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Today marks the anniversary of #10YearsRojava. Ten years of hard-fought achievements; ten years of setbacks, too. On this occasion, RIC is releasing 2 long-form articles. The first, appearing today, recalls the history of the revolution.
Today marks the anniversary of #10YearsRojava. Ten years of hard-fought achievements; ten years of setbacks, too. On this occasion, RIC is releasing 2 long-form articles. The first, appearing today, recalls the history of the revolution.
Ten years ago, the people of Kobane took to the streets demanding autonomy, thus sparking a revolution. Our first piece seeks to trace the developments between the early uprising in Kobane & today's AANES system.
How did it come to be? How did it develop?
How did it come to be? How did it develop?
A lot has changed even since RIC released its 'Beyond the Frontlines' report detailing NES' political structures in 2019. The current piece will update the form & the functions of the communes, councils, women's houses, and more.
To celebrate 10 years of the Rojava Revolution, here's a handy guide to who all these groups are, what their acronyms mean, and how they're related. Dedicated to every journalist who's ever had to work out if the YPG are a government or a militia. #10YearsRojava
I've also written a thread today about separatism and why we don't want to do it:
First, the name of the non-state entity is the Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria (AANES). Rojava is the area of historic Kurdish settlement. Its borders are disputed, but are inside the claimed territory of the Autonomous Administration.
Yellow- Rojava, Green- AANES
Yellow- Rojava, Green- AANES
