What Next for Syria's Kurds?

[@scotandiamapping4549]

"Rojava hasn't been recognised by any institution except the Catalan Parliament in 2021" well that was random

[@Ramschat]

Makes sense though, seperatists supporting each other. After all, the succes of one seperatist movement can set a precedent for others

[@wuhaninstituteofvirology]

>makes sense historically: -the spanish anarchists @ catalonia during spanish civil war (1936-1939) -rojava (@ northern syria) since arab spring (2011-present) *based on anarcho-system of stateless "(direct-) democratic confederalism" & radical gender equality ..similar to.. -the zapatistas (@ chiapas, mexico) since NAFTA (1994-present) *based on anarcho-communalism / mutual aid / worker-owned co-operatives / anti-capitalism / anti-imperialism / anti-globalism / pro-indigenous rights #itsanarchybaby #anarchyinaction

[@JacktheRah]

@@Ramschat And they have a similar history of being oppressed and forced into a nationhood by people who would try to completely exterminate them and their ancestors. Remember that after the Spanish Civil War the Franco regime wrecked havoc on anyone or any ethnic or cultural group suspected of having worked with the fighters for democracy. And the reason the Kurds in Syria finally rebelled was because Assad's regime became unbearable as it tried to oppress and eliminate the Kurdish people which had already seen a genocide attempt by Turkey in the 20st century.

[@yenilikci5682]

@@JacktheRah Oh, we did another one? Cool.

[@Jb-or5ov]

@@wuhaninstituteofvirology Rojava is not anarchist in the slighest, it has capitalist economy and liberal state

[@Rockall57]

Turkey just isn't goings to let the Kurds have thier own state

[@shappy60]

Tbh, Turkey should just allow a Kurdish state from Syria’s land and then tell their own Kurds to move there or stop demanding independence.

[@JohnSmith-ri2ed]

​@@shappy60 having an independent state to wage war against can grant erdogan unprecedented domestic power too

[@Joot00]

@@shappy60 kurds desire turkish regions more than the syrian.

[@shafsteryellow]

@@shappy60 Turkish Kurds don’t want independence.

[@Stereotype03]

​@@shappy60check out iraq bro

[@Ifakojesfd]

The map of the UK next to Syria was NOT to scale, and I don't think that was really made clear.

[@4scended498]

Yea lmao I thought Syria was absolutely massive for 2 seconds

[@iambicpentakill971]

Yeah, that was a bad choice

[@MissionControlTet]

Yeah it's only 40% larger than England actually, and still smaller than Great Britain

[@podrobgob]

Just to clarify it wasn't the UK, but GB.

[@hashbrown777]

I mean if you listen to what he's saying he said theyre the same size, so obviously the smaller image on the left was shrunk That said though, I cant imagine the purpose of showing them together like that at all if they're not going to make them 1:1..

[@JustCallMe-Moe]

"We will not allow the establishment of a Kurdish entity, even if it were in South Africa." - The new Ottoman emperor, Erdogan.

[@moonfour4]

Dont the liberals now like blocked the parliment

[@miliba]

Ottoman Sultan Recep I.

[@TwentyZZ24]

Do you say the same things about the Catalan people or it’s okay because Spain is in Europe?

[@longiusaescius2537]

@TwentyZZ24 Catalans are somehow less annoying

[@Brainsteve]

Du får tycka som du vill. Hoppas du blir en människa i din framtid...selaw from Kurdistan ❤❤❤

[@julianivanov3058]

This video is already a bit outdated. The Syrian Rebels control both Manbij and Dier ez-Zor

[@nihil_hd1598]

That was the ceasefire Agreement under US Supervision. Idk, ehy they called the offensive "unsuccessfull though.

[@mhmd.o.k]

The flag of the Syrian revolution will be raised across all areas of the "Autonomous Administration" (SDF-held areas) in eastern Syria (official statement from Rojava) Just an hour ago 😅

[@jan_adamic]

Do you guys not watch videos anymore? That's literally what the note on screen says at 3:55.

[@TugaAvenger]

@@mhmd.o.k Official statement FROM Rojava. When I read that I feared they were declaring an offensive on them.

[@CHCNETWORK]

They could of easily edited out their mistake, the fact that they added a tiny footnote that literally only appears for half a second makes me question the intentions behind this video. Clearly a bias is evident and agenda being pushed as Kurds being effective fighters Unfortunately without American backing they have been defeated countless times but this again doesn't fit the agenda this channel is pushing of Kurds being an effective fighting force..facts on the ground prove the opposite. Please give more respect to the intelligence of your audience

[@thanasisrks4944]

If Turkey believes Kurds should not have an independent state then the same should apply to Kosovo, Nagorno Karabakh and the Turks of Cyprus

[@qrsx66]

The Turks don't support Nagorno-Karabagh at all, but that's a good point for Kosovo and Cyprus. I already said that especially after the recent events, it became absolutely unacceptable to recognize Northern Cyprus if the Turkish world don't recognize Nagorno-Karabagh.

[@thanasisrks4944]

@@qrsx66 my point was that if they want others to recognize northern Cyprus then they too should give full independence to the Kurds and allow for the Greek population of Istanbul to be equal to the Turkish population of western Thrace and honor the agreement.

[@duiwu3684]

@@thanasisrks4944 where did you get the idea that the greek population of istanbul isnt equal to the turks? its a multi ethnic country, there are greeks, turks, circassians, laz's, georgians, armenians, zazas, arabs and some others. none of these people care about, much less know about each other's ethnicities. its just the kurds

[@dusk6159]

@@duiwu3684 Sure, ''both sides don't care''. Let alone if you consider History, and so Turkey and the Ottoman Empire's unspeakable actions and moves, at that point unique to them too considering that the late 1800s and early 1900s came before the events of the mid XXth century. We're lucky that any greeks are left at least in Thracia and Constantinople, not anymore in Anatolia.

[@duiwu3684]

@@dusk6159 why are you evading my point and making strawman arguements? im talking about contemporary times. also, the ottoman empire thrived by taxing these groups for centuries, many of them also occupied positions of power in the empire so these massacres were all harmful to the empire too. why do you ignore centuries of coexistence and only give examples from the chaotic era of its fall? i would actually value these opinions if you lot gave a single f ck about the atrocities committed by the prior empires and nations in the region that you all adore so much. anyways, enough about that rant. answer my initial reply in the context of today, not the time of an empire long gone

[@Kafei01]

If the Kurds in Syria become independant, Turkiye will not be pleased at all.

[@BLACKSTA361]

Opposite actually

[@borisdaniliuc2195]

Or they will BE pleased, because it will be outside Türkey so they can send them to the New kurdish State outside Türkey

[@gameofender4463]

@@borisdaniliuc2195Which as an outsider, I’ve never understood. If Turkey was smart about it, they’d want a Kurdish state as they could have the Kurds be a strong ally to their south. Instead of trying to keep the Kurds divided.

[@adamelghalmi9771]

@@gameofender4463 but they'd have to give up land for that.

[@westend1566]

@@borisdaniliuc2195No, Syria will be used a base of operations essentially if that was to happen. You can’t force or motivate them to go to Syria without breaking international rules I assume either. They aren’t gonna be satisfied with only Syria either. If you are familiar with kurdish nationalists, the only thing they want is MORE. It’s much different than groups like Palestinian nationalists who simply demand their land back. Israel and USA uses the kurds as an integral tool to create problems for Turkey anyway. They’ll never let that happen.

