In response to the attacks on Rojava by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ISIS and groups affiliated with Turkey, 183 organisations and 72 individuals from 39 countries have declared 25 January to 1 February as “Global Action Days”. 

 

A statement published on the official website of RiseUp4Rojava, collectively established by revolutionaries from various countries around the world, noted that the attacks, which have been ongoing since 6 January, pose a threat to the Kurdish community and the existence of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, which has been developed over more than 14 years. 

 

The statement said: "This military offensive is being coordinated by al-Sharaa’s islamist regime, the so called ‘transitional government’ in Damascus, in collaboration with the Turkish Defense Minister, Yaşar Güler, and the Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan. It is being carried out in direct collaboration with jihadist militias. This war of extermination has been greenlighted by western governments. Rojava is under immediate threat from HTS and ISIS. These attacks endanger the hard-won achievements of the Women’s Revolution in Rojava, including the principles of local democracy and equal rights for ethnic and religious communities. They are trying to force the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to choose between total surrender and complete physical annihilation. The attack on Rojava is not solely aimed at destroying the achievements of Kurdish society. Rather, the goal of this international plan is to destroy the idea and project of a democratic Syria and a democratic Middle East.”

 

The statement noted that people in Kurdistan and around the world have risen up "to defend the Rojava Revolution and the hope it offers to humanity."  The statement stated, “Kobanê, the site of historic resistance against ISIS, is once again under attack and total siege by the same forces operating under different banners. Emboldened by these attacks ISIS once again poses a threat to societies worldwide. Across all over Kurdistan, and all over the world, people are rising up to defend the Rojava Revolution and the hope it offers humanity. The Kurdish people, particularly women and young people, have responded to the call for a general mobilization by holding mass demonstrations and traveling to Rojava in thousands, to defend the territory. Social movements, trade unions, civil society organizations and academic communities on all continents have organized solidarity actions with the peoples of Rojava.”

 

ACTION PLAN 

 

The statement went on to request the following from individuals and organisations wishing to take part in actions within the framework of the Global Day of Action: 

“*Organize actions in solidarity with Rojava, condemning the attacks and underlining the imminent threat of ethnic cleansing by the Syrian transitional government, Turkey and its allied jihadist militias.

 

*Create a counter-public sphere in the media and civil society about the situation in Rojava and expose blatant Western support for the attacks.

 

*Hold national governments and international institutions responsable for their complicity in the war crimes in Rojava.

 

*Demand political and legal recognition and status for the DAANES in order to force Damascus to accept a decentralized solution that guarantees the existence and rights of Alawites, Druze, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians and all ethnic and religious communities in a future democratic Syria.

 

*On January 26th, 2015, Kobane was officially liberated from ISIS. Now the same gangs are attacking Kobane again. Because of this we call on all democratic forces to defend Kobane, the symbol of victory over ISIS terrorism, on January 26th, 2026, through decentralized actions all around the globe.

 

*On January 31st, 2026, we call upon all women and democratic forces to join actions under the slogan “Women Defend Rojava” to defend the women’s revolution!”