Hello, fellow Reds.

Since the Syrian War I’ve heard leftists speak of Rojava, but I’ve never understood the importance or significance of it.

Well, we should maybe start by defining what it is / was.

Partially related (partially?), I’m reading the Kurds or a part of them is CIA-backed and that “anarkids are going to fall for it again”. This is in relation to Kurds attacking Iran by proxy.

So I need a bit of context about the region.

Thanks 😁

EDIT: Thanks for the replies! I understand the topic much better now 😀 One can never, ever, accept to become a tool of imperialism and/or the right (not a big difference anyway).

  • plinky [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    15 days ago

    functionally they stole oil from usa enemy until that enemy collapse, but with leftist aesthetics and then were inevitably betrayed. Now whether some autonomy and woman fighting for that project was worth it jordanification of syria and likely civil war in iran via air tunnel they now provide for entity? opinions differ on vision.

    obviously on the tactical scale/the ground they were better than whatever the alternatives were at the time of appearance, and they didn’t appear out of cia, but rather fighting isis and some pkk elements (thus leftist flair), but then again, western tourists have gone to fight for them, and they haven’t gone to fight for hezbolah. Basically secular fighting force turned into useful idiots turned into malicious actors.