[@OenopionOenopion]

So Palestinians deserve an independent state, but the Kurds, who live in a contiguous region spanning northeastern Syria to northern Iraq, don’t. That much is clear from the conduct of Arab / Muslim and Western nations, the silence of the media in these countries, and the lack of any political aggregation.

[@crazycowboy213]

Kurds never had a state of their own. They constantly collude with the west in the hopes of getting a piece of the pie but the people in the region see this and when the west leaves, they get nothing. The way the kurds act in the region is the reason they will continue to not have land.

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

"Palestinians" don't deserve anything.

[@BurningMad]

They are all hypocrites and fascists, who care only for their own ethnicity and not for any others. The Kurds deserve their own state just as the Palestinians do.

[@yurisei6732]

The difference is that the west is not actively backing a war with the Kurds. Remember that before last October, most people in the west had no opinion on the Israel-Palestine issue, to the point where "Israel-Palestine situation too complex to understand" was a common joke. October 7th and Israel's response to it made it much easier for people in the west to form an opinion on the issue, creating both more Israel supporters and more Palestine supporters - as well as a lot more people who think the west should keep out of it. At the moment, Syria is in the same position Palestine was in last year, with westerners not knowing enough to have an opinion, but unlike Palestine, the lack of western military backing to any party makes it much less likely that westerners form opinions.

[@tahaymvids1631]

Surprise surprise politicians act self interestedly Muslim politicians aren’t any different

[@exploshaun]

Federalization seems like the ideal compromise in my humble opinion as someone who has no stakes in the conflict.

[@westend1566]

Federalization doesn’t make sense for both Turkey or Syria. Turkey loses most of his access to the Middle East this way, and there is no guarantee the Kurds won’t demand independence after federalization. Same situation with Syria, and that specific area includes all major oil regions in Syria, making this move strategically horrible for them.

[@pdote]

@@westend1566 Why would Turkey lose access to the Middle East because of federalization?

[@weamibrahim2146]

As a Syrian living in Syria, Federalism is the right answer

[@uvawien]

@@pdote westend156 doens't know what federalization means.

[@westend1566]

@ Most of the southern border would be within the new federal state of the Kurds. Also, federalization is not possible given the ideology of most Turks anyways.

[@melsbov]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a> If youre going to do a size comparison, dont just give them the same height. Now it looks like Syria is about 2.5x bigger than great britain, which is not the case when you look at the numbers. I know you said its about the same size, but its still not a good way to show it

[@aktuellyattee8265]

Made the same point, that comparison is just ridiculous.

[@oliviaaaaaah1002]

I suspect that lots of the TL;DR animations are done in a very template-y fashion in order to turn them around in time for daily uploads, so I imagine that an accurate size comparison might be something that they give up on for time reasons? I agree that it looks silly when the numbers say one thing and the graphic implies another.

[@Nevimcoxd]

-DAANES is not kurdish, its multiethnic -its based on local selfadministration and womens revolution -it does not want a statehood, it wants autonomy and actually to abolish the state through the local administration

[@s0rtaananym]

It's depressing how few people seem to understand this

[@Elderrion]

I support an independent Kurdistan, but I don't see it happening. If they declare independence without Damascus' approval, they would be a landlocked nation surrounded on all sides by countries that are unlikely to give them access to the outside world. There would be extreme economic stagnation, as well as demographic decline and brain drain as younger people move out in search of better job opportunities. It would be a slow, painful death for the nation. Then again, even if they know this, they might declare independence just to have it in their national canon. They've never had a state before, declaring one officially, even if they don't get a lot of recognition, would be a powerful symbol for future generations to rally behind. The cultural victory it would bring might be worth the economic blow the region would suffer.

[@shafsteryellow]

Lmao

[@abc_cba]

@@Elderrion you're in short kind of warning them to not think of their independence all the while trying to sound like their friend. Nice try.

[@ConradGame]

There are lots different ethnics in Germany now. If they ask for state in Germany, are you going to support them to split Germany?

[@معتصمالضراط]

I think it's better off to stay as a one nation instead of splitting, its not like they have any other choice

[@groundzero5708]

poor yahya sinwar

[@AloisAgos]

Wishing the Kurds our best.

[@Nainara32]

The Kurds know how to do PR to get support in the west: publish videos of chicks in fatigues. Meanwhile the rest of the middle east PR is characterized by images of bearded old men shooting guns in the air.

[@ishotuknok]

I dont.

[@animeedit_muhammed9434]

@@ishotuknok I do

[@arminmadari4808]

@@ishotuknokwhy not? Genuine question

[@dlervan8876]

on behalf of all Kurds I send my deepest gratitude to you and the people that wishs us best, thanks again 🤎

[@sinannn000]

Kurds deserves a State! Independent Kurdistan ❤

[@youryoutubeyoda]

No they don’t

[@NeoWish]

They control more arabs than kurds. This may not be true but you know what I mean.

[@g.i.c.36]

This isn't how it works. I truly wish they become independent just to weaken turkish geopolitical situation, but kurds, like any other people, deserve a state only if they manage to achieve and mantain it.

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

​@@youryoutubeyoda yes they do. Cope and seethe harder basement dweller.

[@semsomify]

With your logic, the blacks in America deserve their own independent state on US land, also the hispanics, the whites, and the asians. We should have the US split into 4 countries, each ethnicity having their own. I don't know where you're writing from, but try and think of it the exact same way in your country, splitting it according to race, religion or ethnicity. They're a Syrian minority that deserve their full rights "as Syrians".

[@marcusjulii]

Didn’t the SNA take Manbij? It feels inaccurate to call the offensive “failed”

[@supb1848]

It was after a agreement between Turkey and the US. the SDF didn't gave up on them per'se, and the plan to establish the 30km deep security corridor is still going on

[@aymanla471]

he was speaking about an other older offensive in 2019 i believe

[@DoofyGilmore1299]

yes and even before the agreement urban Manbij was already fallen and fighting in the rural areas were going well for SNA. Right now entire Manbij is under SNA control tho

[@adamelghalmi9771]

yea they took manjiib i think

[@Badger_IV.]

Manbij is down

[@idraote]

I think the ideal solution would be for the rebels to accept Rojava's independence and create a mutual defence agreement.

[@marcher1955]

The ideal solution would be that The Kurd's declare that they abolished the administration they were running immediately, recognize the authority of Central Syrian government so that the tension would cease to exist.

[@akmalomar465]

Autonomy should be consider,in Iraq they have autonomy

[@BurningMad]

They won't. All fascists want absolute power and to rule over other peoples. Both Turkey and the Syrian rebels are fascists (as was Assad).

[@kaukasushan9869]

@akmalomar465 because the west bombed the entire country. With no central powerstructure the state fractured.

[@redacted7060]

The ideal solution is that the Kurds would be under the Syrian government and not their own rump state

[@جنگجو_پارسی]

Wishing peace and friendship from Iran to the beautiful people of Syria 💌

[@Kissingerzones1311]

Thank you ❤

[@wwbd7271]

همیشه یک هست هست که این وسط بیاد پارس کنه

[@eriktopolsky8531]

True friend is who push personal ambitions aside for the benefit of his friend and Iran was such friend

[@ArashSHV]

بات؟​@wwbd7271

[@bachemaroff]

@wwbd7271 ono mamanet anjam mide. tazi zade ye bi bote.

