RONÎDA HACÎ

Hasakah- The political and military crisis and conflicts that started in Syria in 2011 continue in a different form. The 61-year-old Baathist regime collapsed when Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of Damascus on December 8, 2024, and established a new interim government. The people living in Damascus, especially women, the Alawites, Druze, Christians and Armenians, do not believe the speeches of HTS about “democracy”. Since December 8, many videos have been shared on social media platforms, showing rights violations, including killing, violence and looting in the areas controlled by HTS.

“The system of the Autonomous Administration is a model protecting all religious groups for a democratic Syria,” said Syriac women in the city of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.

‘We do not accept a Syria without women’s representation’

 “If the new Syria is built with women’s representation, it will be a democratic and equal country,” said Silva Berî, one of the Syriac women living in Hasakah. “Free women can build free societies. Therefore, women’s representation in the reconstruction of Syria is important and meaningful. We do not accept policies and decisions that ignore women and we define such policies as genocidal policies. Women are leaders in all facets of life in Rojava; they have important roles and missions. The co-presidential system guarantees women’s representation in Rojava. We do not accept a Syria without women’s representation and we want to rebuild a Syria based on gender equality.”

 ‘A new Syria can be built by the unity’

Silva Berî drew attention to the attacks on the Alawites and said, “The attacks on the religious groups in Hama continue to affect the Alawite community. We condemn these attacks. The aim of the attacks is to cause conflict among people, conducting massacres against ethnic groups in the name of religion. A new Syria cannot be built in this way. A new Syria can be built by the unity and solidarity of all people from different nationalities and religions.”

‘The people of Syria have struggled against monism’

The unity and solidarity of people led to the collapse of the Baathist regime, Katrîn Losrîn told NuJINHA. “People from different identities such as Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs, Armenians have united and been in solidarity with each other in North and East Syria. The people of Syria have struggled against monism for years. Since the fall of the Assad regime, attacks have been carried out against women, religious groups, especially the Alawites. These attacks are unacceptable. We want a colorful Syria.”

‘The YPJ and SDF resist on the Tishreen Dam to protect our land’

Katrîn Losrîn also commented on the resistance of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) on the Tishreen Dam. “The YPJ and SDF resist on the Tishreen Dam to protect our land. This resistance shows that women are leaders and role models in the military against the most advanced weapons and war planes.”