Rojava (Western Kurdistan)

After a Year of Police State Attacks, People’s Park Remains Autonomous

By The Renegade A year into the current phase of the People’s Park resistance in Berkeley, the People’s Park Autonomous Zone is still...

Our Standing In the Post-Electoral Landscape

By The Renegade Between a fascist autocracy and a fascist coalition, who actually wins? Electoralism and a republican system that has...

Border Fuckery At Semalka...Again

By The Renegade This is Semalka Border Crossing at the northeastern edge of Rojava, one day before an announced closure. Today (May 17)...

Interview With a Commander In YPG International

By The Renegade Following the structures of democratic confederalism proposed by Kurdish resister Abdullah Ocalan, the self-governing...

An Assyrian Anarchist In Qamishlo

By The Renegade (All photos: The Renegade) During the march against chemical weapons in Qamishlo on Sunday, I met a passionate Assyrian...

Alongside Komala Guerrillas In the Mountains of Kurdistan

By The Renegade Zrgwez - A Komala Town “Gundê Zrgwez (Zrgwez village),” I told the taxi driver. “Basha, gundê Zrgwez,” he replied. We...

More Russians in Rojava, More Meat for the Megapole

By Brendan S. In a noteworthy development yesterday, at least 100 Russian personnel and 4 helicopters were reportedly deployed to...

Why are Kurds Overprotective and Insecure?

By @kurdistanipeople

The Renegade