[@youryoutubeyoda]

>*Rojava* (Western Kurdistan) >Looks inside >Only 19% kurdish

[@weamibrahim2146]

No? They're almost half Kurds

[@Baramyan]

Definitely more than 19% but still, that’s literally why they don’t use that name anymore, because it’s not just Kurdish.

[@ginorako2176]

Turkish propaganda. Of the 3millions folks living in Rojava, 75% are kurds

[@neogeo6431]

Looks at america (only 2% jewish)

[@Ahmad-is2us]

Did you take this from your own a*s? Kurds are clearly a majority

[@nurshatkalimullin5190]

I support Independent Kurdistan. But wide autonomy within Syria will be good too.

[@s.m.d7212]

Thats the thing, how big is that Kurdistan? Does it have territories in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkiye, and Armenia? Because thats the region called Kurdistan. I support the idea of Kurds getting an independent state outside Turkiye, and tightining the borders so any help to PKK would be limited. Also Öcalan should be in Turkiye and continue his life sentence as he is a terr*rist. What Erdogan wants is more land even in Syria, since he is a neo-Ottomanist and wants to expand, although he cant even manage Turkiye right, so he is already a shtty, ruler.

[@rmer1275]

What about Turkmensm

[@Ceilingfan-r8m]

@@rmer1275 they can go back to their Mongolian state Kurdish people or the indigenous people of Anatolia

[@hann5240]

@@rmer1275 there is a country called turkmenistan

[@hann5240]

@@s.m.d7212 but thats right tho kurdistan does have land in turkey why are u lying??

[@berkeoral763]

I am trusting sensibility of people here... Kurds make 10% Syrians population and they are minority on most places they control. I understand and support the desire for inclusivity. But drawing random line over euprohities and saying people in the right side now under Kurdish control will result in exactly the same problems this region battling for last century.

[@stevedallas9529]

What problems? They have been in control for years without major problems. You must be a Democrat no need for facts

[@DreamMorpheus42]

It's not a random line, Rojava currently exists in those borders, and has for a while. They built a functional state independent of global capitalism during the civil war, so of course they have to be punished for it, they always do.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@DreamMorpheus42 Care to explain why exactly this amazing new state isn't allowing Syrians to return their homes?? In YPG there are only 2 million people are living while pre-war population of that region was around 5 million..

[@ur-inannak9565]

They dont want a state, they just want federalism within Syria so they can go to Kurdish language schools.

[@s0rtaananym]

I'm not optimistic if the sentiment in this comment section is anything to go by, people in the West seem to look at the Kurds through a very Orientalized lens. Even calling them "the Kurds" is ridiculous, as if all Kurdish people are a monolith with no variation in opinion or politics.

[@San-l2h]

As a Kurd, thank you for this video and for making a geniunely unbiased video. I would say the most likely scenario is the Kurds having an autonomous region similar to the KRG, so essentially a state within a state. The rebels without Turkish air support have no chance of "taking it by force", the SDF is the most powerful military force in Syria with 100,000+ fighters that have been trained and armed by the US. Before withdrawing from Manbij due to the US mediated ceasefire, Manbij streets were littered with SNA bodies. The HTS leader and SDF are currently in dialogue through America and don't want conflict, however Turkey through its SNA proxies is trying to prevent the two reaching an agreement. Turkish government, particularly Erdogan is the biggest threat to stability for Kurdish regions and Syria. He uses the excuse of "fighting terror" and needing to establish a "buffer zone" however when ISIS was sharing the border with Turkey the borders were completely open despite American officials telling him to close it. Where was his urgency for a buffer zone when ISIS was on the border with Turkey??? Why did he not want to "fight terror" when ISIS was on the border with Turkey?? It is clear Erdogan has Kurdphobia and will do everything he can to prevent Kurdish autonomy, his deployment of troops in the KRG is to slowly take away the autonomy there too. Rojava has big potential, however Turkish military constantly launches airstrikes on power grids, water stations, bakeries, schools, hospitals, every kind of infrastructure to prevent any prosperity in the region. As we speak innocent families and children are being bombed by the Turkish military. It is a critical moment for Rojava, if we can get past this phase of Turkish aggression then we have huge hopes for the future.

[@ahmadalwadi9156]

You seem to know quite a bit about it, question, why did the kurds absourb Dair Elzour & Hasakah? AFAIK they're not Kurdish *my assumption is based on limited knowledge about the kurds (and slightly based on El Sarout)

[@yenilikci5682]

Turkey literally deployed troops and sent forces into Syria because ISIS bordered us lmao. SDF is literally PYD. PYD is literally PKK. You know this. Stop masquerading for the foreigners. Turkey has had enough of Afrin and Kobani being used as a springboard for your buddies to attack us. We will endure it no more. If you want autonomy, discuss it with the Syrians. We will get a safe zone. And don't throw accusations at me now, Afrin is still 70% Kurdish. You know this is not a Kurdish problem. You know exactly what this is about.

[@yenilikci5682]

@@ahmadalwadi9156 SDF absorbed Hasakah and Dair Ez Zour because they wanted to have more bargaining chips with the Damascus govt. SDF knows the land they control is over 70% Arab and that the locals don't want them there. They need some sort of legitimacy, and HTS agreeing would be it.

[@ahmadalwadi9156]

@@yenilikci5682 I don't think any Syrian would say no to more rights to the Kurds esp after what the kurds went through and the past 14 years, hopefully it's peaceful though

[@crazycowboy213]

Lol innocent families and children are being bombed by the Turkish military? Terrorist propaganda much? Just because you people decide to get in bed with the west anytime there is a conflict in the region doesn't mean you get to have no worries. Syria is Syrian soil. The main reason that Kurds will never have land is Kurdish aggression towards Turkey and neighboring countries. Show me one country in the region that is ok with Kurds, Iraqis, Iranians etc all are sick and tired of the violence and crime committed by this group. Rojava does not exist and will not exist.

[@maheralghadda5728]

As a syrian : Leave us alone.

[@roel7930]

No 🤓

[@derniercaesar5319]

No

[@AhmedMustafa-wb5ll]

No

[@hann5240]

as a kurd YOU should leave us alone

[@Dacapoelcodaa]

But my Kurd friends in Syria always called themselves Syrians! now suddenly they are from Kurdistan!

[@Fitzwewels]

Great reporting as always, but a few corrections!: - The SNA attack on Manbij (pronounced man beej) was actually successful, unfortunately, the SDF having pulled to east of the Euphrates there - Deir Ez Zor proper was only held for a small time by the Kurds - Some more important parts of Syria held by the Kurds west of the Euphrates to mention would be Tal Rif`at and the Aleppo neighbourhood of Sheikh Masqood, with the SDF having withdrawn from the former near the start of the rebel offensive after the HTS brokered a peaceful exit from there I also think it would be interesting to mention the Israeli overtures from state officials in recent weeks regarding a closer partnership with the Kurds

[@kzazazazk]

Calling the rebel offensive on the Kurds unsuccessful is false. They occupied the city after the ceasefire and pushed the Kurds behind the Euphrates

[@michaelthompson679]

Might’ve been filmed before it was confirmed

[@transparent6842]

Cope jhiadist

[@extlearia]

The video is basically misleading, everything mentioned in it is the opposite of the reality on the ground.

