How the Kurds became a key player in Syria's war
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2018
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Since the start of the Syrian civil war, Kurdish people in the North have carved out an autonomous region of their own - Rojava - by fighting the Islamic State. Their militias, which form the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have emerged as the most effective fighters against ISIS and won them a close partnership with the US.
The ruling Kurdish Party, the PYD, has set up a democratic federation made of local governments. Their constitution claims to accept people of all ethnicities and religions and treat them as equals. One of its central tenets is equality of men and women. In fact, the all-female Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) militia fights alongside the SDF, and they’re known to be especially good soldiers.
But the more territory the Kurds take from ISIS, the more worried Turkey gets.
Turkey has been at war with another closely linked Kurdish group, the PKK, for decades. In 2018, Turkey invaded the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin, putting the country in direct conflict with the Kurds of Rojava.
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Vox Biji Kurdistan .
Vox we should halp
Vox this is government propaganda r u a puppet or a person
1) India and Pakistan conflict in kashmir.
2) India, China and bhutan conflict in doklam.
3) Naxal problem of india.
Great stuff! I started following the developments in the middle East (especially Syria) only a few days back. Since then, Vox has been my primary source of information. Thanks for all of the informative videos on the Middle East. Please continue making more.
Spoiler Alert: The U.S.A. betrays them to The Turks and Russia
Alex lol what?! Are you saying you wanted ww3?
Yeah that happens when usa thinks supporting a terrorist group is no longer useful to them
@@EmreYldz-bn8yr they wasn't even a terrorist we joined you know we the u.s. kept feeding isis weapons.
Like we did in the 1980s selling guys for more Warfare
Not as simple as u Say but unfortunately yes.
America shouldent have gotten into syria in the 1st place.
US used the kurds as a means to defeat Isis then stopped supporting them once Isis was gone even though that's when the kurds needed their help the most.
Seems like a US thing to do...
but why would the usa do this?
i understand the usa back then, not aiding france in their wars against britan, even if they did help america win its independence, it was very tiny and was like asking for an alliance.
but the us doing this is just a united states thing to do under the obama and trump administration (both, not biased, fight pointless wars in the middle east just cause. i understand this kurdish one against isis, but afganistan and iraq intervention was UNECESSARY.)
The us shouldn't go and fight turkey, it could lead to another world war
Having a Kurdish State will only lead to more conflicts and less peace
Erik Arustamyan they stopped supplying the Kurds because Turkey told them to stop! And since Turkey is a close ally of the US, the US agreed!
@Jacques Guerrier Agreed. My dad made friends with two Kurds because he was American. They love America and my family always supported the Kurds.
This video was a year ahead of today’s events
Yes,trump decision is just not one day decision ,it was in process for 1year,Kurds say they got Backstabed,I would say it was expected by them,also American help them achieve so much can't help everytime ,it's their problem
Yup
alright😭
Yeah
Yep
Oh sweethearts, if only the Kurds had oil, Uncle Sam would have come to the rescue.
you heard trump, SAUDI ARABIA is paying us for the 2,500 troops he just sent in!
@@akui88 So the US military is a mercenary operation now?
The Kurds do have oil.
Let’s make the oil democracy！
World’s largest producer of oil? US, they don’t need anyone’s. Europe and China need oil; US just helps them get it by securing shipping lanes.
Its sad How little people know about this but still have strong opinions
welcome to the internet friend.
U N I O N S how bout yours
U N I O N S You dont have to be a complete expert on the topic to have an strong opinion and ideology and even fight for it.
Patricio Pereyra you should be Well read tho. And know the other sides arguments
Patricio Pereyra i didnt say that
Use them and throw away" thats America for you.
If you don’t like Americans, why use the American company CZcams? You’re a victim to American capitalism, face it.
@@erichkaufmann5284 if americans dont like china then why are they using things that are made in china (everything)
@@benkabbou02 if matter don't like antimatter then why they use things that are made in antimatter
@@erichkaufmann5284 we don't pay for it, we use it. I've got modded CZcams on my phone.
yeah let them help their allies against their other allies
Support Kurd Support Justice
Love Kurdistan from Armenia
Love KURDISTAN love Armenia love Greece. Support a peaceful human area and new millennia for this area's.
So we used the SDF as ground troops to fight Isis and threw them under the bus once Isis was on the retreat.
Actually trump couldn’t handle the erdoghan for any reason now erdoghan plays for both russia and us the fact is trump because of some economical profit or personal profit he prefer not to think about it
Morgan W Rees you know the Erdoghan wont last long soon turkey gains democracy the hard way like iraq or the easy way the both possibilities kurd will play a roll
@@manizali2475 isn’t Turkey already a democracy.?
