Military Integration vs. Community Defense

We're sharing this episode a little early so it's still timely as relates to the threats faced by the Rojava revolution in north and east Syria.

First up, we'll hear some updates and assessments from Garzan, a member of Tekoşîna Anarşîst, an internationalist anarchist structure based in Rojava and aligned with the Syrian Defense Forces. Garzan's voice has been re-recorded for anonymity and a transcript of their audio is available in the show notes.

• Transcripts
  • Garzan of TA
  • Jînda
• PDF (Unimposed)
• Zine (Imposed PDF)

Then, we hear from Jînda a western activist engaged in solidarity with the Rojava Revolution to speak about what the spread of Syrian transitional government and the Turkish-backed so-called Syrian National Army militia into areas formerly under control of the Syrian Defense Forces means for women and different ethnic and religious minorities.

Some Further Reading

• You can follow TA by visiting https://tekosinaanarsist.noblogs.org/ where you can also follow their war updates
• To check out that report by Rojava Information Center on ISIS prisoners under the Syrian transitional government, visit https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2026/01/isis-escapes-as-a-result-of-syrian-army-assault/
• An article that TA shared recently, though with some disagreement in the critique "Kurdish Reaction To The Current Situation In Rojava" by Zaher Baher is available here: https://libcom.org/article/kurdish-reaction-current-situation-rojava
• Our past interviews on Rojava: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/rojava/
• Revolution In Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in Syrian Kurdistan : https://classautonomy.info/revolution-in-rojava-democratic-autonomy-and-womens-liberation-in-the-syrian-kurdistan/
• Rojava Information Center interview with Lonjin Abdo who founded Lelun organization to support survivors of human trafficking by Turkish-backed SNA in Afrin: https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2025/07/lonjin-abdo-lelun-interview/

Some Internationalist Structures to Keep Up with Calls for Support

• Emergency Committee For Rojava: https://www.defendrojava.org/
• Internationalist Commune: https://internationalistcommune.com/
• Rise Up For Rojava: https://riseup4rojava.org/en/

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Featured Track:

• TFSR by The Willows Whisper