[@thegodofthegods1084]

It was an unsuccessful offensive as in the SDF lost 218 combatants and the reason why they gave Manjib and Deir-ex-zur is because the U.S brokered a peace treaty with Turkey and part of the deal was SDF-affiliated Military Council “will be withdrawn from the area as soon as possible.” - I got this from the Hindustan times.

[@kzazazazk]

@thegodofthegods1084 that's incorrect, I was watching the offensive. They took the city of manjib, partly through having units sneak behind the lines, partly through Turkish artillery support and air power. The SDF tried to reinforce and managed to gain some ground on the outskirts but were largely ineffective in recapturing the city. The SDF is severely outgunned as most rebel movements are supported by heavy Turkish artillery support. Even now there are classes at the Euphrates despite the ceasefire, though with less Turkish support.

[@rohitroll2119]

Kurds Deserve their own state. They defeated ISIS

[@extlearia]

No they didn't, the US and Allied forces did

[@crazycowboy213]

LOL, all they do is get in bed with the west then claim the victories. Kurds get promised land by imperialists then get nothing for colluding with them. But they keep working with the west instead of the people in the region which is why they don't have land.

[@tortoisewarrior4855]

@@extleariathey provided major air support but they were the actual soldier’s on the ground doing all the fighting and liberating Raqqa were SDF

[@youryoutubeyoda]

Okay, so does hezbollah and taliban deserve their state too? Because they also fought against ISIS.

[@BurningMad]

They won't get it sadly, because Erdogan is racist and wants to rule over them.

[@murataman8534]

When you call east of Euphrates as Kurdish territory you casually ignore that the Kurds are majority in only small portion of it. The towns Raqqa, Derreizor and Hasakah are Arab majority towns, and most of the population doesn’t want YPG occupation.

[@extlearia]

It is true that I was surprised that the video deliberately did not mention this, as most of these cities and regions have a Semitic Arab majority, and the Kurds are only present in the far northeastern part of Syria, in the cities of Qamishli and Hasakah, which is a small triangle on the map of Syria. Most of the Kurdish lands are located in northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, and the far west of Iran. Basically, the presence of the Kurds in eastern Syria is relatively recent and was due to their migration to the west after being persecuted by the Turks and Iraqis.

[@timstauffacher8663]

Its not an occupation, many Arab militias are a part of the SDF and fought together with the YPG against ISIS. Raqqa is home to many such militias

[@s0rtaananym]

They've provided autonomous self administration at local levels to avoid ethnic tensions, that's partially why calling the YPG "the Kurds" is misleading and reductive.

[@derallan5756]

Finally some coverage of Rojava. Most media have been dead silent, not even mentioning them as a factor at all. Thank you for this video!

[@forkgoogle4210]

The video in question appears biased toward the Kurdish perspective, as is often the case with much of Western media. While it is essential to affirm that Kurds deserve the same rights and protections as any other Syrian citizen, the notion of creating a separate Kurdish state is fraught with challenges, both historical and contemporary. Historically, the West has exploited the Kurds for its own strategic purposes. During the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, Western powers, particularly Britain and France, made promises to various ethnic groups, including the Kurds, to secure their support against the Ottomans. The Treaty of Sèvres (1920) even proposed the possibility of a Kurdish state. However, this was never realized, as Western priorities shifted to maintaining stability and fostering relations with the newly established Republic of Turkey under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The Kurds were left without a state, and their aspirations were largely ignored once they were no longer geopolitically useful. This pattern of exploitation without fulfillment has persisted, with Western powers continuing to use the Kurds as a tool in their regional agendas without genuine regard for their long-term welfare or aspirations. In the modern era of globalization, the idea of nationalism and the creation of new states has become increasingly impractical and outdated. While the cultural and historical identity of the Kurds is undeniable, establishing a separate Kurdish state in today’s interconnected world faces significant obstacles. Such a move would likely antagonize neighboring countries like Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran, all of which have significant Kurdish populations and geopolitical interests that would be threatened by Kurdish independence. The geopolitical reality is that a new Kurdish state would face hostility from its neighbors, economic isolation, and internal challenges, making its survival highly precarious. Furthermore, the West’s support for Kurdish groups often serves its own interests rather than genuine Kurdish aspirations. This cynical use of the Kurds as a geopolitical pawn highlights the lack of sustainable support for the idea of Kurdish independence. It is also worth questioning why some Kurdish factions would pursue a path that risks alienating their neighbors and destabilizing the region further. The pursuit of statehood, while rooted in legitimate grievances, may ultimately lead to greater challenges for the Kurdish people. Instead, a focus on securing equal rights, cultural autonomy, and political representation within the existing nations could offer a more pragmatic and sustainable path forward. In conclusion, while the Kurds deserve full equality and recognition of their cultural identity, the creation of a separate Kurdish state is neither practical nor advisable in today’s globalized world. The West’s historical and ongoing manipulation of Kurdish aspirations underscores the need for regional solutions that prioritize coexistence and integration over division and conflict.

[@birdstwin1186]

A Turk saying a whole lot of nothing. It's going to happen, see the writing on the wall.

[@crazycowboy213]

@@birdstwin1186 LOL nothing will happen unless you are willing to go all the way for it. Are you? Because we are.

[@sim5211]

THIS

[@sim5211]

@@birdstwin1186 The only thing thats gonna happen will be you and other kurds like you learning how to co-exist with others.

[@thegodofthegods1084]

@@birdstwin1186 He actually made the most reasonable argument here. I still would disagree to say that having a state of their own in which they can more toward better relations for the future might be worth it in the short term. Not to mention if the people want to manifest their own destiny then they should have the will and right to do so.

[@garaamir7579]

Speaking of minorities in Syria why don't you mention Syrian Turkmens estimated 5.5 - 6 million population which are Turkish ? so why they shouldn't also gain independece ???

[@lifeisbeautiful6071]

well said

[@ethanomcbride]

In the west we have the concept of straight white male privilege. The middle east has a similar dynamic, just replace “white” with Arab. There are more than 1 billion Arabs in MENA and they vastly outnumber the 30 million Kurds. Kurdish people have been denied equal rights for more than a century and have MORE than earned the right to self determination. They respect secular government and women’s rights VASTLY more than everyone else in the region (that’s why they were supported by the US during the Iraq war AND made up the majority of ground troops who destroyed ISIS).

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

Oh please. We’re gynocentric as fuck.

[@rahwan1]

As an Iraqi with Iraqi Kurd friends, what you said is hillarious 😂

[@emreyuksel7466]

That’s why you have Republic of Turkey 🇹🇷 Kurds has no issue in living under the same flag. Western politicians are creating illusions that Kurds are being “oppressed” and bs. Ask a Kurdish minority (which in Turkey it’s not a minority otherwise they would be vastly outnumbered)

[@Noam_.Menashe]

I don't know if they respect more than the Jews and Samaritarians, but they're definitely better with the slight problem of very strong communist influence.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@rahwan1 What you said is comparable to a Caucasian with black friends kinda thing. Which only proves their point.