It is like that but keep in mind that they started to fight against Turkish soldiers and threatened the Turkish borders after they gained the power from their victories against Isis.
@@thatdude9091 It is democracy but only in theory. Erdogan is trying to change the regime into a sultanate. Trying to act more autocratic more than ever but however the opposition parties are getting stronger among citizens and they are supporting pluralism and democracy. Erdogan is losing his popularity and opposition movement is growing.
I'm Syrian (from the south) we have high hopes that one day all of us will live together peacefully. it breaks my heart to see my country torn apart and I think that our Kurdish brothers and sisters have suffered more than enough even before the crisis. they fought ISIS beside us with honor and I dream of our day of unity where we live different but together.
We pray for you ❤❤
Maher F sultan erdogan won't let it happen!
@Maher, Syria needs more people like you, brother!
-Loving regards from a guy from Afrin
I hope your people will get more democratic power in your country too
Don't let liars convince you that the PYD wants to create its own state, they just want to govern themselves while cooperating with the Ba'athist government for mutual benefit, no more domination of Arabs over kurds.
And if you can you should tell your friends and family that you think Assad should tell Turkey to stop attacking Afrîn or that he'll shot down their planes.
The heroic Kurdish fighters who saved the whole world from ISIS terror We are all grateful to you
Spas dikim❤
Free Kurdistan from india ❤️
[visible confusion]
-note, the reason this is not because i think kurdistan shouldn't have independence, it is just because the sentence of "free kurdistan from india" sounds like kurdistan is part of the indian territory,,, sorry if any confusion rises from this,,,,
Thanks brother
Kashmir is Pakistan🇵🇰
What nonsense are u talking ?.
Sounds like India colonized Kurdistan 😂😂
If u mean free Kurdistan from isis will make sense .
@@Dj.95 u mean free kurdistan from Turkey
When you're in a proxy of a proxy of a proxy war...
Proxy³
Man, im a kurd myself from afrin, and this is the best video about rojava ive ever seen, thank you for making this video about us, god bless you.
Efrin is now under turkish occupation
Dude I was!
Peru is with the Kurds. Love from Lima.
@@solk.posner7201 love you
Roni Majid I hope you will get your own country
as a Kurd l tell the Ukrainians
" Never ever trust USA"
And the nato
Correct
i am agree also as israeli
Love and support Kurdish people from Greece🇬🇷We have so much in common❤
Burdayız yunan. Türkiye ezip geçti 🇹🇷
So much in common such as? No we dont have anthing in common
We love Greek people, specially those of us who lived or crossed Greece to other European countries. Wooow you guys amazing , friendly, kind, helpful and it’s true we have a lot in common, culture similarities.❤❤
@erdniealinik both are hated by turks, here's that
Solidarity with Rojava ✊
Thank you
@@user-yh7nn2do9d your name is written in hebrew, I thought kurds write in somani
@@Ks-rp3mt yeh kurdish write in Sorani but I just like it
Respect to Rojava and to kurds from a romani ✊ (not romanian)
@@aple8307 respect back to Romania from Kurdish land
I'm a very visual/spatial learner, so I really love seeing maps and animations to get context for all this information, thanks a lot, Vox. And kudos to whoever is designing/animating this stuff; the presentation is superb. The only thing I missed in this particular video was how this all related (if indeed it does) to the events in Iraqi Kurdistan, where similar things are happening.
As an American I’m sorry for the Kurds. I wish them the best of luck
@just a name You guys are just as bad as the US when it comes to imperialism
Me too.
Bro shut up you destroyed our life
as a Turk i respect kurds but not terrorists.
Thanks
I AM A KURD CHILD
I LIVE IN ROJAVA (QAMSHLO)
AND I WANT LIVE MY CHILDHOOD IN PEASE💔.I FEEL THAT I DO NOT HAVE A FUTURE.😧💔
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS😢
WE WANT OUR RIGHT✌❤
move to Israel
Asking if your okay everyday for a year, Are you okay (Day 1)
Remember india is with 🇮🇳❤️ kurds
sorry to hear, i hope that after 4 years from this commend you in more good condition
Dear Kurds. As an American man.. I'm in full support of you. Don't take Trumps words to heart. We have 3 branches of power here. Our congress is on your side. As are men like me, former Iraq vets. You deserve your own nation. Don't let the dictator erdogan push you around. You are great allies. Much love.
Yes okey super Biji Herbijî
Love to you ❤️🌹
Lêbhorînê dixwezim êngliş nizanim sipas sipas sipas hebijî heval
Spas dikim bra
Hey yanki ne işin vardı oralarda kaç kişiyi öldürmek zorunda kaldın
Greetings from Greece. Honor and glory for Kurdish people. Supporting you.
