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| Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Rêveberiya Xweser a Bakur û Rojhilatê Sûriyeyê الإدارة الذاتية لشمال وشرق سوريا | |
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| Capital | Ayn Issa |
| Largest city | Raqqa |
| Official languages | Arabic Kurdish |
| Recognised regional languages | Adyghe Syriac Turkish |
| Leaders | |
• Co-presidents | Îlham Ehmed Mansur Selum |
| Area | |
• Total | 50,000 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 2,000,000 |
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is an autonomous region in Syria. It is led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and other allied parties. Rojava has a defense force known as the SDF, which includes the YPG, a Kurdish militia.[1]
Economy
The AANES has a decentralized economy with local cooperatives.[1]
Kurdish nationalism
The YPG assassinated Assyrian leader David Jindo in 2015 because he supported a united Syria and opposed Kurdish nationalism. In 2018, the PYD forced several Assyrian schools controlled by the Syrian Orthodox Church to close. Rojavan authorities published a book worshipping Kurdish warlord Simko Shakak who massacred Assyrian civilians.[1]
U.S. support
The SDF receives much of its arms from the United States and the U.S. has established seven military bases in the area.[1] The U.S. National Security Council called Rojava "another Israel in the region."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "On Rojava and the Western Left" (2020-04-22). Line Struggle Collective. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ↑ James Laporta (2019-07-10). "Exclusive: Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got 'Rolled' By Turkey and 'Has No Spine'" Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-07-05.