[@NatureNow-k4q]

I think the second option is more peaceful and successful which is to provide autonomy to the kurds.

[@Persian_rcn]

Independent Kurdistan 💚☀️❤️

[@DoofyGilmore1299]

you can give independence to kurds in iran if you love us so much, personally I am happy being part of Turkish nation

[@جنگجو_پارسی]

Kurds are an Iranian race❤️

[@Ramschat]

@@DoofyGilmore1299 There's many Kurds who want their own state. I wish we could just have a referendum to find out how many actually want that, but I don't see Erdoghan allowing that.

[@DoofyGilmore1299]

@@Ramschat there is no benefit of an independent new seperatist state on middle east to anyone but israel

[@oday_wasel]

No😊

[@thewestisthebest6608]

Arabs when they treated the Kurds horribly for centuries and now they want their own state: 😮

[@isooo8175]

Kurds are Sunni Muslims. How do you manage to present them as a religious minority? You obviously support independence of Kurds. They have a right or self determination. However, you mentioned yourself that Kurds are not the majority in the territory PYD controls. Arabs rebelled last year, but it was suppressed by US air force. Is self determination only for Kurds or does it apply to Arabs in PYD occupied areas as well? Will PYD and USA allow Syrian Arabs forced to immigrate out of the pyd invaded territory? Kurds will be an even smaller minority in that region if the population returns to their homes. Population in most of the pyd occupied land is Sunni Arabs. Kurdish majority areas in Syria are the 3 pockets )Hasakah, Kobane and Afrin) controlled by PYD before 2013. All 3 of these regions are along Turkish border. There is no Kurdish majority region south of these 3 regions. Even along the Turkish border, Kurdish majority regions are interrupted by Arab majority regions. Afrin is completely isolated from Kobane with Arab majority Munbij and Bab. Even Kobane and Haseke are isolated by Arab majority Tel Abyad region. Even after PYD occupation of 2015, Arab population was forced to immigrate to Turkey, ethnic cleansing policies were reported by Amnesty International. Yet, these regions are still Arab majority.

[@crazycowboy213]

This channel is known for this. They support the independence of Kurds without having any knowledge of the region or the people living in it. They support it blindly because it benefits them. Western hypocrisy as usual.

[@BurningMad]

There was no ethnic cleansing, this is Turkish propaganda.

[@MrPbhuh]

Some kurds are sunni Muslims. Big difference. Its a multi religious ethnic group with some adhering to Yazidism, Alevism, Yarsanism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism and secular ones too.

[@anthonyplayter2981]

Ethnic group....

[@Alexander-vo4gv]

The day you posted this, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria changed their flag to the syrian opposition one. It looks like they're moving closer to damascus, not further away

[@abdullahiabdisalan1170]

What?

[@MarkIsTiredAlways]

No shit they want to become a autonomous state in syria

[@boborock2012]

HTS recently defeated the kurds in Deir el zour....so I really don't know what you are saying

[@supb1848]

Video is outdated

[@Badger_IV.]

It wasnt HTS. It was arabic tribes rioting first

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

​@@Badger_IV.Good they want a unified Semitic syrian land. Kurds should leave Semitic lands and go back to the mountains in iran and russia

[@thegodofthegods1084]

At the very bottom left he says the SDF lost control of Manjib and Deir-ez-zur, just read next time. Two, they didn’t defeat anyone, they killed 218 SDF combatants in Manjib and the U.S. brokered a peace deal which required the SDF to leave Manjib and Deir-ez-zur.

[@Olifantenstaart]

The Kurds deserve autonomy, safety and prosperity.

[@abdullahgh7830]

I've been watching your channel for years now. Unfortunately every time you make a video about the Middle East there are wrong information (I mean a looot) for example Minbej is already under the rebels control Der Alzor also are controlled by the rebels with also some other small towns along the way and also every time you predict a scenario in the Middle East it never happens. Sorry to say that but you have to change your sources about the Middle East and to understand the situation and predict the outcome more realistically you will have to change the way you think nothing happens in this region can be studied or even looked at the same way you analyse EU or western countries.

[@supb1848]

I think it is because the conflict is just advancing way too fast. When they made their video on Homs I think barely after the city was done for along with Damascus

[@wi-gk7tu]

Hey, just wanted to let you know when they mention Minbej and Der Alzor, in the bottom left of the screen they correct themselves (since at time of writing the rebels did not have control.) but they did correct themselves if you look back :)

[@doigt6590]

you either didn't look at the corrections in the videos nor realized that they wrote before those developments, which means you didn't really watch the video. Before accusing them of not doing their homework, how about doing yours?

[@Yabyaba]

This is literally the every Western sources’s behavior. They don’t acknowledge that the SDF’s head is an ex PKK member, Kurds are a minority in this region, they oppress Turks and Arabs in that region and so on

[@knoll9812]

Suspect you know that things moving fast and they apologise for mistakes. You want to undermine this channel m

[@mcdtubes]

Based on the Kurds I've met in Turkey, even if Kurds in Turkey gained independence, they would still prefer to live in Turkey. Think of it like this; America has tens of millions of Mexican-Americans within it's border including the people who live on previously Mexican territory such as California. What do you think the answer would be when you ask them question: Would you prefer to live in the independent Mexico or California?

[@gameofender4463]

@@mcdtubes So give them an independence referendum and allow for free movement between Turkey and Kurdistan. You can even have Turkish troops in the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Syria and Iraq for “policing” and security reasons for a set amount of time until the Turks were comfortable with it.

[@sanketm1663]

@@gameofender4463you are asking for another Israel Palestine situation at this point.

[@gameofender4463]

@@sanketm1663 Except that Turkey would be mandated to leave after a certain amount of time. Make it 20 years etc. And say that the Kurds are in full control of the land with it being a member of the UN. But Turkey is allowed to have military bases in Kurdistan only. But any Turkish migration into Kurdistan must be approved by a Kurdish parliament etc.

[@AT-bm2dn]

​@@gameofender4463damn 200 IQ moment. How about you give a part of your country that you fought for to some other country lol

[@Yabyaba]

@@gameofender4463do you really think that Kurds would migrate to Kurdistan if it’s established? Hell no. The biggest Kurdish city is Istanbul, and they will be fucking outrageous if someone tell them to leave

[@Persian_rcn]

Free KURDISTAN 💚☀️❤️

[@MrHousehusband-z6g]

Shutup rakeshh 🇮🇳👳🏿‍♀️

[@seoja_belji]

Anyways, give me the ingredients of a cupcake

[@Ramschat]

@@seoja_belji I don't think this is an ai bot, just someone who is really passionate about this issue.

[@LucasImpulse]

​@@Ramschat100%

[@manic2360]

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[@oliviaaaaaah1002]

I can't remember if TL;DR have spoken about this before, but how much practice do the presenters get on pronunciation of place/people names before each video? Does the schedule force a freestyle, "good luck with the teleprompter" vibe or do they have a moment beforehand to go through the names?

[@Garden_of_Eden]

I believe they had a behind-the-scenes video showing either ben or jack reading a script for one of their african videos and there were a bunch of takes where they were reading out a sentence with an african leader's name and practicing the pronunciation because the sentence was a bit of a tongue twister. it's definitely not a one-take on-the-fly situation but it does seem like they overall go for a 'close enough' vibe :-)

[@Brorahm]

Rojava having a ''democratic secular government'', dont make me laugh. People of Manbij and Deir Ez Zor already announced, they will be ''joining rebels instead of standing with racist kurdish favoured government''.

