NORSHAN ABDI

KOBANI_ Hasakah governorate witnessed on the ninth of October attacks targeting service institutions and images of martyrs, in addition to Kurdish symbols embodying women's struggle, which caused security tensions, destabilized the region, and stirred up discord among Syrian components.

The recent events in Hasakah governorate sparked a wave of overwhelming popular anger across the regions of Rojava, especially in Kobani city. In this context, our agency monitored the opinions and positions of the women of Kobani regarding these attacks.

"We Will Not Allow Discord to Thwart the Process of Guaranteeing Our Rights"

Bakira Sinjar, from Kobani city, denounced the recent events witnessed in Hasakah, describing the current phase as "sensitive," especially for the Kurds of Syria. She noted that the region is witnessing an advanced integration path between the areas of Rojava and its forces with the Syrian interim government.

She added: "We aim, through the completion of this process, to consolidate our rights legally in all cultural, linguistic, and political aspects," stressing that the position of the forces and residents in their areas is firm and clear in supporting the democratic integration process in Syria.

She explained that there are parties striving to thwart this path. "We are witnessing continuous attempts and attacks to undermine this phase by stirring up discord between components, and targeting the Kurdish people in particular." She considered that the attacks that targeted the images and cemeteries of martyrs and the symbols of the women's revolution are clear evidence of those sabotage attempts.

She confirmed that the people of Rojava will not allow their principles to be violated or their areas to be dragged into conflicts and discord, stressing that assaulting the symbols of the women's movement and the images of female fighters who sacrificed their lives for women's freedom is "rejected behavior that contradicts human values and principles."

Bakira Sinjar concluded her interview by emphasizing that the primary goal of the Hasakah events is to erase women's identity and eliminate their gains achieved over years since the July 19 Revolution. "We will not accept any assault on our gains, and we will do everything we can to protect our identity, whatever the cost," calling on the government to hold the saboteurs and aggressors against the values and images of the martyrs accountable to ensure the progress and success of the democratic integration process.

Obstructing the Path of Democracy and Integration

For her part, Laila Ahmed, from Kobani city, announced the categorical rejection by the women of Rojava of any assault targeting women's identity, revolution, institutions, and the values of the martyrs, describing the aggressors as "saboteurs stripped of human principles," confirming that retreating from this position is contingent upon holding those involved in the sabotage accountable.

She stressed the continuation of struggle and resistance with the will of Kurdish women to protect the gains, explaining that this discord and the targeting of national and cultural symbols aim to obstruct the integration path and cut off the road to building a democratic Syria.

She noted that the success of this phase requires legal recognition of the cultural and political rights of the Kurds as citizens, alongside safeguarding women's rights and recognizing their sacrifices.

At the end of her interview, Laila Ahmed called on all components of the Syrian people to take a firm position against these saboteurs, confirming that "the martyrs represent a red line" as they are the fundamental pillar for living in dignity and implementing the democratic project. She simultaneously denounced the government's silence and its failure to hold the sabotage groups accountable.