@Kura-jaff Keep living with dreams MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK's soldiers are on watch
@Ahmet Kirdag keep barking.
Mustafa Kemal is Greek too😂😂@@TheJosephCan
@@ahmetkirdag4489mostly Turkish people are greek
The Greek historian Xenophon in his Anabasis talks about the Kurds “Kardouchoi” in 401 BCE[1]. They had formed their own societal system.
who cares?, we are not living in the past.
Her biji❤️☀️💚
@@Lrn_Xoybun Remember Your History!!
And you reply but who cares about your saying
There's no doubt that Kurds deserve an independent, sovereign nation for their community. It is the world's duty to deliver peace to them
just like Kashmir
And Syria Iraq Jordan Lebanon Palestine should unite bcuz some colonisers divided it
@@ghostrider1470 and Khalistan as well
@@suleyman8696 preach!! Seeing the Levant be united would be a dream ❤️❤️❤️
No its not
Kurds 😘😘😘 May God Bless you
Breaking news : America declared war on pluto after they've discover that it has oil
Why haven't we invaded ourselves if Oil is our determination
@@porchofgeese_crockpot Because we already have access to it.
We need some kurdish Mercenaries here in Nigeria to deal with the ISIS branch.
@الشيخ الكبير and they still lost
@الشيخ الكبير America admits it was the Kurds but ok buddy
excuse me but this is not isis, this is al Qaïda. Isis is the consis of islamic state of iraq and sun.
Al Qaïda haved fight isis.
Al Qaïda and isis are two salafist djihadist organisations.
Isis was formed by Al Qaïda members in irak.
Al Qaïda was formed in 1980 in Afganistan by the CIA for fight ussr.
@@hant_blue_habsbourg_bonapa9192 i thought al qaida was formed by Ossama
@@abc-uw2zo yes i know but firts isis soldiers was formed and suply by cia for fight soviets.
But yes the organisation was created by Abdallah Azam and Ossama ben laden.
Stand with Rojava 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
You india 😜😜
@@xortemeda1995 what's the problem ?
Thank your bro
💚❤💛🇨🇲🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Turks should support Pakistan for Kashmere then ,How would you like it?
@@lnr243 they are already supporting especially that dictator Erdogan 🤣, that's the reason indians now support greeks, Armenians and all enemies of turkey.
Idk why but this makes me wanna do something productive...
Oz A In all honesty I don't know how to respond to that...
Mr. Wolf Do you want to spread the words inside the Turkey? Because we would like to hear how can you still see YPG/PYD/PKK as a democratic revolutionists. Still has massive terrorist acts in Turkey, still harming and harmed a lots of civilians in Turkey. Turkey can't let anymore show than that, it will see its end.
tbh Turkey just wants more excuses to repress the kurds even if they are abroad.
@@Wiaification the ypg did nothing wrong
Why don't you create a democracy?
3:07 i like that little cut you did there ;)
we got'em
they think there is no brainwashing in this XD
Ok...
They probably skipped useless stuff the guy said.
I am a kurd from Iran.❤❤❤❤❤
No ıran Rojhilat.
Ez ji Kurdim 💐
To kurde rojhalate bram
hello from turkey. turks
Evren Erse shut up we hate turks 🦃
@@incipitsatan. Are you sure about that ? Watch "Iamhaks" at youtube.
i am proud to be kurdish. not like some other oppressor countries we actually do have a reason to say that we are thankful for being Kurds its nothing to say you're proud of your nationality when you were just were born with it but Kurds did so much through all these years, I am proud of our lion hearts. when the other people let us fall we always pick ourselves back up.
I love kurds never forget slahuddin alayubi was a kurd and a Muslim hero
@@faharsyed7567 he fought for the arabs and muslims. he had arabic DNA and didn’t do anything for the KURDS and the Kurdish nation. what a shame.
هەی خولیسەر هەما لڤێرێ هەتکا خو نەبە، چاوا چبوو کوردا نەکر، تو بوچ بەحسێ ڤان ناکەی ئەڤا نە بەس بو کوردستانێ نەکر ل کوردستانێ سیاربوون.
This was what 1000+ years ago. There was no such thing as nationalism, only religion. His army consisted of Kurds, arabs and indegenous people of North Africa. They were beautifully United for religion. People can’t see that nationalism whether Kurd or Arab is the main problem. Everything about true religion which says no tribe is above another. Sad that you cannot appreciate such an incredible man. He will forever be remembered as a Muslim hero.
