64 years have passed since the Amouda cinema fire, killing 283 Kurdish schoolchildren. The cinema has been rebuilt in cooperation with the Municipalities Union of Jazira Canton and the Rojava Film Commune.
On October 23 and 24, Turkey has attacked 30 confirmed locations throughout NES, carrying out airstrikes targeting electricity, oil, and other civilian infrastructure. Many locations were hit several times.
The air strikes targeted factories, two bakeries, a health center, and Asayish (Internal Security Forces) checkpoints. Oil stations such as Awda, Tafla, and Suwaydiyah, along with power stations in Kobane and Amude that supply and service the cities were also hit.
This repeated targeting of vital and service facilities precipitates a humanitarian disaster in an area that is home to millions of people, who are already suffering from severe fuel and gas shortages as a result of Turkey’s repeated targeting of infrastructure facilities in previous years.
Residents in the city of Manbij, northern Syria, believe the city’s location between three areas of control made it strategically important.
The bakery project called “Tenûra Îştar” started by Kongra Star Economy Committee in Washokani camp aims to provide employment to displaced women living in the camp.
A naturopathy center was founded five years ago for the population of the self-governing districts in Aleppo. The employees research their grandmothers' healing methods and the patients are satisfied.
A women’s bakery opened by the Afrin-Shahba Cooperative aims to provide employment to displaced women of Afrin.
Mesopotamia Foundation has worked for a decade with Kurdish speakers in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran to revitalise the language and folklore. It aims to develop a multilingual university where students can learn in their mother tongue, primarily Kurdish. On Kurdish Language Day, Board Member Bahoz Baran presents the foundation’s achievements to date.
With 78 cooperatives, women also play a leading role in building a solidarity economy in Rojava. The construction of the economy takes place under war conditions.
Turkish airstrikes in the city of Kobani in northern Syria on Jan. 14, led to the complete destruction of a poultry farm and resulted in losses totalling tens of thousands of dollars.
A doctor and hospital manager in the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria, warned that hospitals are about to become unable to provide services due to fuel shortages caused by the recent Turkish targeting of oil fields.
Healthcare facilities in the areas held by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) are not exempt from Turkish strikes, the matter raises concerns for the population that nowhere in Northeast Syria is safe. Frequently, Turkey launches airstrikes and drone attacks against the AANES-held areas, targeting oil fields, power installations, and other facilities. This includes healthcare facilities that previously provided services for civilians.
Despite efforts of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) to develop productive sectors and the local economy within the available possibilities, there are obstacles that hinder the achievement of these goals.
