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Is that right to accuse the PYD for
supporting Bashar Assad, or its just Turkish...
7.3.2012
By Nabaz Shwany
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March 7, 2012
Actually, its for few months that Turkey started
psychological war against the PKK and Kurds in South
West of Kurdistan (Syrian Kurds). This war is mostly
conducts by Turkish Medias and they are never
reliable sources when it comes to Kurdish issue and
the PKK. The Union Democratic Party, Also known as
“PYD” which is a shadow of the Kurdistan Workers
Party “the PKK” is one of approximately 15 Kurdish
political parties in Syria and has large popularity
among West Kurds (Syrian Kurds). For many years they
strived against this authoritarian regime and until
now there are hundreds of the PYD prisoners in
Syria.
Since, the PYD is a dominant Kurdish Political party
in Syria, thus has become the main concern for
Turkish government, because in any situation when
the Assad regime overthrows, Kurds will get their
rights in this part of Kurdistan and it directly
threats the Turkish National Security. For this
purpose, turkey strives so hardly to make rumor
about the PYD because they know it would be a second
shelter for the PKK guerillas and easiest way for
the PKK to attack turkey in the future especially
when it has supports among local population. Plus,
Kurds in Syria may enjoy autonomy and freedom that
Kurds achieved after the collapse of Ba’th regime in
Iraq.
To make it Unfeasible, Turkey is using any tools
against the PYD since they know Bashar regime would
be toppled soon. At the beginning, turkey tried to
convince the Syrian opposition groups by aiding them
financially and logistically; in exchange they deny
the right and the existent of Kurds in Syria. Turkey
put too much pressure on them and they finally
accepted the Turkish demands and conditions as we
have witnessed in their actions and speeches. Burhan
Ghalioun, the head Syrian National Council (SNC)
addressed on the DW-TV that “the Syria is an Arab
country and that the other populations are
strangers”. Here we see the pressures of the Turkish
government. Hence, the PYD criticized this so called
SNC and recognize them as the minders of the Turkish
government and guards of the Turkey national
security
The second strategy that Turkey is working on is to
separate Kurds from each other. For thus, they first
tried to convince and use Kurdish political parties
in South of Kurdistan (Iraqi Kurdistan Region).
Besides, they tried to eliminate national unity
among Syrian Kurds. As we have witnessed, few weeks
ago there was misunderstanding between Kurdish
protesters and some external forces tried to turn it
into violence in order to accuse the PKK for
supporting the Assad. The Information that published
on Turkish televisions and newspapers claimed that
the PYD is trying to end up the Kurdish uprising and
attacking Kurdish political parties and activists,
while those who tried to make troubles among the
protesters was planned by external forces and the
aim was to accuse PYD and then the PKK. Though, the
Kurdish political parties soon found out a swift
solution and restrained from further escalation.
Besides, the PYD and the PKK refused all the
accusations that made by some opposition parties who
are affiliated to the Turkish government and Medias
claimed that the PKK is attempting to defend Assad
rules. More importantly, they published and
condemned all that attempts that aims to separate
Kurdish Parties and Kurdish voices, plus supporting
Syrian uprising and insisting on toppling Bashar
Regime.
In the interview with Aljazeera, Mohamed Salih
compared Syrian revolution to French Revolution and
claimed “The Syrian Revolution is like French
Revolution. The French Revolution was the revolution
of the hungry, while the Syrian Revolution is a
revolution of the hungry for freedom and democracy.
But what is a perversion of the revolution, the
Syrian track, and now comes the nationalists to take
it out of its way to the purposes and foreign
agendas that does not serve the Syrian benefit”. I
think this claim is enough to rebut any accusation
that Turkish government try to do so. Therefore, I
wish the western Medias and journalists understand
and be informed for the attempts of Turkish
government against Kurdish people and in Syria.
Kurds are thirsty of freedom; they have struggled
for many years and have waited to enjoy their rights
and to achieve their objectives. Now, Turkish
government is trying to give another shape to our
struggling by using internal and external forces. I
think everyone has a right to support certain
political parties and every political party has the
agenda to target its goals.
This is democracy and natural right that many
Syrians devoted their lives for. In the last few
days PYD asked the Kurdish Political Parties in
Syria to be united and to be more sensitive toward
any incidents and foreign agendas, so they wouldn’t
be used by any foreign countries. Additionally,
asked to form a Kurdish National Council as an
alternative of SNC because based on the PYD
perspective this council is only fulfills the
foreign agenda and Islamic Political parties.
Further, the Syrian national council does not admit
the Kurdish rights now while it doesn’t have any
authority and they are still oppositions. Also, the
president of Kurdistan Region,www.ekurd.net
Massoud Barzani and Iraqi president Jalal Talabani
stated many times that the Syrian oppositions are
not serious in solving Kurdish issues in Syria and
they don’t have a clear vision toward Kurdish cause
for now and the future. So, what can we expect from
this opposition when they take power? If they call
us stranger now, what will they call us in the
future? If turkey reflects their political views
now, how will turkey dominate Syrian politics and
government in the future? In my view, there would be
next Turkey in this way and the Ottoman Empire
revives. There is no doubt that PYD is against
Bashar Assad and any criminal acts against Syrian
people especially against Kurds but it tries to
protect the blood shedding in Kurdish areas and use
political means to meet Kurdish national goals.
Further, PYD has a natural right to be skeptical
toward Syrian National Council and do not support
their agenda. Things are clear and the PKK sees the
images behind the mirror and the tricks of the
Turkish government which hardly try to eliminate the
right of Kurds at any part of the world.
Bashar and Syrian National Council are in the same
father and they both deny the right of Kurds. So,
PYD doesn’t support either part; instead, it has a
different view and different solution for Kurdish
issue. Its members participate in any gatherings for
obtaining Kurdish national rights and until now
Kurds are successful and the government is seriously
afraid of the anger of Kurds due to their strong
influences on political dimensions and everybody
must understand that without giving the right of
Kurdish people no one can bring back stabilization
for Syria. In the past Kurds were victimized for
government unequal treatments and exploitation
despite confronting all means of repression, but
those so called Syrian Opposition Parties showed no
support to end up Assad repression and exploitation
against Kurdish people. In my opinion and based on
all my analysis turkey only supports Syrian to
undermine the Kurdish rights and to use them against
any Kurdish movement and any separation that may
happen in the future while they know the toppling of
Syrian Ba’th regime is inevitable and will happen
soon. Likewise, there is comments that Syrian
government efforts to split Kurdish political
parties from one another and widen discords, which
is in the best of the regime, I truly believe just
like turkey, Assad is also trying to do so.
Nabaz Shwany, Bachelor in Politics and
International Relations. Currently, he is a Master
student at the school of Government and
International Studied, Public Management Department,
University of Utara, Malaysia. For eKurd.net, March
7, 2012.
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