As a Türk i dont want to fight with you guys. But Turkey cannot be divided, at least it shouldnt. I just want to us existing in peace together. I know Turkey has done some mistakes in the past. I don’t support people like cem erseven. Things he did were unacceptable. And personally I don’t support erdoğan but i have to agree with him this one. I wish we could just live together in peace.
It's a very different kind of democracy in rojava. It is a form of left wing libertarian kind of direct democracy known as democratic confederalism. The Kurdidh are definitely the most moral group in Syria.
It's the closest we have to anarcho-communism right now, I guess
Drop Therapy Anarchy and communism are complete opposites of each other. So it doesn’t make sense to describe these people as anarcho-communism. It’s either one or the other but not both. Anarchy = complete freedom, which means a small government with minimal power over its people. Communism = complete control by the government over its people, which means a large powerful totalitarian government.
Noel Navarro obviously you have no clue what communism is. Communism is stateless, it’s basically communal anarchy, the only difference between those two is that anarchy is based on the individual and communism is based on the community. The state system you are talking about is socialism the phase between the revolution and communism. And (sorry if I crush your worldview) all the so called communist country’s (USSR, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea) are (were) not communistic but socialistic.
Lasse Hoehler It’s very obvious you’ve never read of Karl Marx, founder of communism, or ever heard of Mao Zedong. The classical definition of communism is when the means of production is owned by the state and the state (known as the commune) determines whats best for the individual. It’s a centrally planned economy, meaning individuals are not free to choose. It’s impossible to have anarchy (complete individual freedom) while having a commune determine what’s best for the individual (communism). Communism is in fact no freedom for the individual. I suggest you read “Das Kapital” to get further education on the topic of communism.
Anarchy means total economic and social freedom, individuals choosing to promote their own interest and by doing so they end up promoting the public welfare.
Anarchy in fact is an extreme form of the free-market economic system where no regulation exists and only individual freedom matters. While communism is at the extreme end where individual and property rights does not exist. The commune (just another word for the state) controls everything.
That’s all the social science lesson you’ll get from me. The rest you’ll have to do on your own. End of discussion!
@@All_you_need_is_love2018 >"the state, known as the Commune" lmao not even close. Not one thing you said is true, just take the time to read a single wikipedia article before telling people to read Capital (which is a critic of the capitalistic method of production, not an essay detailling communism, that'd be the Manifesto).
Also "anarchy is about the individual and the free-market" is so bafoonish it's beyond historical revisionism and fall in the category of pure ignorance. Anarchy is libertarian communism and nothing else, all other "anarcho-" are oxymoronic.
Before any other theory, maybe start with the wikipedia page of Marx, the Capital, the Manifesto, Kropotkin, Mahkno, the 1st Internationale, the labour movement (syndicalism, l'Internationale ouvrière, the IWW, etc.), Bookchin, the CNT-FAI, Rojava, libertarian municipalism and communalism. Will take 20 minutes and will stop making you sound as educated about socialism as a PragerU contributor.
All the best to Kurdish people.
Thanx 🥺
I like how Vox simply calls Rojava "democracy", of course for presenting it as a US-style "democracy". Because, of cource, American general populance don't need to know words like "Democratic Confederalism" or "Libertarian Socialism", because, oh my god, they might start to think about creating something similar in the US...
xD
exactly!
how many times did it happen, that the people voted for a democrat and a republican became president?
No, it calls it simply "democracy" because of the syrian context where ummm, theres a failed dictatorship and religious radicalism
Yep! This isn’t American “Democracy”, it’s real democracy based on anarchist and socialist principles
Love for Kurdistan from the USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Safak Kurt o biçim kürdi alaka lan.
@Safak Kurt o Diyarbakır senin değil KÜRDLERE ait ve sen orada işgalcisin. Biz KÜRDLER texastan gelmedik. Sizden de birşey istemiyoruz kendimize ait olanı alacağız turko.
@Safak Kurt şaka yapıyorsun
@@vcvffbbdv güldürme be beni, Rumlarla beraber yaşasaydık şimdi devlet olmuştuk. En acımasız asimilasyon ve katliamlar barbar türk yönetiminde yaşandı.
Solidarity with the Kurds from the U.S.
heh...
Check the news. We're just a bunch of sellouts.
Really? What now?!
Usa support terrorists
Solidarity forever may Syria be liberated
Middle-East is such a mess. I get so confused.
no sweatty...thats so easy...meadle east srrounded by dictator leaders.just this .
basically the YPG are the good guys
Sheinz yes 🤘🏻❤️
Thanks to USA
@@orenjirenji actually it's thanks to France and Britain not the usa
Syria, Turkey and the arabs no that the Kurds will do a better job in running Syria. The Kurds just want there own state, they deserve it.
why dont you give them some land from your own country ?
