The other Syrian Kurds ask the International Coalition to intervene to stop the PYD's violations against them
Three journalists and one politician have been kidnapped in recent weeks, six KNC offices have been set on fire within ten days, one was full of people, including women and children.
The other Syrian Kurds ask the International Coalition to intervene to stop the PYD's violations against them.
As ISIS attacks increase in (SDF controlled) Hasaka province, Kurdish PYD militants are busy oppressing fellow Syrian Kurds. There are still ISIS cells active in the area south of Qamishli. According to a recently published study by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Syria’s northeastern al-Hasaka province ranks third when it comes to ISIS attacks in the country in 2023, behind Deir Ezzor and Deraa.
Below are translations of six statements made in recent weeks by the Syrian Kurdish National Council about the situation in Hasaka province and Kobani/Ayn al-Arab. The KNC is anti-Assad, in contrast to the PYD, the Syrian branch of the Turkish PKK, whose sole aim is to fight Turkey and crushed and crushes the Syrian revolution among the Kurds and Arabs in northern and northeastern parts of Syria, basically doing the work for the Assad regime.
1/ A statement about the burning of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria office in Deirik
In escalation of their terrorist acts, an armed group affiliated with the PYD, at dawn on Sunday, March 10, and in blatant defiance of public opinion, social values, and the feelings of our people, burned down the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria in the city of Deirik, after a series of similar shameful acts in both Kobani and Amuda against the party’s office. And the office of the Kurdish National Council and the attack on invitees to commemorate Barzani’s immortal day.
And the office of the Kurdish National Council and the attack on invitees to commemorate Barzani’s immortal day.
The Kurdish National Council renews its strong condemnation of these criminal acts that aim to increase anxiety and tension among people and harm the Kurdish people’s long-standing struggle for freedom and equality. It once again calls on the concerned countries, including the United States and humanitarian and human rights organizations, to condemn what is happening and put pressure on PYD to stop these acts of intimidation, as the Council confirms that they will not be able, through their actions, to discourage the Council and our people to persevere in the struggle to achieve the goals of our people in freedom and democracy.
10 March, 2024
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria.
https://www.r-enks.net/?p=51016
2/ A statement from the General Secretariat of the National Council (KNC, ENKS in Kurdish) regarding the targeting of the offices of the National Council and its parties..
In continuation of the series of systematic targeting of the offices of the Kurdish National Council and its parties, an armed group (Joanen Shorshagar) [Kurdish for Revolutionary Youth] affiliated with the Democratic Union Party, at dawn on Sunday, March 10, 2024, burned the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria in the town of Girke Legi [Al-Muabda] and burned all the contents of the office.
They also threw a Molotov cocktail at the eastern office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria in the city of Qamishlo, on the night of Kurdish Martyr’s Day, while lighting candles in honor of the blood of the martyrs of the glorious March 12 uprising. It is noteworthy that the office was crowded with women, children and young people, and the attendees put out the fire. The losses were limited to material losses, so the number of offices that were burned reached six offices within ten days.
These intimidating acts and practices come amid widespread public dissatisfaction with the deteriorating economic and living situation and the imposition of taxes and royalties on citizens, with the aim of pressuring and intimidating people and pushing them to migrate further, thus emptying the Kurdish regions of their population.
The Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns in the strongest terms these terrorist acts by PYD militants.
It calls on influential international parties, including the United States, community organizations and national elites, to intervene to put an end to these violations, and the Council affirms that these oppressive and intimidating practices will not undermine the resolve of our friends and masses. We will remain committed to the land of our fathers and grandfathers, until our people achieve their legitimate national rights in a federal, democratic Syria whose constitution protects the rights of all components.
Qamishlo, March 11, 2024
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria.
https://www.r-enks.net/?p=51244
3/ A statement about the kidnapping of journalist Rakan Al-Ahmad by an armed group affiliated with PYD
The journalist and member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, Rakan Al-Ahmad, was kidnapped by an armed group affiliated with the PYD on Friday evening, March 29, 2024. His house in the town of Girke Lege (Al-Muabbada, near Rumeilan) was raided and he was taken to an unknown destination. This operation comes as a continuation of intimidation practices. Against the supporters of the Kurdish National Council to cover up their political and administrative failure.
The Kurdish National Council strongly denounces these violations that are contrary to the most basic human rights, against citizens, the council’s friends and its supporters, and calls on public opinion, community organizations and the international coalition to intervene to prevent these violations that are repeated on a daily basis, which include raiding the offices of the Kurdistan National Council and the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria and burning their belongings, including flags and pictures of Kurdish symbols.
It also calls for an end to the ongoing investigations conducted on a daily basis with the families of the Roj Peshmerga [KNC forces, in exile in the KRI] and the threats to their families
He stresses that these intimidating practices will not deter the Council from continuing its struggle to achieve the rights of the Kurdish people in Syria.
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council.
31 March
4/ Statement
On April 1, 2024, journalist Marwan Hussein Liyani was kidnapped at his workplace in the town of Girge Lege (Al-Muabbada) in Hasakah Governorate by an armed group affiliated with the Democratic Union Party (PYD). He was taken to an unknown destination, and his fate, like his predecessors who were kidnapped, has not yet been known. This comes as a continuation of the intimidatory practices against supporters of the Kurdish National Council and the policy of gagging mouths and suppressing other opinions.
It is worth noting that the journalist Marwan Liani is a member of the Girke Lege local council of the Kurdish National Council and works as an independent journalist.
The Kurdish National Council strongly condemns these acts of terror and violations that contradict the most basic human rights, and calls on community organizations and the International Coalition to work to prevent these repeated acts of terror on a daily basis.
It stresses that these practices will not discourage the Kurdish National Council from continuing its struggle until the national rights of the Kurdish people are achieved.
April 1, 2024
General Secretariat of the KNC.
5/ A statement from the General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria condemning the kidnapping of journalist Ahmed Sufi
The series of violations carried out by the militants of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) against the Kurdish people continues, as on the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2024, militants affiliated with the party kidnapped the journalist Ahmed Sufi, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, while he was heading with his family and friends to offer condolences in one of the villages of Deirik (Al-Malikiyah) in Al-Hasakah Governorate.
The Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns in the strongest terms this action that is contrary to the values of Kurdish society, and its targeting of the efforts to unite the Kurdish position, and considers it a continuation of a series of violations practiced by the militants of the Democratic Union Party against media and political freedoms in areas under its control, seeking to silence any voice that criticizes its practices against the people and its failure, political and administrative.
The Kurdish National Council affirms that the kidnapping of journalist Ahmed Sufi represents a violation of human rights and moral norms, and in this context it calls on the international coalition to intervene to release him and ensure his safety. Stop the PYD administration’s repressive practices against civilians and media professionals, and respect freedom of expression and opinion.
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria.
April 2, 2024
6/ Statement
In continuation of the intimidating practices committed by the Democratic Union Party against members and supporters of the Kurdish National Council, and in continuation of this behavior that is contrary to human and democratic values, Mr. Hisam Dorsen, a member of the Regional Committee of the Kurdistan People’s Party - Syria and a member of the Kurdish National Council, was kidnapped on Monday 1 April 2024 at 11:00 in the evening, in the center of the town of Deirik, his car was attacked by a masked group affiliated with the PYD Party while he was returning from his workplace, and his fate remains unknown to this date.
While we in the Kurdish National Council strongly condemn these intimidating practices, we assure our people of continuing our legitimate struggle for our just cause, and such actions will not deter us. We also call on the international community and human rights organizations to expose these practices and put an end to them.
General Secretariat of the KNC.
3 April 2024