Saleh Muslim: If war stopped, Turkish state would collapse

Saleh Muslim said the attacks on Shengal, Zergan and Tel Tamr are the result of a comprehensive strategy for the Turkish state.

22 August, 2021 09:20

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Saleh Muslim said that the Turkish state-led war coalition was based on hostility towards the Kurds, and added, "This coalition must shed blood in order to protect itself, and it will collapse if the war stops."

Member of the co- chairmanship of the Democratic Union Party, the PYD, Saleh Muslim, spoke to ANHA agency about Turkish state attacks on Shengal and North and East Syria, and the silence of the Iraqi Government and international forces.

Saleh Muslim offered the beginning of his condolences to the Shengal people and the Kurdish people in general, and said about the recent attacks on Shengal: "This attack took place on the anniversary of the Shengal massacre, on the anniversary of the August 15^th, and on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Mam Zaki. The Turkish state insists on implementing what ISIS has not been able to do. It was aimed at exterminating the Kurds and the vanguard, and undoubtedly the execution of this attack on August 15^th is a message to the Kurdish people in general that you cannot expand August 15^th and claim your rights.

Shengal Agreement concluded between the Governments of Baghdad and Erbil is a continuation of the annihilation of the Yazidi people; The Turkish state states that the agreement was signed under its supervision; However, the resistance of the Shengal people prevented its implementation, as the Shengal people prevented their army from entering Shengal. "

Muslim referred to the martyrdom of the commander of the Shengal Resistance Units, Saeed Hassan, and the massacre at the Sakena Hospital, and said: "On the way that Saeed Hassan was supposed to meet with Kazemi, he was targeted. This is a message addressed to Baghdad and to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) to the effect that "if you do not eliminate the Yazidi people, I will eliminate them."

They should have responded to the martyrdom of someone like Saeed Hassan, but unfortunately there is no response yet. That's bad. The Iraqi Government must assume its responsibility for this and say that this is unacceptable, Shengal province is far away hundreds of kilometres from the Turkish border and poses no danger to it. The Turkish state was violating Iraq's sovereignty by such attacks and had bombed the wounded who had been taken to the hospital.

There is no law in the world that allows hospitals to be bombed, even military ones, but everyone is silent on that. Because they find no one to stop them, especially international powers. International forces must shoulder their responsibilities towards humanity and towards its principles. "

Muslim said that the failure to take any position by Kazemi was a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, adding on the subject: "Above all, there must be sovereignty in order to reinforce trust with citizens and with internal forces. Turkey itself says, "Our borders are our honor." Aren't people's borders also its? It must respect Iraq's honour and not compromise it. "

Attacks on Shengal coincided with similar attacks on north and east Syria, and around attacks on north and east Syria, Muslim said: "Since 2014, the Turkish state has been planning to exterminate Kurds, and eliminate the Kurdish People's Liberation Movement. Supporting ISIS and sending it to north and east Syria was part of the plan. So far its plan hasn't been foiled. It founded ISIS as well as other factions, such as Jabhet al-Nusra, in order to send them to attack areas in north and east Syria, occupying our territory through ISIS and other mercenary gangs.

The difference between them and the current attacks is that the Turkish state attacks itself and openly. Our regions, such as, Shahba, Tal Raffit, Ain Issa, Tal Tamr, Zergan and Qamishlo are attacked on a daily basis. It wants to intimidate the residents of the area and displace them, also added is the special war that it runs and the attempts to recruit and use agents and spies to kill people. All these things are linked.

Noting that the attacks were escalating as a result of the internal problems of the Turkish state, he said that the war coalition, it was leading was based on hostility towards the Kurds, adding "This alliance must shed blood in order to protect itself, and it will collapse if the war stops. They also have many internal problems, in order to hide them and prolong it; They have to fight in every direction. It tried to fight in Libya, Azerbaijan, etc. Currently it can do nothing in Libya and Azerbaijan, so there's only Kurdistan left. It therefore fights from Afrin to Iran's borders.

Wherever you find a weakness you'll attack. It's fighting at random. As is known, there are standards of war that state that hospitals and civilians are not targeted, all of which have been violated by the Turkish state. it doesn't even care about ethical standards either. Water is cut off from the people of the region in order to force their surrender. It cut off Afrin for months. And now it is cutting the water from al-Hasakah. These are all crimes against humanity."

Muslim noted that both Russia and the Damascus Government remained silent about the Turkish attacks, and said in this regard: "The Turkish state is a member of NATO and generally violates NATO standards. So far, no one has raised their voices. It also violates the truce held with Russia. Before the attack on the headquarters of the military junta in Tal Tamr, the people demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the Russian forces. An hour later, it was attacked, they see but they are ignoring the violations. Neither the United States nor Russia are telling the Turkish state that it is violating the agreement. The result of this agreement was that the Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew 30 miles away.

Referring to relations with Russia, Muslim said: "There has been contact between the region and the Russians since 2012. We have always explained our goals to them and are well aware of our plans within Syria. In 2015, Russians entered the region to protect the Damascus Government. Sometimes they also look at the Kurd and say hello. But they didn't say or do anything serious for the Kurdish people. All their negotiations with the Kurd were against either Turkey or the Damascus Government, they're trading Turkey in Kurd, and they're doing the same thing with the Damascus Government. They're not serious about the Kurd. Especially since someone like Putin knows the Kurdish issue very well and he has to focus on this one himself. The Russians are required to take this case seriously. What are our demands, we want Russia to do in Syria what it did for its people inside Russia, building a democratic Syria? Today Turkey is undergoing demographic change in Kurdish areas. And Syria wants the same thing. The Damascus Government has no objection to the existence of hard liners gangs, but it does not want to have Kurds in those areas. The Damascus Government must abandon this mentality, which will give it nothing.

Its views have brought Syria to this point. Hopefully you'll give that up. We look positively at Bashar al - Assad's statements, and no one can eliminate this authentic people. Since 1963, the Damascus Government has sought this goal, but it has not succeeded. The Government is turning a blind eye to the recent attacks.

And a Muslim predicted that the Afghan crisis would cast a shadow everywhere. "ISIS showed up with a few. When did ISIS manage? When it seized the Iraqi army's weapons, it acquired the power of a state. There is also a force behind ISIS that has contributed to its power, seeking to establish an Islamic state in Iraq and Syria. Then gradually expand. This project was for the Middle East: But the project hasn't implemented.

Now they're applying the same project in Afghanistan. Afghans have been displaced and the Taliban have seized Government arms, American weapons, helicopters and air power, and become a State by surprise. It was not a week that I took control of Kabul.

What they have not been able to achieve in the Middle East is sought in Afghanistan. To date, States have stressed the need to establish relations with the Taliban and have prepared for their recognition. It gives legitimacy to the establishment of an Islamic succession in Afghanistan. That's a bomb. There are a lot of doctrines in Afghanistan, and they have problems with China, Iran, Russia and its allies such as Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. America left the bomb in Afghanistan and withdrew.

Muslim called for the support of Shengal and the escalation of the struggle "who does not embrace the Shengal resistance is not Kurdish, Kurdistan is not possible without Shengal. Because the original roots of the Kurd are in Shengal. The Yazidis resist attacks and must be protected because it is a matter of honour. We have to support them. And we'll do what's needed. Why is the enemy seeking to occupy Shengal? In order to isolate Southern Kurdistan from Rojava. We need to strengthen our organization to win. That's just how we can stand up to enemy schemes. "

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ANHA