We are deeply saddened by the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
For many years, he was one of the most influential voices on foreign policy in the U.S. Senate and within the Republican Party. In times of great danger, he repeatedly stood with the Kurdish people in Başur and Rojava, advocating for their security and for close cooperation with Kurdish forces in the fight against the so-called Islamic State.
With his passing, the Kurdish people have lost an influential advocate and trusted partner in the U.S. Senate.
The Kurdish Community Germany (Kurdische Gemeinde Deutschland e.V.) extends its heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones, and political colleagues.
May he rest in peace.
@SenateGOP@LindseyGrahamSC@IKRPresident@MazloumAbdi
Kurds are diverse, and this diversity is not our problem but our strength - the Kurds’ problems were, and are, power, invaders, colonizers, terrorists, religious ideologies, facism and racism. Kurdistan is for all Kurds to decide, but there can be no free Kurdistan without women’s liberation, and there can be no struggle fought without Kurdish women’s participation.
This is the grave of the martyr Jiyan Tolheldan, the general commander of the YAT Counter-Terrorism Forces, who was in the front lines of the battle to defeat ISIS and terrorist organizations in defense of her people and the world.
She came from the ranks of the YPJ, and at a time when Kurdish fighters were confronting ISIS, Turkey was shelling them and supporting extremist groups.
She was martyred in Qamîşlo ( Rojava ) by a Turkish drone after many years of resistance.
And due to the occupation of Afrin by Turkey and its mercenaries, she was prevented from being buried in her city, so she was buried in Sheikh Maqsoud.
Today, the graves of the martyrs who defeated ISIS and sacrificed their lives are being violated by the forces of the “new Syrian army” (HTS), in a scene that reflects the continued targeting of those who gave their blood in the fight against terrorism.
As for what happened after the defeat of ISIS, it is a series of successive betrayals that affected the Kurds in Sheikh Maqsoud and across Rojava; where the international coalition led by the United States and France abandoned their commitments, and real support was withdrawn at a moment of need, repeating the same scene with regional and local parties that benefited from the victory without protecting those who made it possible.
This is a complete betrayal of the sacrifices that defeated ISIS on the ground.
But the truth cannot be buried, and the martyrs remain, and betrayal will remain a black mark in history.
#DefendKurds
#Rojava
The Kurds were among the bravest allies of the Free World in the war against ISIS.
They defended Kobane.
They protected Christians, Yazidis and Arabs.
They fought and died while many others watched.
More than 11,000 Kurdish fighters paid in blood to destroy the ISIS Caliphate.
And how were they rewarded?
Abandonment. Pressure. Betrayal.
Turkey attacks them.
Iran threatens them.
Radical militias and extremists still threaten Kurdish regions in Syria and Iraq.
A loyal ally deserved security guarantees, political recognition and long-term partnership — not cynical geopolitical deals.
History will remember the heroes of Kobane.
And history will remember who abandoned them.
#Kurds #Kurdistan #SDF #Rojava #Kobane #ISIS #Syria #Iraq #Turkey #Iran #Trump #MiddleEast #Democracy #NATO #FreeWorld
The Kurdish woman… in times of war, she stood on the front lines, carrying the weapon as she carried the dream of Kurdistan.
She defended her land and her dignity, proving that her freedom is a right to be seized not a gift to be granted.
#WeAreAllYPJ
أدعو شعبي الكوردي في غرب كوردستان إلى التجمّع والخروج دعماً ومساندةً، والانتفاض تنديداً بالهجمات العدائية الجبانة وغير المشروعة التي تستهدف إخوتنا في جنوب كوردستان.
إنه واجب على كل كوردي حر، فَرَدُّ الجميل هو أبسط ما يميزنا كشعب واحد، مرتبط بقضيته وبأهله في جميع أجزاء #كوردستان
Em xemgîniyê bi gelê Kurd li Herêma Kurdistanê û hêzên Pêşmerge re parve dikin, ji ber şehadeta lehengên wan.
Herwiha em sersaxiyê ji Serok Mesûd Barzanî, hemû rayedarên Herêmê û malbatên şehîdan re dixwazin, bi hêviya şîfayê ji birîndaran re.