Kurdistan forces are liberating Western Kurdistan

[alan131210]

CAIRO, July 30 (AKnews) - The members of the Kurdish Syrian Council today met a number of Syrian opposition leaders to unify the Syrian opposition to face the Syrian regime and coordinate plans for the transitional period.

Abdul Hamid Darwish said: "We have met the national coordinating body and the Syrian National Council and the Free Democratic platform and we met with them for hours to unify the positions and face the regime.

"We seek to mobilize our followers inside Syria and direct the repression exerted on them and send a message to them that we are one hand until the fall of Assad.

"Our goal is the success of our revolution. The meeting leaders welcomed us and our demands and there was a high degree of understanding between us and we will continue our meetings to come up with a document of honor to be adopted during this current phase."

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“They spread rumors that we have relations with the regime to mislead people. If that was true, why are members of our defense units being killed? Why do our protesters die? Why would we be fighting in some areas? Those who spread these rumors do not want the truth to get out that Kurds are organizing themselves and have alternatives,” he said.

When asked why the PYD has not fought the Assad army, Kochar said, “Our strategy from the beginning has been for the least amount of sacrifices and the most gains. Our project is to become an alternative to the Assad regime … and at the same time implement national unity among Kurds.”

http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5021.html

The PYD is doing a good job yet they have to distance themselves as much as possible from the PKK which is still in terror lists, and have to connect themselves much more to KRG which is an official regional Power. If they are working for the peoples interests they should do that.

[alan131210]

not that pkk is a terror org but whether we like it or not EU and US call it that, so we have to outsmart the turds .

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Syria opposition chief visits Iraqi Kurdistan
(AFP) – 23 hours ago
ARBIL, Iraq — Syrian National Council chief Abdel Basset Sayda is on a visit to Iraqi Kurdistan in a bid to convince Kurdish leaders to join the opposition, an official from a Syrian Kurdish group said.
"Abdel Basset Sayda arrived tonight (Sunday) in Arbil, and he will meet the president of the Kurdistan region, Massud Barzani, and other Kurdish leaders" on Monday, a high-ranking official in the Kurdish National Council (KNC) told AFP.
"Sayda wants to reach an agreement with Kurdish leaders to join the Syrian National Council," the official said, adding that the meeting will be attended by the Supreme Kurdish Council, which includes the KNC and the People's Council of Western Kurdistan (PCWK).
The KNC is close to Barzani and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, while the PCWK is close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which took up arms in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey in 1984 and has bases in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north Iraq.
The official also said that Sayda had made a previous secret visit to Kurdistan to meet Barzani and other Kurdish leaders after he took up his post in June.
Activists say more than 20,000 have been killed since an uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime began in March 2011.
The country is home to some 2 million Kurds, and Sayda himself is Kurdish. The KNC and the PCWK united under the Supreme Kurdish Council earlier this month.

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PYD Official: Kurdish Unity Will Not be Undermined by Turkey


ERBIL, Kurdistan Region -- A top representative of the Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) said he does not expect Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to bow to Turkish demands regarding Syrian Kurdistan.

Hussein Kochar, the PYD representative in Iraqi Kurdistan, spoke at a seminar in Erbil on Friday. He said, “The Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] is surrounded by enemies and therefore its officials have to sit down with them.”

Since the uprising in Syria began 17 months ago, the PYD has been largely in charge of the Kurdish areas in the country. The growing presence of the PYD -- which has ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) -- has worried officials in Ankara. The PKK has been fighting the Turkish state for Kurdish rights for three decades.

Kochar added, “We are not pessimistic about President Barzani because he has worked eagerly and seriously for unity among Kurds in Syria.”

According to Kochar, Turkey cannot pressure Barzani to follow its policies vis-à-vis Syrian Kurds. He points to the Erbil Agreement, signed between the PYD and Kurdish National Council (KNC) on July 11 to jointly govern Kurdish regions of Syria, an agreement which Barzani mediated.

“President Barzani has seriously worked for unity and we believe he won’t fall under Turkey’s influence to a point that would undermine the Erbil Agreement. If he did, the Kurdish people would not accept it,” he said.

Kochar added that Barzani’s commitment to unifying political factions could not be easily undermined by Turkey or the policies of its Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“Our aim is to be fully committed to the (Erbil) agreement. Although many people thought the agreement would never take place, today unity has been created and we are working together,” he said.

