In memory of heval Botan
I remember the first time that me and heval Botan could sit and talk with a cup of cai in our hands. We spent the morning together planting trees on a riverside, digging holes and getting our hands on the mud, dreaming about keeping the desert out of the arid lands of Rojava. It was spring 2018, Afrin had just been been occupied by the mercenaries of the Turkish State. Continue reading In memory of heval Botan
International anarchist call for solidarity: Earthquake in Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan
The earthquakes of 6 February and their aftershocks have devastated entire regions. The death toll is in the tens of thousands and continues to rise. Access to water, electricity, gas, food and other basic necessities is reduced or non-existent for millions of people.
Comrade Reşîd, we won’t forget you
We are sad to learn that comrade Reşîd took his own life in 2021. He was an internationalist volunteer in YPG for over 4 years.
In our statement we want to honor his memory and speak of the mental health aspect of the revolutionary struggle, which needs much discussion.
Remembering Rafiq Şamî, Ahmed Hebeb
Lorenzo Orsetti fell in battle side by side with an Arab fighter named Ahmed Hebeb. Those of us from Tekoşîna Anarşîst knew him as Rafiq Şamî. It was not a coincidence that they were together that day. Lorenzo and Ahmed knew each other well from Lorenzo’s previous four rotations to Deir Ezzor. During one of these occasions, Ahmed stripped down to his boxers, counting out for us from head to toe twenty-seven separate wounds that he had received while fighting ISIS over the years. Lorenzo wanted to be where the action was, and Ahmed always knew where to find it. They died together, in a hail of bullets with both guns blazing, providing covering fire to a group of their comrades who were retreating in the face of a desperate ISIS counter-attack. Ahmed was beheaded. For whatever reason, Lorenzo was not.
Every Storm Begins with a Single Raindrop, a letter from a comrade of ş Tekoşer
Three years ago, on March 18, 2019, my friend Lorenzo Orsetti was killed in action during the battle of Baghuz Fawqani. He was fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces against the last bastion of the Islamic State in Syria. Before any more time passes, I would like to say a few words in his memory.
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