@@cancincon3979 , öyle mi , peki neden devlet arşivlerine göre 16. yüz yıldan önce Türkiye nin Güney doğu bölgesinde her hangi bir mezarınız , kültürel iziniz , devlet kaydınız yok , ama 16. yy dan önce Türkiye nin Güney doğu bölgesinde Osmanlı beyliklerinin , Ermenilerin , Asurilerin kaydı var ama Kürtlerin yok , Osmanlı 16, yüz yılda Şii İran ile tampon olsun diye o bölgeye yerleştirmiş ve zamanla o bölgede Kürtler çoğalmış , Kürtler tarihte aşiret toplulukları olarak yaşamış , şimdi Amerikanın ve İsrailin çıkarları öyle uygun görüyor diye emperyalist güçler Kürtleri cilalıyor basında , işte böyle videolarda olduğu gibi propagandalarını yapıyor , kahraman gibi gösteriyor , milliyetçilik fikriyle doldurup , silahlandırıp , urtaya salıyor , utanın hep birlikte Orta doğuyu ateşe attınız , milyonlarca insanın katline , göçüne , sakat kalmasına sebep oldunuz , tabi siz Kürtler , İsrail , Amerika haklı , mahvettiğiniz ülkeler , insanlar haksız mı oldu , bırakın bu emperyalistlerin kuyruğuna takılıp fırsatçılık yapmayı , emperyalistler sizlerle işi bitince size de tekmeyi vurmayı bilirler , hiç merak etmeyin.
@@wiii7216 they don't need to give its thiers, and Kurdistan Is ours. Everyone have lands and identity
@@canparem2710 lan harf degisikligi yapip tarih yapilari silip bombalatan oclarins sot
@@canparem2710 Laf mı anlatacaksın bu elemana
Long live the kurds 💯👊🏻
Thank You VOX for reporting the story of the Kurds . Their voices and grievances needed to be heard.
Spas dikim bra
The Kurds!!! ❤️ Our hope for a small and free republic. Free Kurdistan.
thx dude☺️
You can hope for that.But It will not happen with presence of countries that has Kurd Militias.I dont have any problem with normal Kurds they can do whatever they want but killing Turks,Turkmens,Assrians,Pers and Azeris is not okay in the region of Middle East.
@@Hammmaa211 Of course. I respect you guys deeply.
and Free Afghanistan
When US needed help the Kurds fought the Isis..now when kurds needed help Us just left them..Merica
"Home of the brave"
Why did USA need help??? ... The victims of ISIS were mostly Muslims from Syria and Iraq, as well as Christians from Syria and Iraq. In addition, USA was using and arming ISIS to achieve its geopolitical objectives in Syria. Now the USA is using the Kurds to weaken the Syrian government.
lol what did you think? Do you think that US will fight against turkey for kind of terorist group. Kurds did not fight to isis for humanity, or for favor. They are living there and they protect them from isis. Fun fact as you see in video, in the first weekness of the central goverment, kurds tried to establish their country with the help of emperialist US. These YPG(pkk) has been trying to split turkey as turk and kurds for decades. İf turkey will be weak like syria goverment, these terorist ypg will attack to turkey. turkey has to fight with them before this happens.
"kurds have no friends, but mountains" - kurdish proverb
Thats a bit simplistic. The Kurds took as much advantage of Americas invasion and supply of arms to develop their own army and push for a kurdistan. The loyalty you so speak of was for personal gain. This idea of American betrayal is silly. No one group other than the Kurds have most benefited from the American invasion of Iraq. So if anything the kurds should be eternally grateful for getting this far.
God bless you Kurds
@@heixudbjesygzghshejsjzgsvs3099 don't worry he is mentally disabled 👍🏼
Max 422 he is turkish what do u expect lol
God bless palestina
Loved the video! Kurdistan should be Independent and recognized by other countries as an country
Yes my friend. YESS
I love these videos, I learn so much in 5 minutes. Thank you for making and sharing them 💛🤓
Science with Katie your everywhere on CZcams
and you believe these videos without questioning it? Fun
I would like to give an advice. Do not learn political news only from one source. Check the other news sources for example from Russia, Turkey, and even Syria or EU. You will avoid the propaganda news. And then you will see how the one source can change millions of mind. Example: czcams.com/video/u8Zx4kHLZPQ/video.html
none of your business I watch a lot! 🤓
Bas Nope, I read up on things after a lot. All videos on CZcams are just a starting point for learning. 🤓
Long live Kurdistan, from an American, I don't know why we don't help you guys, I personally support you! May God protect and bless you and your country! 🙌✌🏼💕🙏
Because US used them
Kurds never give up
We are real warriors
We are real fighters
Yes
Turkish Armed Forces😱
@@mustafasayn6529 if a turkey not used air force we are conqueror ankara
kurds can take land from Israel 🥱
@@itzz-monster6272 :D hahahha
Finally! Someone covers the Kurds, if ever there was an example of the failure of decolonization, it'd be not giving the kurds a state, they'd easily be one of the most western, liberal states in the region.
