The fans of FC Solothurn make the start!
Last Saturday, at the first home game of FC Solothurn in the new season, supporters showed their solidarity for the revolution in Rojava on the ranks.
#football4rojava

While Rojava is facing a massive wave of attacks by the fascist Turkish occupierers we may be witnessing a change in the approach of the Turkish regime in Syria: Statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Cavosoglu and other senior officials indicate that relations are being established with the Assad regime. This has led to protests by Turkish-backed militias in occupied areas seeking to overthrow the Assad regime. Turkey still manages to maintain control over the factions gathered under the umbrella of the Syrian National Army (SNA), but the question is whether they will sacrifice themselves in the fight against the SDF for another Turkish invasion if Turkey gets closer to Assad.

Turkey's heavy wave of attacks, launched after the trilateral meeting between Turkey, Russia and Iran, continues. After Turkey failed to get the green light from Russia and Iran to launch a ground invasion in Tel Rifaat, Shehba and Minbic, a massive wave of artillery shelling and drone attacks on Rojava was unleashed: Villages and towns in the regions of Shehba, Tel Rifaat, Kobane, Til Temir, Dirbesiye, and Ain Issa are shelled almost daily. On August 16, Turkish forces targeted the heavily populated neighborhoods of Kobane city, causing the martyrdom of a child and injuring four civilians. Furthermore, on the same day, a Turkish UAV targeted an outpost belonging to the Self-Defense Forces in the Amuda countryside, resulting in the martyrdom of five fighters, and injuring several civilians who were trying to evacuate the wounded fighters.
A drone attack on a United Nations-funded education center for girls that killed seven girls and wounded at least 22 is the latest in a series of war crimes committed by the fascist Turkish invaders. No real response from the international community has yet been seen.

In the last 4 weeks alone the Turkish aggression has caused immense casualties, also among the population:
❌ 62 People Killed
❌ 86 People Injured
❌ 14 Civilians Killed
❌ 61 Civilians Injured
❌ 21 Drone Attacks

See a detailed timeline of the attacks by Turkey since July 19th here:
https://rojavainformationcenter.com/2022/08/a-month-on-from-tehran-turkish-attacks-from-19-7-18-8-2022/

As previously announced, the SDF launched retaliatory attacks against Turkish troops along the border: The Syrian Democratic Forces carried out three operations against the Turkish occupiers near the border towns of Riha, Dilok and Mardin. A total of 7 Turkish soldiers were killed and several others wounded. SDF spokesman Farhad Shami announced that the SDF will continue their operations to retaliate the attacks of the Turkish occupiers.
The scale of the attacks on Rojava that we are currently witnessing, even if they are the most intense since the invasion of Serekaniyê in 2019, does not seem to provoke a backlash against the AKP-MHP regime.
While the people of northeastern Syria are suffering immensely from the Turkish attacks, a response from the revolution's allies in Rojava is more necessary than ever.

SDF statement regarding the operation against Turkish occupiers:
"As a part of our right in the legitimate defense & retaliation, our forces conducted three effective and qualitative operations targeting the mobilization of the Turkish occupation along the border line adjacent to Mardin city, in addition to their tanks & armored vehicles that are used to shell our populated areas in NE Syria.
The operations are as follows:
First operation targeted armored vehicle belonging to the Turkish occupation and resulted in neutralizing 7 soldiers & 3 others were wounded.
The second operation also targeted an armored vehicle resulting in neutralizing 10 Turkish soldiers and destroying the armored vehicle.
In the third operation, an armored vehicle was targeted, 6 Turkish soldiers were neutralized, and the armored vehicle was destroyed.

In total: 23 Turkish soldiers were neutralized & at least 2 others were wounded.
We, SDF, reiterate our pledge to our people & our martyrs that we will retaliate against any aggression by the Turkish occupation army."

Supporters preparing to show solidarity with Rojava in the Stadiums ❤️⚽️

We don't expect anything from the nation states. Facing war it's the people's honest solidarity which we count on in these difficult times.

#Football4Rojava

🟣⚪️ From the supporters of Tennis Borussia Berlin to you:
"Stop the Turkish war of aggression! Defend the freedom of Rojava!"

#Football4Rojava
#Riseup4Rojava

⚽️ For weeks, Rojava has been suffering from severe attacks by the fascist Turkish state. We urgently need international attention & so we called on football supporters to show their solidarity in the stands. Last weekend, fans took a stand!

Since July 19th Turkey has launched the biggest wave of attacks since its invasion in Serekaniye in 2019 and is threatening the lives of hundred thousands. Daily artillery shelling and targeted killings by drone strikes have spread to almost every region in Northeastern Syria.
We hope that many will follow the example of the football fans to use what ever tools they have to spread awareness on whats going on, to protest, to block and occupy the places of support for Turkish fascism everywhere.

International Red Help and #Riseup4Rojava published a revised & updated edition of the brochure on Turkey’s “Low intensity” war against the liberated areas of #Rojava, Shengal and Qandil.

How to recognize a war when you see one:
"The form of low-intensity warfare currently being waged by Turkey in 4 parts of #Kurdistan is a deadly threat. And this particular form of war is quite appropriate from Turkish point of view, it "normalizes" the state of war & makes a broad movement of solidarity difficult

Let's be clear: not only is the low-intensity war a real war, but it’s a war that threatens the very existence of the Rojava revolution. This study aims to bring awareness to this. It is up to us, shoulder to shoulder with our comrades in Rojava & Qandil, to act accordingly."

The brochure is available in different languages on our website ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://riseup4rojava.org/brochures/