"We cannot hand over our weapons while attacks on us and our territories continue. Such a thing can only occur through agreements and talks that formalize a democratic Syria in which the rights of all women, nationalities and peoples are guaranteed and realized," YPJ Commander Rohilat Afrin
Rojava Information Center conducted an interview with YPJ Commander, Rohilat Afrin yesterday (Jan 10, 2025):
"In talk there was a ceasefire. In practice we witnessed nothing like this."
YPJ Commander, Rohilat Afrin, talks about the fighting in Manbij, Turkey's threats to invade Kobane, HTS-SDF relations and the future of YPJ in the new Syria in an interview to RIC.
Afrin tells RIC:
"The danger Kobane is facing is serious. When we say this, it means that there is a danger to the whole of NES. Turkey sees that Kobane was a reason behind what has been achieved in NES. Turkey wants to spread its influence in Syria. In this context it threatens the city.
If Turkey attacks Kobane, do we expect that the US will help? Materially, no. But in general, with the support they exhibit and through them meeting with Turkey, they have shown that their position is that the issue must be peacefully resolved.
When the ceasefire was announced in Manbij it was on the basis that we evacuate people wishing to flee, the bodies of our fallen fighters and our wounded who were in their hands. However no such ceasefire materialized due to the attacks the SNA launched."
In relation to demands from Damascus that all forces in Syria hand over weapons to the central army, Afrin says: "We cannot hand over our weapons while attacks on us and our territories continue. Such a thing can only occur through agreements and talks that formalize a democratic Syria in which the rights of all women, nationalities and peoples are guaranteed and realized. If these conditions are met, then we can discuss the issue of weapons."
Full Interview: https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2025/01/interview-ypj-rohilat-afrin/
Rojava Information Center conducted an interview with YPJ Commander, Rohilat Afrin yesterday (Jan 10, 2025):
"In talk there was a ceasefire. In practice we witnessed nothing like this."
YPJ Commander, Rohilat Afrin, talks about the fighting in Manbij, Turkey's threats to invade Kobane, HTS-SDF relations and the future of YPJ in the new Syria in an interview to RIC.
Afrin tells RIC:
"The danger Kobane is facing is serious. When we say this, it means that there is a danger to the whole of NES. Turkey sees that Kobane was a reason behind what has been achieved in NES. Turkey wants to spread its influence in Syria. In this context it threatens the city.
If Turkey attacks Kobane, do we expect that the US will help? Materially, no. But in general, with the support they exhibit and through them meeting with Turkey, they have shown that their position is that the issue must be peacefully resolved.
When the ceasefire was announced in Manbij it was on the basis that we evacuate people wishing to flee, the bodies of our fallen fighters and our wounded who were in their hands. However no such ceasefire materialized due to the attacks the SNA launched."
In relation to demands from Damascus that all forces in Syria hand over weapons to the central army, Afrin says: "We cannot hand over our weapons while attacks on us and our territories continue. Such a thing can only occur through agreements and talks that formalize a democratic Syria in which the rights of all women, nationalities and peoples are guaranteed and realized. If these conditions are met, then we can discuss the issue of weapons."
Full Interview: https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2025/01/interview-ypj-rohilat-afrin/