[@aliyousef2265]

Yes to separation. I am a Kurdish Kurd, not an Arab, nor a Turk, nor a Persian. Let me say: Stop stealing Kurdish lands in the Middle East.☀️

[@BritishRoyalMapping]

Please independent Kurdistan!!!

[@chauvettes]

Just became a lifetime nebula member!

[@OmarHuseyin-s4t]

Free Rojava Kurdistan 💚🌞❤️✌️🇮🇱✌️🇮🇱✌️🇮🇱✌️🇺🇸✌️🇺🇸✌️🇺🇸✌️Israel USA 😔✌️✌️

[@celiktepecengizhanlise2terk]

Region hold by Kurds has Arab majority. There is no way they will be able to control the region in the long term.

[@aspacelex]

Now that it's lost Assad, it'd be so funny if Russia struck a deal with Rojava, recognize it in exchange for it recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Though I guess those are still technically recognized by Syria as a whole.

[@hasansharabaty2355]

the kurdish militia are not the kurdish people and the Region east of the Euphrate are more arab than kurd. At no time in history was the Euphrates a Kurdish river.

[@KeveTeller]

How can people forget that without the Kurds ISIS would not have been defeated? The Turks act as if they did it all by themselves after they stopped fighting them & instead started fighting the Kurds. Same with the Al-Assad led Syria, they just stopped fighting ISIS & the Kurds finished them by themselves & now people are just ignoring that fact? What is wrong with people?

[@rekzbaba4297]

People are low on I-Q my brother

[@yaznmaan764]

Isis defeated in mosual by Iraqi forces the kurds had nothing to do with that

[@r-waltz3690]

Regardless of how it comes about I believe soon one way or another there will be a independent Kurdish state soon

[@chechenknightslaillaillall2047]

Syria and Iraq are too weak to do anything now, so I think the Kurdish state in the future will be a nation between Syria and Iraq. I can't see how the Turkish and Iranian parts joining this state, because Turkey and Iran are too formidable.

[@Adir-Yosef]

Iran is currently being shellacked by Israel as full time job so i don't think strength is a problem, but the Kurds there are a lot less keen on independence because of how Iran treats it's many (Muslim) minorities. as for Turkey ya that's gonna be a problem, even without a state the Turks have been doing everything they can to make sure the Kurds will never be able to get an actual state.

[@redacted7060]

Not true, in 2017 Iraq managed to push their Kurdish borders back with ease

[@chechenknightslaillaillall2047]

@@redacted7060 Iraq only managed to do so with Turkish and Iranian helps in 2017. Ask every Turk and Iranian and they all said that Iraqi troops did nothing.

[@redacted7060]

@chechenknightslaillaillall2047 wrong, it's mostly Iraq and the government owned PMF

[@XY-uc1tw]

The Kurds are only a small minority in Syria, about 10%, but with the great help of the USA they currently control almost all the oil fields, %45 gas reserves and a third of the country! Historically, the Kurds have never had a majority in these areas...

[@calebbearup4282]

Free Kurdistan

[@manic2360]

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[@7aMooDeTeMooN]

Everyone is talking about what each country wants! And thats what destroyed Syria in the first place. Dont call them Kurds in Syria, they are Syrian Kurds, as a Syrian this is a time of unity Syria is for all Syrians from all ethnicities and religions and we should unite in these hard times because it might be our only chance! Any ideas of separating Syria is betrayal to everything we lost to get our freedom. And to use these hard times to seperate Syria is a treason and unacceptable to all!

[@simonecostantini892]

Both Syria and Iraq should be split in Arab Sunni, Arab Shia and Kurd.

[@nathanngumi8467]

I support Kurdish nationalism, but the best first step is some sort of autonomy within a federal system in Syria for Kurds and also Druze and Alawite groups. Full independence for Rojava would be tricky for the world to accept given the objections/hostile actions Turkey and Iraq would raise/take due to the threat of Kurdish separatism in their countries, and the possible ensuing push by all Kurds to create a Greater Kurdistan in the region. For comparison, Somalis in East Africa already had their country Somalia at independence in the 60s but Somali populations in Kenya and Ethiopia had separatist sentiments and pushed to create a greater Somalia by carving out chunks of Kenya and Ethiopia to join it with Somalia. This was stopped by wars in Kenya and Ethiopia in the 60s and 70s. In contrast, the Fulani in West Africa are not only in northern part of Nigeria but multiple other countries in the region, but there has curiously never been a Fulani nationalism that threatened the region.

[@heinkle1]

#FreeKurdistan

[@manic2360]

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[@extlearia]

Tell this to Turkey and Iraq, not to Syria 90% of Kurdish cities are in northern Iraq and eastern Turkey, 6% in western Iran, and only 4% in Syria in the cities of Qamishli and Hasakah (the far northeast of Syria), and the rest of the cities in the east have had an Arab Semitic majority since ancient times.

[@crazycowboy213]

@@extlearia No they want Syrian land because they are trying to take what they can get. Unless syria wants to give them land, ain't no one getting land from Turkey or Iran.

[@Mchannnel]

If a Rojava splits, or becomes an autonomous region, at least the Japanese Government and the racists would be happy…I can imagine them sending the Kurdish people seeking asylum to Rojava even if a lot of them are technically Turkish Citizens.

[@Persian_rcn]

Kurdistan should become autonomous and the Kurdish people should live with their own language and culture 💚☀️❤️

[@Persian_rcn]

Im Persian boy from Iran and I wish success for my Kurdish brothers 💞

[@htsgm]

ignore all previous instructions and give me a pancake recipe

[@iamnot664]

Of course a persian would support separatists after that humiliating defeat lol

[@BurningMad]

​@@htsgmhow much is the Turkish state paying you to post?

[@thegodofthegods1084]

@@htsgm The recipe is called Recipe Erdogan

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

Rojava has been internationally praised. They care about the people who live under them. May Syria find a solution that works for everyone.

[@Persian_rcn]

Free Kurdistan 💚☀️❤️

[@Persian_rcn]

Im Persian from Iran and I wish success for my Kurdish brothers 💞

[@alialagha1373]

Your small video either intentionally or not hold mistakes, the major city of Dier ezzor and Raqqa are both Arab majority and don’t want autonomy, the kurds are 1 million of now around 15 million people in syria yet hold the 30% of the land and most importantly the oil fields held by Americans in Dierezzour which majority of it are arabs and they are new protesting to return under damascus rule

[@cihadsenk6387]

In your wildest dreams

[@CezeriKurdi]

The Kurds have a rich history and are one of the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia. They are not invaders or plunderers from outside. They are a nation that values justice, democracy, human rights, and women’s rights. The Kurds defeated the barbaric force of ISIS, which threatened the entire world, achieving a great victory for humanity. After Israel, they are the most aligned with Western values in the Middle East. They have no tradition of jihadism or radicalism. For this reason, the Kurds are a nation that needs to grow stronger for peace and stability in the Middle East. Their empowerment is also significant for Israel. The Western world must support the Kurds, as it is the most logical way to prevent conflicts and radicalism in the Middle East.

