Kurdish struggle
17 October 2019 · · Kurdish struggle, Middle East, Turkey
Erdogan launches reign of terror to crush Rojava
By Sarah Parker and Phil Hearse “They didn’t help us in Normandy, in the Second World War” was Donald Trump’s less than entirely relevant comment on the fate of Syrian Kurds, after his green…
10 October 2019 · Kurdish struggle, Middle East, Turkey, Uncategorized
Trump’s 'stab in the back' to the Kurdish national movement
In one more blatant display of his erratic character, political irresponsibility and human carelessness, US President Donald J. Trump abruptly announced on the night of Sunday 6 October, fol…
7 October 2019 · Kurdish struggle, Turkey
Trump green-lights Turkish invasion of NE Syria and the destruction of hope
Sarah Glynn, co-convener of Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan, argues that the United States’ backing of a Turkish offensive into Syria must be opposed I’M terrified for my friends and for …
27 August 2019 · Kurdish struggle, Middle East, Syria
Oppose Continuing Assaults on Idlib and on Kurds in Northeastern Syria
We, the Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists oppose the military attacks on the Idlib region and northern Hama and threats and assaults against the northeastern regions of…
29 January 2019 · Britain, Kurdish struggle
How can we support the hunger strikers?
They are starving themselves so that the world takes notice and compels Turkey to end the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan. We can help spread their message, we can put pressure on our elected r…
3 January 2019 · Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey
Turkey plans invasion of Northern Syria: solidarity needed
Donald Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw 2000 U.S. troops from Syria is a green light to Recep Tayyip Erdogan to decimate the Kurds in what remains of Rojava in northern Syria. Earlier thi…
28 December 2018 · · Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey, USA
Trump's “Withdrawal” — What Next?
Militarist hawks and liberal pundits alike are up in arms (figuratively speaking, of course) over Donald Trump’s “victory” proclamation and announcement of U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Syria…
29 March 2018 · · Britain, Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey
Solidarity with Afrin
Socialist Resistance is proud to stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people in their struggle for self determination and against the repressive behaviour of all the reactionary regimes in t…
30 January 2018 · Kurdish struggle · 1 comment
Step up support for Afrin
On Saturday January 27th's #DefendAfrin demonstration in London, Dan Carden MP read this statement from Jeremy Corbyn : "I send my solidarity to the Kurdish people of Syria and all over the …
25 January 2018 · Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey
Solidarity with Afrin, al-Ghouta, Idlib against all military attacks
We republish here a statement from the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists on the military attacks taking place against the popular movements in Syria. We also refer readers to this statem…
12 October 2017 · Kurdish struggle
Kurdistan: the referendum and the threats to independence
Joseph Daher writes about the threats that faces Iraq Kurdish independence from outside and the contradictions from within Kurdistan itself. Joseph Daher is the author of the book “Hezbollah…
2 October 2017 · Kurdish struggle, Obituaries
Mehmet Aksoy: an inspiration to new generations
We send our heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the family and friends of Mehmet Aksoy, killed on Tuesday 26 September in an attack by ISIS on the camp near Raqqa where he was working as…