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TEV-DEM urges the international community to prevent the Turkish state terror and hold it to account

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The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) issued a written statement on the attacks of the occupying Turkish state on North-East Syria and the overthrow of the Baath regime.

“We celebrate the overthrow of the Baath regime for the Syrian peoples. The overthrow of the Baath regime is very important for the peoples who have suffered greatly at the hands of the Baath regime,” said the statement which includes the following:

“The resistance against the massacres of the Baath regime in Qamishlo on 12 March 2004 broke down the walls of fear, sowed the seeds of hope for freedom for the Syrian peoples, and laid the foundation for the overthrow of the regime. In other words, Kurds know better than anyone else the meaning of freedom and the fall of the Baath regime.

The overthrow of the chauvinist regime is as important as the colour of the system that will replace it. Since the first day of the Syrian crisis, Northern and Eastern Syria (Rojavayê Kurdistanê) has been calling for unity, brotherhood, equality and the construction of a democratic society because it knows that this is the only way to solve the problems of the Syrian peoples and to create a democratic country.

However, it should also be noted that if the attempts to destroy and deny the gains of Northern and Eastern Syria continue, historic resistance will be put up. The 19 July Revolution is the clearest example of the results of this resistance.

On this basis, we condemn the attacks of the occupying Turkish state against our regions. Attacking Manbij on the day the Syrian regime collapsed is an indication that the Turkish state does not want a solution just like the Baath regime.

Finally, we call on the international community to prevent the Turkish state terror and hold it to account. We call on all our people, parties and organisations in the region to strengthen unity and solidarity against the special war and to stand by the resistance of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the spirit of the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom) revolution.”