Sévres almost made it possible. Until, well...... Turkish WoI.
That's kind of bullshit... my dad is from dohuk and we Kurds are pretty not liberal. We have plenty of culture and traditions that we hold we would be pretty open to the cultures around us tho.
It wouldn't be "western", it would be middle eastern, please try not to spread the west=democracy view, it also wouldn't actually be a state but an autonomous region or similar, since they are anarchists.(Democratic Confederalists to be exact)
Don't you see in today's era that Democracy is not an answer anymore?? It's already failing the value of liberalism.
The Kurds are mostly communists. The PKK, Kurdistan Workers' Party, is a actually a communist party. Which is good, I don’t think that liberalism can gather enough power to fight against these four badass countries: Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq. Although both USA and EU claim to be allies of democracies, but they are not always on the side of democracy. If democracy is in their interest, they may be on the democratic side, as in Kosovo. If democracy is not in their interest, they may be on the non-democratic side, as in Catalonia.
One of your best international politics videos so far. Amazing maps, graphics and script structure. It's so easy to understand the complexity of the conflict in a few minutes. Congrats, Vox.
I love kurd peopel ...they are so brave ..
M S yes in the mainstraim hollywood media they are launched as brave and heros. İn the reality they killed more then 40.000 civilians in turkey and many thousands in syria. And they flee like rabbits when turkey came to syria.
@@ilhan2947 in reality turkey and syria and iraq and iran killed more kurds because you stole our land. 40.000 is nothing for us.
JOKER ZL ???? Kurdistan never existed so how can it be stolen?
My Chris be with all Kurds..... Java🇮🇩to Rojava🌹
My heart goes out to all Syrians. I hope peace, freedom, and prosperity come to your land quickly.
If you want to see what Syria is like watch 7 days in Syria on Hulu and some documentaries on CZcams. It's a lot more complicated than this video can show.
Matthew Fornear e.g. Last Men in Aleppo - Oscar nominee.
As is literally everything else
Matthew Fornear kklll
Just spend some time on r/syriancivilwar and syria.liveuamap
Matthew Fornear Are you trying to sell hulu (entertainment tv online) as factual evidence to base ones decision off of? A tv service provider......wow you have been brainwashed to believe MSM as Hulu and Netflix are MSM service providers.
As a Turkish American, I support the Kurds. I'm sorry you guys have been treated so badly
Quinn Bicer Trump pulled out and stopped supporting the Kurds for a obvious reason, he doesn’t want another civil war on America’s footprints.
@Volkan kerem turkey didn't create isis
@@JohnSmith-oe5rx no he pulled out of syria because he made a promise in his election campaign to bring all US troops back home, this is a massve problem because the US have destabalized all of the middle east, which was proved moments after the US withdrawed troops in the norhter syria border...
I'm very proud of being KURD cuz no army (unless the Kurdish army with only weapons and wemen) in the world that can hold against 4 armies with air forces and tanks.
True, i don’t know how but the turks are still afraid of the kurds
@@mixho1558 we dont fight Kurds. We fight the PKK and connected groups.
@@mixho1558 they fight pkk which is good for both us kurds and Turkey
Are you proud to send children to war while "men" go into hiding?
@@gb4698 erkekler nerde saklaniyo aptal herif her aileden 1.2 erkek sehit bide gelip erkekler sakaniyo diyosun
This mini-documentary leaves out perhaps the most important part of the story, and one that greatly explains the attitudes of both the US and Turkish governments, among others. The Rojavan revolution is heavily influenced by anarchism, or at least by libertarian socialism more broadly. The means of production (etc.) are to a great degree in the hands of workers' councils, neither capitalist nor statist. Along with the secularism and feminism, this is a really extraordinary development in the world, akin to Revolutionary Spain/Catalonia in that country's civil war, The Ukraine Free Territory during the Russian Civil War, the Paris Commune, Chiapas today, and so many more.
I literally shed tears after hearing that the U.S. is pulling out of Northern Syria leaving our staunch allies in the fight against IS to fend for themselves against Turkey trying to create their "safe zone". How can they feel like the move is anything but a stab in the back?
