Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

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Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Rêveberiya Xweser a Bakur û Rojhilatê Sûriyeyê
الإدارة الذاتية لشمال وشرق سوريا
Flag of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
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Location of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
CapitalAyn Issa
Largest cityRaqqa
Official languagesArabic
Kurdish
Recognised regional languagesAdyghe
Syriac
Turkish
Dominant mode of productionCommunism/Socialism (de jure)
Capitalism (de facto)
GovernmentLibertarian Socialist confederation
• Co-presidents
Îlham Ehmed
Mansur Selum
History
• Transitional government declared
2013
• New government declared
6 September 2018
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 maintains a system of private ownership of the means of production, making it effectively a decentralized capitalist economy.[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. 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.
  2. 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.