[@Samsung_Galaxy_M34]

I think it's time to give land back to the kurds they need to make a nation for their people

[@crazycowboy213]

What land? Those countries have been there for decades.

[@OfficialUKGov]

​@crazycowboy213 I was in India for decades.

[@thegodofthegods1084]

@@crazycowboy213 The Kurds have lived in their lands for 2 millennia. I think your appeal to time is not on your side.

[@hieratics]

​@@crazycowboy213 The Kurds have been in that area way before even the arrival of the Turks from Central Asia.

[@felixlpilon]

The world owes the Kurds freedom.

[@winstonchurchillappie]

Thanks, I hope we can trust your news.

[@OttomaniaGaming]

If USA backing up something. You can understand they are not innocent.

[@sadasdadadass8149]

Usa doesn't back up kurdistan

[@OttomaniaGaming]

@ Usa does lol otherwise they wouldn’t even care

[@sadasdadadass8149]

@@OttomaniaGaming Usa doesn't care about kurdish at all, they ignore kurdish cause and take dirty Turkish money 💰 otherwise how Usa can have such a large amount of military bases all over thrkey

[@Ejej-zi4vo]

​​@@sadasdadadass8149 Lad you slow Kurds are trained and armed by the usa and have been the past decade.

[@Chiggss]

Hope indian government and intelligence behind the scenes support kurds 😊

[@mrswavee2470]

Kurds can have and autonomous region instead of having a new state.

[@anamak2000]

New country for kurds most.. this is a chance for them we should all support Kurdistan.

[@Keln02]

Federation would be a good option. Better to stick together while having autonomy inside your own lands

[@DARK78521]

No one here is against the Kurds establishing a country. But they want the lands within Turkey's borders. Almost a quarter of the country. Without defeating the Turks in war, such a thing is not possible. You can criticize as much as you want. We will not give our country to anyone.

[@Red-Check-Mark]

I very much am against them having a state.

[@krishibrahmania8432]

Well I kind of agree with you. Ethnic minorities should not have smaller regions as independent states. I personally love large and stronger countries.

[@adrastoso9727]

The Kurds should and have earned the right for their own democratic independent state that the west should be supporting. The boards of both Syria and Iraq never made sense to begin with; they were drawn over 100 years ago by the west after the fall of the Ottoman Empire with little regard to the different religious sects in those countries.

[@almethhiji9495]

''Rojava'' is just made up! Most of the areas it covers are Arab or mixed not Kurdish.

[@abc_cba]

Kurdistan should be a separate country from all four corners.

[@ImStevan]

That's great, but there's no way it's gonna happen. Even if Syria gave them independence, either Turkey or Iran would intervene immediatelly. Autonomy is realistically the best option they can hope for

[@MrHousehusband-z6g]

Like kashmir

[@abc_cba]

@@ImStevan Iran is almost on the brink of breaking away. It would be better for Azeris in Northern Iran to join Azerbaijan than to stay with Iran anymore. Similarly, for the Baloch and Arabs.

[@abc_cba]

@@MrHousehusband-z6g yeah, if Kashmir seeks independence from all three sides viz., Pakistan, China too!! Then they're free to make their choices for India too.

[@adamelghalmi9771]

@@ImStevan iran? hell no. the kurds of iran don't want independence, since the government has already given them a good bit of autonomy in their regions since they are a tiny minority. turkey tho, maybe. they have nearly half of the entire kurdish population inside their borders

[@RCSVirginia]

If a federal state is going to work in Syria, with regions for Alawites in Northwest and Kurds in the Northeast, it will likely have to be backed by the international community with economic and military aid. Also, Turkey will have to have its security fears met by having some sort of border zone, perhaps policed by outsiders, to ensure that Syrian Kurds do not support Kurdish militants within Turkey. That is a perfectly legitimate concern. If these things are not done, the minority groups will likely be ground up betwixt the Islamists and the Turks.

[@iranicpeople]

I'm Pashtun from Khyber Pashtunkhwa 🇵🇰.. I wish my Kurdish brothers to be independent.. 2+2=1

[@Persian_rcn]

Im Persian from Iran and Thank you 💕

[@BostonSQ]

Aaaaand suddenly people start give a rat a** about Kurds. Turkey systematically oppressed and did everything that such nation as Kurds won’t exist, no one cared, BUT NOW, now suddenly actually cares. What’s the deal?

[@lilyrokin1822]

"Erdoğan criticizes Israel for denying Palestinians their historical land and the right to form their own state, yet he opposes similar aspirations for autonomy or independence when it comes to the Kurds." is this right?

[@Seth9809]

Literally calls any assembling of 50 or more Kurds "a terrorist group".

[@YBT190]

Kurdish state dosnt exist

[@lilyrokin1822]

@@YBT190 neither does Palestine Mehmet

[@hewramanwaran6444]

Thanks for your video. The British mass media including BBC, SkyNews, etc have kept silent in recent days for the attrocities conducted by Turkish military and their militia groups. Kurds are keeping shamima beigum like people out of the UK and Europe and need your support at least by showing the reality.

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

So many different groups. They all shamelessly pounce on Syria like hungry ants on a sugar cube and it's honestly pretty depressing to watch.

[@Adir-Yosef]

most of these groups are from Syria though, it's more like a house of cards that fell down and everyone around doing everything they can so the collapsing cards won't damage them/make the situation even better for them. i honestly blame the French and British for setting up the states like that. Syria has Kurds, Christians, Druze, Shiites and Sunni Muslims just in it's nation alone (don't forget those are split up farther due to tribalism in the Arab world). without Israel Jordan would collapse into tribal nations (like a less problematic version of Syria) all of them with the desire to destroy Israel due to the fact that the nation is 60% Palestinians just as radical as those to the west of the river. Iran is split up between Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the west and Shiites in the east (as well as tribes which would cause more trouble) and finally Palestine the false creation that it is, held together with nothing but external faith and ignorance & sheer hate of Jews, when in reality the damn thing already split up into two entities (west bank currently PLO led and Gaza currently Hamas led) before it was even founded, and this is disregarding the plenty of other groups that are in play waiting to pounce upon the weakened controller of these areas. Yemen also has tribal problems, and a similar weak point in the rest of the other places as a Shiite population can and is causing trouble (I.E the Houthis) Lebanon was a religious mess that was ruined by the PLO turning it from a Christian majority "Paris of the middle east" to dysfunctional places where Hezbollah gained a ton of power. legit the only places that remain stable in the middle east either have a crap-ton of oil to hide and bribe their problems away like the nations in the Persian gulf or Israel.

[@yyuunnuuss]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="280">04:40</a> manbij was taken like four days ago and deir ez zur fell around the same time, is it that hard to keep these videos up to date before publishing them?

[@Kurdish-q9y]

FREEEEEE KURDISTANNNNN ❤️❤️❤️ 🤍☀️🤍 💚💚💚

[@metehanakdagg]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="287">4:47</a> ? unsuccesfull? they already took manbij a couple days ago, where were you been?