America abandoned them after they were useless. Just that
Its rojava
@@rezaardiansyah434 it is syrian territory
@@ferhat5685 northern Syria*
@@suleyman8696it is pure Kurdish territory
support kurdistan from germany
Support your mom from turkey
Shut up arabعلي امين
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Support Kurdish.**
this is Syria 🇸🇾.
biji kurdistan biji germany
*Long Live Rojava - Kurdistan❤💛💚✌✌✌✌*
Long live Syria
Free Syria
I can't believe how complex this area has become. Thankyou "Vox" for sorting all the involved groups. All the best from Canada!!! 🇨🇦
thats what they wanted you and people to say
Viva Rojava!!! From Philippines
Same. They also fought for their independence.
Rise Kurds love from india
Kurdish are strong people.
Thry are strong people. They helped us fight against the british. I wished americans never came into your land.
My support to Kurdish
thank u💜🙏
@@rubaril i love you guys
I stand with kurd women fighters
T DM you might not understand why but in my opinion the good people here are kurds and the syrian government. ISIS and Syrian Rebels are western backed terrorists
@@UnstoppableEmpire I don't like dictator like Assad but I know Assad is better than radical islamic rebel who backed by west for Syria. But the kurd women I always respect to them and they are fighting for their women right ,they don't run from Terrorists ,they are fighting back.I stand with them.
You do realize they also let little girls of age 14-17 fight, right?
Thank you. Kurdish women are the most powerful in the world.
@@yurichtube1162 citation needed
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U ppl r heroes🙏🙏🙏 Big respect. I wish u peace and victory 🙏
Bijî Rojava!
If you ask me the Kurds have more than earned they're country
Yes I agree with you, but who or what country is willing to give up their lands and resources.
@@lukajank2075 see thats the problem. None are.
@@scotandiamapping4549 exactly.
@@scotandiamapping4549 Well If You’re Scottish Even English People Don’t Like It To Scotland Get There Own State And Same Thing Goes For Us To Have An Country You Have To Fight For It Don’t Expect To Give You
I really hope the best for the Kurds.
Thx dude
What about syrian peoples which got killed by them what about thausands of peoples they lost their home ?
@@murad.l1646 who those peoples that you mean? do you mean ISIS's families who are foreign and SDF fed them?
@@eyubaram4954 i mean real syrians who lived here before real turkmens real iraqis lived here before with kurds... kurds killed almkst all of them or threw them out of borders 1 million people sied durinf civil war 5 million people ran away
@@murad.l1646 pleas solve your grammar. I don't understand you!
I'm down with the Kurds having their own state finally.
@General YeahYeah Lol. Glad I did my part then.
Now with the kurds a country Lets make galicia one
No state
Technically it’s not a state. It’s organized under democratic confederalism? Which a stateless direct democracy
It will never be a state in syria
Thanks to the Kurdish people, he survived a great trouble. they all owe them.
who watches Turkey Operation Peace Spring and USA Abandons Kurds in 2019?
Edited.over 179 thanks Likes!
You mean terrorist's right ?
The world is not what it used to be. He saw the true face of America and the world right now is giving rising to Turkey. Turkey is right. You are good for peace in Turkey.
it is not kurds it is pkk terrorist organisation.
Ypg is the dog who guards the oil fields for us. And they get paid for it. There is no oil in northern syria so us pulled back to the oil fields. Us will help ypg only around the oil fields.
@@hizliders i can assume by your name that you are a turk
I am from Pakistan and have been watching youtube videos about kurds fighting in iraq and syria. I love kurds i think they are brave and peace loving people who want their freedom. May God help them
Bro. No they arent. Your ligete going up against our own Country Pakistan. Pakistan is supporting Iraq and doesnt want Kurdistan independent due to them being in Turkey who is our ally. Plus China is also fighting them. They Kurds are funded by Zionists.
@@anasmubashar8531 Kurds only want freedom and take back our land
We are not want land of any other nations
Only our we are fight for our land
@@itzz-monster6272 how much land is yours???
Free Balochistan and Kurdistan
I am a Kurd, and beside anything political, I just want to say i love how accurate and truthful these videos are!
Hong Kong & Rojava will fight for freedom.
We have kurd brothers in iran . The best friends of mine are kurds i love everything about them . Much respect
And i have friend kurdish.. I support to find what they ask.
I knew a bunch of Kurds back in high school who told me how having their own country is so important to them. I'm glad that that is happening
Cidden öyle Amerika bizi yardım ediyor ALLAH hepimizin yardımcısı olsun ama ne olursa olsun vatanını Amerikayi koru kardeşim Kürt
it didn't , and it will never happen XD
Kurds: Finally! After all ages!
