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| Rojava and Turkey: A classic case in colonialism |
| 2019-02-14 |
| [Rudaw] Kurdish-dominated areas of northern Syria are at the forefront of Ankara’s neo-Ottoman, imperialist designs for the Near East. To prevent another disastrous war in the region, the international community must support the Kurds’ right to self-defense and self-determination. As the United States prepares to withdraw militarily from Syria, one of the biggest questions is that of the Kurdish presence in the north ‐ known as Rojava. When the Syrian Civil War began, the Kurds focused on two main things. First, they developed a system of autonomy ‐ given their history of persecution under the Assad regime. Second, they turned their guns (with Western support) on ISIS and other Sunni jihadi groups. After aligning themselves with moderate Arabs in liberated regions, much of the territory held by jihadists has been clawed back and is under the rule of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). |
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