The water of the Jaghjagh River was heavily used for irrigation of more than 50,000 decares of agricultural land in the city of Qamishlo. However, the river now poses a threat to the public health and environment in the Jazira Canton because the Turkish state has poured sewage and chemical waste into the river.
Founded in 2013, the Syriac Women’s Union aims to develop women’s and social organisation in the Middle East through the solidarity of Arab, Kurdish and Syriac women.
Since its inception in 2014, the social contract of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has stipulated that all government bodies, including local councils, cabinets, and defense forces, must have one man and one woman sharing power in the executive seats.
The Turkish state is using the burning of forests and the destruction of nature as a tactic of warfare against the people of the region. The Kurds, but also the Arabic and Christian populations in the region of Mesopotamia* are trying to create attempts of local democracies and autonomy, for which the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria is only one example.
In Raqqa, women lead agricultural activities by producing, breeding, or increasing agricultural products, managing land and operating farms.
Sheife’s main drinking water station in Deir ez-Zor Canton was put into service. Sheife station, the third station put into service, together with Qele and Siwêr stations, will provide drinking water to 50 citizens.
In Northern and Eastern Syria, which has fertile agricultural lands, 81,673 farmers work on 7 million 521,621 decares. Despite the attacks of the Turkish state, agriculture is flourishing.
Kardelen Women’s House of the Rezan (Bağlar) Municipality in Amed (Diyarbakır) has been reactivated since the DEM Party won the municipality in the local elections in Turkey on March 31.
Residents in the city of Manbij, northern Syria, believe the city’s location between three areas of control made it strategically important.
The area affected by the fire that erupted between Amed and Mêrdîn and killed 15 people, should be declared a disaster area, ecologists say, “This plunder should not be the fate of this region.”
Gülistan Murad, spokeswoman for the Kongra-Star economics committee, explains the importance of building an autonomous communal women’s economy.
A solar-powered water well has been constructed in Dêrik, a town governed by the Autonomous Administration North and East Syria (AANES), marking a significant advancement in sustainable infrastructure in the Kurdish-led region.
