Egyptian figures condemn attacks on Rojava

As attacks escalate and a siege is imposed on Kurdish regions in Syria by mercenaries of the interim government, Egyptian political forces and currents have expressed widespread condemnation of the military escalation, warning of its humanitarian and political repercussions. They called for urgent international intervention to halt the attacks, protect civilians, and ensure the rights of the Kurdish component.

The Egyptian Position

Egypt welcomed, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ceasefire agreement between the interim government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, expressing hope that the agreement would constitute a serious step toward launching a comprehensive political process that includes all Syrian components.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stressed the importance of not excluding any party from the political process, affirming that “dialogue and inclusive political participation represent the only way to build the Syrian state and ensure its stability.”

Political and Societal Positions

Egyptian and Arab figures announced their rejection of the bloody escalation in predominantly Kurdish areas, calling for “an immediate cessation of violence, the opening of an independent international investigation, and a return to the path of political dialogue.”

More than one hundred Egyptian and Arab intellectuals, media professionals, politicians, and artists also signed a unified statement condemning the ongoing events and holding the interim government “fully responsible for the escalation.”

Societal forces emphasized that “Syria cannot be built through exclusion nor unified through violence, but through justice and political partnership,” renewing their call for “freedom and justice for all Syrians without exception.”

Calls to Support Kurds in Syria

The Cairo Center for Kurdish Studies announced its solidarity with the Kurds in Rojava, condemning “the attacks carried out by armed factions under the cover of the Syrian army,” and calling on the international community to “intensify support and lift the siege,” while recalling “the role of the Kurds in defeating ISIS and defending their legitimate rights.”

Sayed Abdel Fattah, Director of the Center, told our agency: “The attacks and siege on northeast Syria fall within external schemes that do not serve the Syrian people, and may lead to the displacement of large numbers of civilians and the deterioration of basic services.”

Risks of Genocide Against Kurds

In turn, academic Ali Thabet warned that “the systematic operations carried out by interim government factions against the Kurdish component constitute crimes against humanity and unprecedented violations against Kurdish women,” stressing that “the siege and the collapse of infrastructure place civilians before life-threatening risks and may entangle the interim government in committing genocide.”

Thabet added that “the cold and silent international stance exacerbates the crisis and comes within narrow understandings at the expense of the Syrian people.”

Escalation and Divisions

The interim government and its mercenaries continue to deepen divisions within the country, having launched attacks on the Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zaid neighborhoods in Aleppo, and subsequently in the North and East Syria Region. This has resulted in “military escalation and the commission of war crimes,” instead of adhering to reconstruction efforts and building a Syrian state that embraces all its components.

ANHA