As a result of recent developments in Syria, Kochar noted that three different fronts have emerged: a U.S.-Turkish front, a Russia-China front and the Kurdish front.

He accused the U.S.-Turkish front of seeking to establish “a failed state,” such as in Libya and Egypt, in Syria.

“Fifty-five percent of the Syrian National Council is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood,” Kochar said. “Syrian people know this will fail because the Brotherhood cannot manage a multiethnic, multi-religious and diverse country like Syria.”

He believes divisions such as seen in Libya and Egypt are inevitable because the Muslim Brotherhood -- backing the Free Syrian Army that is working to oust the regime of President Bashar al-Assad -- offers no alternative to all the different components of Syria.

According to Kochar, Russia and China “only demand a superficial change in Syria for the sake of their interests so that the Assad regime will stay in power.”

Explaining the Kurdish front’s stance, Kochar said, “Its aim is democratic politics and working on the policy of advancing civil and democratic society for the Kurds.”

Kochar denied reports that the Kurdish areas of Syria have fallen under the PYD’s control because of an agreement between the group and Assad’s regime.

“They spread rumors that we have relations with the regime to mislead people. If that was true, why are members of our defense units being killed? Why do our protesters die? Why would we be fighting in some areas? Those who spread these rumors do not want the truth to get out that Kurds are organizing themselves and have alternatives,” he said.

When asked why the PYD has not fought the Assad army, Kochar said, “Our strategy from the beginning has been for the least amount of sacrifices and the most gains. Our project is to become an alternative to the Assad regime … and at the same time implement national unity among Kurds.”

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Kurds in Qamishlo /Rojava went to streets to say YEK (one) kurd
QAMISLO 29 07 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ITfXDpg5U&feature=youtu.be&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1   

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Syrian ally Iran has warned Turkey of harsh response to potential strikes: report

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2 ... 29406.html

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100 Thousands Turkish soldiers along with tank are at the Turkish Syrian boarder .

http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/7 ... meye-basti

[burnsss]

100 Thousands Turkish soldiers along with tank are at the Turkish Syrian boarder .

http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/7 ... meye-basti

I think its turkish propaganda. how long will they have 100 thousands soldier by the border? Assad may not be falling for atleast 18 more monrhs. Assad may also never fall as long as he got the air force and loyal soldiers. Turkey is just trying to act strong and that kind of propaganda.

[brendar]

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I think its turkish propaganda. how long will they have 100 thousands soldier by the border? Assad may not be falling for atleast 18 more monrhs. Assad may also never fall as long as he got the air force and loyal soldiers. Turkey is just trying to act strong and that kind of propaganda.

Their concern is not asad heval , because sooner or later he will go down . They are trying to get usa and Europe's permission to establish a buffer Zone and it might include Western Kurdistan .

[burnsss]

I think its turkish propaganda. how long will they have 100 thousands soldier by the border? Assad may not be falling for atleast 18 more monrhs. Assad may also never fall as long as he got the air force and loyal soldiers. Turkey is just trying to act strong and that kind of propaganda.

Their concern is not asad heval , because sooner or later he will go down . They are trying to get usa and Europe's permission to establish a buffer Zone and it might include Western Kurdistan .

Assad has alot more to give, dont forget the Turkish jet he shot down. He also uses helicopters and jets. That is to much firepower and heavy weaponry the rebels can handle. He also got political and economical help from Iran and Russia.

[talsor]

I think its turkish propaganda. how long will they have 100 thousands soldier by the border? Assad may not be falling for atleast 18 more monrhs. Assad may also never fall as long as he got the air force and loyal soldiers. Turkey is just trying to act strong and that kind of propaganda.

Their concern is not asad heval , because sooner or later he will go down . They are trying to get usa and Europe's permission to establish a buffer Zone and it might include Western Kurdistan .

Assad has alot more to give, dont forget the Turkish jet he shot down. He also uses helicopters and jets. That is to much firepower and heavy weaponry the rebels can handle. He also got political and economical help from Iran and Russia.

Frankly the plan is not going the way turkey and USA wanted . They thought they can create another Libya but they have failed so far . Damascus is virtually free of fighting and Asad troops are closing in to Alepoo which should be the biggest battle . If the FSA does not get air cover they will be crushed sooner or later .

[Rando]

to be honest,i want this war in syria (FSA vs SA) to last as long as possible. that would weaken them both and would make us the strongest players in syria.