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Monday, 14 October 2019

Green Left Press Release - End Turkey’s Invasion of Rojava

(Green Left is the eco-socialist, anti-capitalist current within the Green Party of England & Wales.)

On the 9th October, Turkish armed forces invaded the Kurdish antonymous region of North Eastern Syria, bringing death and destruction to the area, and enabling the escape from prison of thousands of Islamic State terrorists. The USA and other western nations, including the UK, effectively allowed this operation to take place, by withdrawing their own armed forces. Already, we have numerous Kurdish civilian casualties, including children.

Since 2012, when the revolution in Rojava began, the Kurdish people have been building an alternative model for society – based on the three fundamental principles of women’s liberation, ecology and radical democracy. In the last 7 years, bottom up, self-administrated and ecological projects have been created everywhere: neighbourhood councils – women’s centres – educational academies – an alternative, free school system – economic and agricultural cooperatives – and much more besides.

In a region blighted with reactionary politics, the Rojava experiment is a beacon of the sort of politics needed all over the world. These people also did us in the west a great favour by defeating the brutal Islamic State terrorists, and now we abandon them to the tyranny of the Turkish military forces. The Kurdish fighters are brave and battle hardened, but the Turkish forces are much stronger.

Green Left calls for an end to Turkish violent aggression against Rojava, and stands in solidarity with the people of Rojava.

Green Left is the ecosocialist current within the Green Party of England and Wales.

Contacts

Mike Shaughnessy - mike.shaugnessy@btinternet.com
Malcolm Bailey - jmbaileyx@yahoo.com
Roy Sandison - roysandison@btinternet.com
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