Federation of Northern Syria
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Federation of Northern Syria اتحاد شمال سوريا Federasyona Bakurê Sûriyê | |
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 Flag | |
 Area controlled by Rojava in yellow | |
| Status | De facto autonomous federation of Syria |
| Official languages | Kurdish Arabic[1] Syriac-Aramaic |
| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Democratic confederalist[2][3][4][5][6] |
• Co-President | Hediya Yousef[7] |
• Co-President | Mansur Selum[7] |
| de facto federation from Syria | |
• Autonomy proposed | July 2013 |
• Autonomy declared | November 2013 |
• Regional government established | November 2013 |
• Interim constitution adopted | January 2014 |
• Federation declared | 17 March 2016 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 4.6 million[8] |
| Currency | (SYP) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Driving side | right |
The Federation of Northern Syria or Northern Syria Federation is an autonomous federation in the predominantly Kurdish northern part of Syria. It was declared on 17 March 2016, being led by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD).[9] The federation consists of Rojava, which is made up of the three Kurdish cantons of Jazira, Kobani and Afrin, which in 2014 had a population of 4.6 million. The Federation of Northern Syria has a large portion of it being non-Kurdish majority areas captured from the Islamic State.[10]
History
2016
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On 10 February, Rojava's first representation office outside of Kurdistan (and second in total) opened in Moscow, in order to develop a, "comprehensive partnership with Moscow."[11] This will grow support for autonomy, Kurdish-International diplomatic relations and possibly independence in the near future.[12]
In April the PYD, YPG, and the YPJ will open a representation office in Prague, Czech Republic.[13]
On 21 April 2016 the Autonomous Protection Force was formed.[14][15][16] They are trained by commandos from the YPG, training consists of a 9-month course. They will form the nucleus of a new professional army to defend their declared federal region. The APF moves in to secure towns that the YPG or the SDF have seized from ISIS.
See also
References
- ^ "West Kurdistan divided into three cantons". ANF. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Jongerden, Joost. "Rethinking Politics and Democracy in the Middle East" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Ocalan, Abdullah (2011). Democratic Confederalism (PDF). ISBN 978-0-9567514-2-3. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Ocalan, Abdullah (2 April 2005). "The declaration of Democratic Confederalism". KurdishMedia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Bookchin devrimci mücadelemizde yaşayacaktır". Savaş Karşıtları (in Turkish). 26 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (26 October 2007). "Among the Kurds". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Syrian Kurds declare new federation in bid for recognition". Middle East Eye. 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Syria and Iraq: too little, too late". Ottawa Citizen. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
- ^ "Syria civil war: Kurds declare federal region in north".
- ^ "Syrian Kurds declare their own federal region in Rmeilan in defiance of peace talks in Europe". Mail Online. 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Rojava's first representation office outside Kurdistan opens in Moscow". Nationalia.
- ^ http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/144caf69-1682-4cdc-9553-188c862fed91/Rojava-diplomatic-missions-open-in-Europe-
- ^ "Syrian Kurdish forces to inaugurate first representation office in Czech Republic". Ara News. 31 March 2016.
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/4fu4sg/afp_syria_kurds_train_new_army_to_protect_federal/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpFwkfs8nvo
- ^ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/211248
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