Bayık: Attacks on Rojava carried out with international powers' acceptance

In a lengthy interview with the Firat News Agency (ANF), Cemil Bayık; the co-chair of the Executive Council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and the world, including what is going on in Rojava and Syria.

Modern capitalist powers reject democratic models

Bayık noted that the model of leader Abdullah Öcalan, represented in a democratic ecological society and women's liberation, is anti-authoritarian, anti-state, and anti-capitalist. Undoubtedly, those who wield despotic power over peoples, and the modern capitalist forces that have brought humanity to the brink of annihilation, reject this model and obstruct its implementation. This is happening not only in Rojava but everywhere the influence of the leader and the Kurdish Liberation Movement is felt.

In this context, Bayik addressed the attacks targeting Rojava and North and East Syria, stating, "This attack is an attack on democratic society."

"The attack on Rojava aimed to eliminate the democratic model in the region"

Bayık explained that "the Damascus regime, represented by Hayet Tahrir al-Sham, neither recognized nor accepted the democratic system in Rojava and North-East Syria. It was clear that they would enter into tension with it. Would this tension be conducted in a democratic atmosphere, or would violence be used? Because the rulers of Damascus lack a democratic mindset, their resort to violence was obvious. Certainly, they did not have the groundwork or the power to do so alone. After obtaining the approval of international powers and the support of regional states, they began working to destroy this democratic system and break the will of the Kurds."

He pointed out that the attack targeted the democratic system in Rojava, adding, "Tom Barrack stated that there is no democracy in the Middle East, and that a monarchy is the most suitable system." He considered this statement an insult to the peoples of the Middle East, explaining that with this statement, a threat was directed at North-East Syria, saying, "When a monarchy is proposed in the Middle East, of course the democratic system in Rojava and North-East Syria is seen as a threat to the monarchical and non-democratic systems in the region. This democratic system represents a danger to the Middle East, which is dominated by the modern capitalist system. One of the goals of the attack on the Democratic Autonomous Administration system in Rojava and North-East Syria is to eliminate this threat."

Turkey sees democracy as a threat to its existence

Bayık emphasized that Turkey has always viewed democracy as a threat to its existence and has refrained from taking steps towards it for fear that the Kurds would benefit from it. He added, "Neither the coalition forces, nor Hayet Tahrir al-Sham, nor Turkey accepted the Autonomous Administration system established in Rojava and North-East Syria. They consider democracy a system of administration that nullifies their own system, and therefore they wanted to eliminate this democratic system by breaking the will of the Kurds. This system, which is based on Arab, Syriac, Circassian, Turkmen, and Armenian communities, was formed by the will of the Kurds in the Rojava Revolution. Therefore, attacking this will is a direct attack on the model of the democratic society. They believed that if this model succeeded in Syria, it would spread throughout the Middle East."

"Those striving for freedom see, in this model, hope "

Bayık addressed the claim by some that the model of an ecological, democratic, and women's liberation society, and the building of the democratic society, has collapsed, saying, "If there is a system collapsed today, it is the authoritarian, state-centric, capitalist system of modernity. Don’t the problems this system has brought upon humanity, and the current global crisis, demonstrate to humanity that this system must be abolished? Those who claim that the idea of an equal, free, and democratic life for the people has collapsed in the form of North and East Syria are themselves in a state of collapse. These individuals and circles are devoid of the idea of a democratic and free life."

He added, "Regardless of the collapse of this model, this idea is a political and social system that represents a new hope for humanity, a hope that humanity will embrace with greater determination than ever before.... The people, the workers, the women, the youth, and the forces striving for freedom see hope in this model."

The Rojava system has become an example for the world

Cemil Bayık noted that this democratic model has been implemented in Rojava and North and East Syria for 14 years. He stated, "With the exception of Turkey and the leader's opponents, this model is cited as an example worldwide. It has been proven that a social system based on this model can be established."

He made clear that in Rojava, despite the shortcomings in the implementation of this model, which have been criticized, a social system for life has been established. Women have achieved a level of freedom unparalleled in the world. Kurds, Arabs, Circassians, Syriacs, Armenians, and Turkmen live together in an atmosphere of brotherhood, without fighting each other. He added, "Although this system has been dealt a blow by attacks from international powers and forces hostile to the Kurds and democracy, it cannot be said that this idea and this project have collapsed. Only some of the areas where this project was supposed to be implemented have been occupied by forces hostile to democracy."

Peoples will adopt the leader's model more widely

Bayık pointed out that humanity cannot accept the current state system of power, nor the capitalist modernity system. He said, "If there is a system or idea that has collapsed, it is the ruling state system subject to patriarchal authority."

In conclusion, Cemil Bayık; the co-chair of the Executive Council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) affirmed that the model of leader Abdullah Öcalan and his project of a democratic ecological society and women's liberation "will not collapse; on the contrary, they will develop further and be adopted by people on a wider scale."