MSD
The eighth anniversary of the July 19 revolution comes, and we are entering a new struggle phase that focuses on preserving the gains made by this revolution from military, economic, political and institutional achievements in light of a neighborhood that suffers from features of tyranny, national and sectarian fighting, as the political solution remains elusive in Syria.
We, as the the Syrian Democratic Council, were and are still in stages of struggle to achieve a democratic solution in Syria, but other conflicting parties still reject democratic solutions until they ended the elements of this solution.
Between the so-called opposition and the government, the Syrian fighting continues, but this time not for the sake of the Syrian territories, but it has become more harmful to the Syrians, as these parties have turned the Syrians into mercenaries fighting for benefit of regional and international powers from Libya and Yemen to Azerbaijan as the sources speak.
But thanks to this revolution, the situation in North and East Syria has become different, where, despite lack of capabilities, there are achievements on ground, in light of economic crisis prevailing in the country. The institutions of the Self-Administration have managed to reduce the burden of this crisis on citizens through several measures.
Women in North and East Syria also continue to devote their role at the forefront of the revolution, despite attempts to intimidate them by committing violations against many of them, most notably targeting the political politician, Hevreen Khalaf, but this did not detract from their resolve.
These measures and success in getting out of economic, security and health crises resulting from spread of Corona pandemic, have led some to madness and we have seen some attempts to strike these successes by intensifying attacks via drones by Turkish occupation, in addition to fighting the Syrians with water. There are question marks about the positions of the Syrian government and Russia about these attempts.
Here again, we must recall the great sacrifices made by sons and daughters of North and East Syria in the SDF; that was the product and extension of the July 19 revolution, they fought terrorism and extremist ideology, preserved values of common life and pluralism in society.
The July 19 revolution was not confined to political, administrative, and military side, but rather, it became a cultural, economic and social revolution, it embodied the aspirations and hopes of the Syrian people, for which they rose up nine years ago. This revolution bears the foundations for achieving a pluralistic and democratic Syria according to the Syrian national identity.
From this standpoint, the revolution is still ongoing and many of important tasks that are required from us at this stage are to be done. We also call on the Syrians with their various affiliations to consider and compare the achievements of this revolution, to what happened in other regions, we also call on everyone to unite against attempts to occupy more Syrian lands.
19/07/2020
The Syrian Democratic Council
