Schlagwort: Rojava

Person with black and red patterned headscarf seen from behind overlooking a settlement through binoculars.
A kurdish YPG fighter in Rojava. | Photo: Kurdishstruggle via flickr | CC BY 2.0

Rojava Under Pressure After the Fall of Dictator Al-Assad: Turkey and Islamist Allies Threaten the Kurdish Autonomous Region in Syria

3. Januar 2025

After the long-awaited fall of the brutal dictator Bashar Al-Assad on December 8, 2024, through a swift offensive by Islamist rebels, many Syrians initially found hope. However, for the Kurds, this brought a different reality. Turkey and its Islamist allies have been putting immense pressure on the Autonomous Administration. Around 100,000 Kurds have already fled, and a Turkish invasion seems increasingly likely. The dream of democratic self-governance now faces an existential threat.

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