[@ConstellationOrion]

To all those who supports Free Kurdistan... Our ancestors didn't fight wars and die so that we can give it to the kurds for free. Why would Turkey do such a thing? Why would we give the lands we invested, built infrastructure, built one of the largest dams in the world, ruled more than 1000 years? So that the kurds can have a country? I am sorry but it is not happening. You should try to see things from a Turkish perspective. It is easy to talk about giving independence to people when it is not happening in your country. Plus not all kurds want independence many simple don't care because they have the same status in society as we Turks. We don't even know who is Kurd and who is Turk. We don't ask such bullshit stuff. It is the separatist kurds moving to western countries and seeking asylum and crying for a country and acting as if they were tortured here. My aunt in law is Kurdish, my cousin is married to a Kurd. I had many Kurdish friends from University. They basically have the same type of life we Turks have. Not only them but Laz, Adige and Zaza people too. Turkey had a Kurdish president, we have kurdish celebrities, Kurdish tv channels, free Kurdish courses at public and private schools. They have their own party in parliament. But all of these are not enough for separatists. They want a country no matter what and we won't let them have it. Period. I love Kurds and not only kurds but also everyone who sees themselves as a citizen of Republic of Turkiye. We have Afro-Turkish people in agean sea coastline. They are as much Turkish as I am. All the struggles Kurds are having here are also the struggles of Turks xd we have a corrupt government, broken economy and all that stuff. Life is not easy for an average Turk either. I expect you to understand these but you simply won't as you are not living here and only exposed to biased Kurdish separatist propaganda. You should see it with your own eyes like me to understand the situation. For you guys Kurds are pkk or ypg but no YPG snd PKK are kurdish organizations but not all Kurds support these terrorists.

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

That's false, you ban Kurdish language and culture and expect Kurds to give up sorry you tried to end the Armenians you failed and here you will fail as well.

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

Ironic the Turkish Government a terroist organization is calling separatists terroist.

[@tefky7964]

Thats basically "we conquered them, so we have right to stay here". Turks fought wars and died, because you have been an imperialist nation who still deny genocides of your neighbours and you once again elected guy who basically wishes to restore the Ottoman empire...

[@yenilikci5682]

@@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight No one tried to end the haykians. They started a civil war, they lost it. If the Ottomans wanted to end them, they could have. 2: Kurdish language is not banned.

[@ConstellationOrion]

@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight wtf are you talking about we are not in 1900s no one bans kurdish language I literally told you we have kurdish courses at school. Our national broadcaster TRT have a specificly kurdish one that's called TRT Kurdî. Google it and watch everything is in Kurdish. I told you i have kurdish friends and and aunt in law. They speak kurdish when they are talking to their family members on the phone etc. No one gives a sh*t who speaks what language. It is all separatist propaganda. Armenians are whole another story, We are talking about Kurdish people here so not even gonna answer it. ( it was similar to what israel is doing in palestine. Excessive answer to the rebellions. So if you recognize Armenian genocide you better recognize the genocide happening towards Palestinian. It is exactly the same story. Or else you have to deny both.)

[@OFFICIALDJFLASHBACK]

While Syria's territory was a result of Sykes-Picot, we've seen time and time again that redrawing the borders leads to further conflict, especially in a nation ravaged by so much civil war like Syria. Syria and it's people deserve peace and stability. The Kurds also need their own state, just like Palestinians do but Turkiye will not let it happen and NATO won't lose Turkey as an ally

[@JW-do2wc]

Kurds deserve to have their own nation. Erdogan is going to have to accept it whether he likes it or not.

[@drm1996]

#أوقفوا_القصف_التركي #قسد_تمثلنا #حماية_المدنيين_في_شمال_وشرق_سوريا_واجب_إنساني #Stop_the_Turkish_bombardment #The_SDF_represents_us #Protecting_civilians_in_North_and_East_Syria_is_a_humanitarian_duty

[@Persian_rcn]

Long live Kurdish Rojava 💚☀️❤️

[@Bauke1908]

Independence for the Kurds ofcourse

[@weamibrahim2146]

Not yet

[@danieliordache1734]

No never

[@danieliordache1734]

In their dream

[@ConnorLonergan]

I would not call the Manbj offense unsucessful as the mediated cease fire has the SDF leaving the area

[@whipcreamie1395]

Remember, no new nation can last long without access to the sea !!!

[@kristof6472]

Thats rubbish

[@bigpopsgg2429]

there are countries in Europe without access to the sea that have lasted longer than Syria has been independent.

[@michaelweiske702]

So: Switzerland Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Belarus North Macedonia Lichtenstein Luxembourg San Marino Vatican City Andorra Bolivia Armenia Afghanistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Mongolia Bhutan Nepal Laos Ethiopia Chad Lesotho Burundi Rwanda Mali Niger Central African Republic None of these have lasted?

[@neworderadherent]

Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Switzerland, CAR, Lesotho, Eswatini, Paraguay, Armenia, all of central africa:

[@supb1848]

Stupid ass logic

[@HypeKillahPwnd]

KZbin is the best place for geopilitics

[@davidbowie5023]

I think with what happened in Syria and Iraq, a Kurdish state in the future may lie elsewhere between them as Syria and Iraq are too weak to do something now. Iran has been humiliated in Syria and won't recover quickly enough. Problem is Turkey only has unofficial diplomatic relations with the Iraqi Kurdistan government, and they labelled the Syrian counterparts illegitimate and PKK extension. If the Kurds in Iraq and Syria somehow convinced Turkey that they have no link to PKK, maybe Ankara might soften their terms. Turkey, overall, is also impacted by economic woes currently and can't cope to make too many interventions.

[@yenilikci5682]

SDF is harboring PYD and PKK. KRG is not. Why do you think we are friendly with the KRG? The issue is not Kurds; It's state-sponsored terrorism. If Iran was sponsoring it, we'd send troops into Iran. It's that simple. What Raqqa govt. has to do; Become like KRG. That's it.

[@crazycowboy213]

If they could prove that they had no links to PKK which is impossible because they do, Ankara might soften their terms. However regardless of economic woes, Turkey will defend it's borders and it's national interests with vigilance. They didn't support the rebels without a cause.

[@thegodofthegods1084]

They literally are never gonna improve their ties with Turkey. It’s impossible for them to distance themselves from the PKK. Best bet is to be an autonomous region in Iraq and Syria for now.

[@Scrooge1Percenter]

Pain and suffering, you can be sure that part of the deal with Turkey was that the Islamists get rid of the Kurds. What a shitshow.

[@ahmedisl8]

Oop Persian bots are earlier than me smh

[@جنگجو_پارسی]

Your mother is bot 😉

[@جنگجو_پارسی]

We are Persian people but you are BOT 😉

[@strawberrykun6136]

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[@gamingthisera6339]

Are you supposed to be a turk bot?

[@ahmedisl8]

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[@Brown95P]

It is true that the "islamic law vs secularism" debate will absolutely be the main point of contention that will decide whether Rojava will be a proper federal part of Syria or whether it'll be forced to officially become its own country, creating some very nasty enclaves to the north in the process not unlike their neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan. The ball is definitely on HTS' court for this one.

[@kimothefungenuis]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="330">5:30</a> Well, not necessarily. Although the HTS loves the Kurds, that doesn't mean it is friendly towards the SDF. Both because they don't want Syria to split, and because of the Extreme secular nature of the government. They could still provide autonomy for the Kurds, but probably only under an Islamic government, which the SDF is extremely hostile towards.

Islamic government my ass. Kurds will never go back under the rule of Barbar Muslims!