Cry we the best
Kurds always fight when it's needed to defend our country no country in earth can touch us.
Love from Rojava to all our friends around the world 🌎
I have hope that kurdistan will be an independant democratic republic
but we have hope✊
Dilemeye devam et
I'm a kurd :) there is an old kirdish saying "The Kurds have no friends but the mountains" sadly this saying has been proven over thousands of years... surrounded by more powerful nations the kurds have no chance to defend themselves so they rely on others.. but everytime they abounded or stab us in the back... then the Kurds turn their dead crashed dream into a silent hope in their blood to pass it on to next generations... thats why the dream never dies.. and one day which is soon the kurds will rise all together and fight for their land.
Ace Spade the kurds have achieved nothing permanent in so many years. Our people are uneducated and gullible. They follow anyone off a cliff. That’s our problem.
The Kurds are the only ones in the Middle East that want a lifestyle similar to the West. They want freedom to live a peaceful life and they aren't getting our support. It's a damn shame. Good luck to you bro I hope one day you can have your own place to call Kurdistan and live in peace.
Animal fighting in the corner is the force to be reckoned. No matter how unfair the odds are, keep up with it. We cannot afford air support anymore, but we can afford sending you the strategy. Mountain is your friend. Think of it. It provides one of the most powerful strategic advantage.
Ace Spade
So all you want is a state ha ???
Does having a state make your life anyway better ??
Look at South Sudan they have their own state, look at them now they are killing and EATING each others and facing genocide and Famine !!!!!!
at least the Romans were nice enough...
Love for rojava from india
Title: how kurda got used again.
great work. thanks guys
I hope the end of this conflict sees a secesssion of Rojava into their own democratic state
Thank you Vox for explaining a very complicated issue in 5 minutes. Something the news can’t do
Hey
Are u from USA
We Kurdish people, are really respect te women in our society.
This government actually seems promising
Ikr, Free Kurdistan!!!!!
@@pashambeats6273 Cope harder.
VIVA ROJAVA! greet from Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩
@@jokocha yeah muslim ❤️❤️
Interesting that vox didnt say how russia helped defeat isis
Russia, Iran and syrian Arab army did 95% of the heavy lifting but you won't find that on news because that doesn't fit in their agenda
RatherA post the logistics and who posted the article
I mean its a video about the Kurds
Probably is true that people omit that
But this isnt about who did the most work or anything
@@RatherA not true .. the Kurds did the most part in East Syria
Shahnid Ismail because they didn’t.
All world owes KURDS , because we defended all world against ISIS ,
Thx for this, it explain some of the confusions of my mind
They conveniently fail to mention Rojava is more than just Democratic, its ideological basis is in the work of Anarchist/Libertarian Socialist thinker Murray Bookchin. It's something to akin to Anarchist Catalonia or the Free Territory in Ukraine, rather than a small attempt at Western liberal democracy.
Leonard Cline well to be honest I want to see how an anarchist society would work. If they succeed it might show something to the rest of the world.
*If they succeed it might show something to the rest of the world.*
That's why they don't want it to. That's why the authoritarian socialists were the only ones who got to play out their experiments, because they could resist being crushed more easily. Its remarkable what they've done amid a war.
Better than a dictatorship.
Leonard Cline They are filthy communist.
SpinazFou Actually Murray Rothbard even admitted "Anarcho-Capitalism" is anything but Anarchism. Because it requires an authoritarian organ to have private property.
Without a state there's no way to say "this is my property" unless of course your saying that while holding a weapon.
With so few friends of the west in the middle east, it seems unfair to the Kurds to walk away from them now after they fought the tough battles against ISIS. If Rojava were to become a safe and well defined state controlled by Kurds, perhaps the problem of terrorist action inside Turkey would diminish. Diplomacy with the offer of a homeland can be powerful motivation.
interesting theory. but how is that supposed to work if Erdogan doesn't even want to give his people freedom & democracy?
so you are saying, pkk would stop trying to expand inside turkey if rojava controlled by kurds.. interesting theory
Kurds deserve a separate country...
in france
@@taurohkea2169 shut up
@@joshuakotei6261 you can't silence the right of independence! Marseilles belongs to Kurdistan!
@@taurohkea2169 what?
@@taurohkea2169 Kurdistan deserves a country
Her bijî YPG û YPJ
Her bijî Rojava
Her bijî kurd û Kurdistan
Love ❤️ Kurdistan from Somalia ❤❤
Thank u bro , for your support. we just want peace
Thank you bro we love somai
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Biji biji rojava biji biji Kurdistan
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