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Via Rudaw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Northeast Syria (Rojava) is facing ongoing attacks by armed factions that are \u201cideologically and organizationally\u201d linked to the Islamic State (ISIS), the enclave\u2019s Kurdish-led administration warned on Monday, condemning a \u201chorrific massacre\u201d committed against a Kurdish family earlier that day and censuring the international community\u2019s silence regarding repeated violations against civilians in Rojava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on its official Facebook page, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) said, \u201cAs the liberation anniversary of the city of Kobane from the terrorist ISIS organization approaches\u2026 our region today faces extremely dangerous circumstances, as it is subjected to ongoing attacks by factions that include elements and groups linked ideologically and organizationally to ISIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DAANES added, \u201cThese attacks are nothing but an attempt to reproduce terrorism in new forms and to complete what ISIS failed to achieve militarily,\u201d noting that \u201cthe resistance of Kobane\u2026 was a clear declaration that the will of the people is stronger than terrorism, and that the project of darkness represented by ISIS has no future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kobane holds deep significance for the Kurdish community. In 2014, the city became the epicenter of a brutal ISIS assault, as the group controlled vast swathes of territory across Syria and Iraq. By mid-September, ISIS militants had captured village after village, tightening their grip around Kobane and forcing thousands of civilians to flee to neighboring Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With support from the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and reinforcements from the Kurdistan Region\u2019s Peshmerga forces, the People\u2019s Protection Units (YPG) eventually repelled the militants in January 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of note, the YPG represents the backbone of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which serve as the de facto army of Rojava and key ally of the US-led Coalition, playing a key role in ISIS\u2019s territorial defeat in Syria in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, since mid-January, the Syrian Arab Army and affiliated armed groups have advanced into areas held by the SDF in eastern Aleppo, as well as parts of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, and the Kurdish-majority Hasaka province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DAANES reported on Monday that these groups carried out a \u201chorrific massacre against a Kurdish family in the village of Kharab Ashk\u201d near Kobane, condemning it as \u201ca flagrant violation of all moral and human values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rojava administration also affirmed that \u201cmilitary attacks\u201d by Damascus-backed armed factions in Kobane and the Jazira region – including areas east of the Euphrates in Hasaka province – \u201care still ongoing,\u201d despite the mid-January ceasefire announced by Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the SDF accused Damascus-backed militants of carrying out \u201ca massacre against the Bozan family\u201d in a village southeast of Kobane, in which five family members were killed and five others injured by shelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DAANES condemned \u201cinternational silence regarding these repeated crimes and violations\u201d against civilians in Rojava, reaffirming \u201cits continued commitment to defending its people, its democratic project, and the values of coexistence, no matter the challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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