region, > > including Arabs, Christians (Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, > > and Syriacs), Turkmens, Chechens, Alevites, and Yazidis. Many of > > these groups have gained a voice in their own lives for the > > first time, yet now face massacre at the hands of the Turkish > > military and the jihadists. Turkey’s invasion of > > Rojava sets a new precedent for military aggression, ethnic > > cleansing, and the destruction of egalitarian and feminist > > experiments like the one in Rojava. It sets the stage for more > > bloodshed and oppression everywhere around the world, paving the > > way for ethno-nationalist autocrats like Trump, Erdoğan, > > Bashar al-Assad, Jair Bolsonaro, and Vladimir Putin to dominate > > world politics for generations to come. To keep silent is to be > > complicit. The Rojava Solidarity Committee Europe has joined > > organizers in Rojava in calling for a day of action on October > > 12th, against the Turkish invasion. See planned actions or add > > yours HERE. #Riseup4Rojava Read more from CrimethInc. Learn > > about The Kurdish Freedom Movement and the Revolution in Rojava > > Listen to Havin Guneser on Against the Grain