WOMAN

Kongra Star in Zorava Neighborhood of Damascus of Syria started a campaign to teach the Kurdish language for the neighborhood's women. 

The Young Women Movement in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo organized a march with torches within the activities of Kongra Star Campaign "Protect your Homeland and Dignity, and Defeat the Turkish occupation and ISIS".

"The gathering of Clans’ Women Notables was of great importance by emphasizing women 's role in peace and social reconciliation and standing up to aggression," said Zahra al-Hamada, an administrative director at the Women's Department in al-Tabqa.

The Secretary-General of the Future Syria Party, Havrin Khalaf, pointed out that the Forum of Tribal Woman Notables has once again proved the cohesion and solidarity of women with each other in all circumstances, and it is a historic step added to the legacy of her struggle throughout history, as they delivered their message that they are advocates of peace.

In the city of Aleppo, 31 meetings of women were held within 14 days, as part of the campaign launched by Kongra Star Coordination on August 8, which was widely welcomed by the people. In al-Shahba, Kongra Star conference seeks to intensify meetings and lectures on Turkish threats.

Mother Asmahan Rasoul urged the necessity to strengthen relations between neighboring countries and a peaceful solution away from war, which was noted by the leader of the Kurdish people, Abdullah Ocalan, whom she met 20 years ago.

The co-chair of the Human Rights Organization in al-Jazira region Avin Gomaa stated that the Turkish authorities' seizure of several municipalities in the cities of Bakur Kurdistan is a violation of all international laws governing community life. "Turkey commits degrading practices against women," she said.

Kurdish women who are living in the city of al-Raqqa said they were able to protect themselves, and would not allow the Turkish occupation state to undermine their will.

Kongra Star Coordination 's member, Hadiya Shammo has denounced Turkish occupation's practices against civilians and in particular the women who took part in protest against the authorities' takeover of the municipalities of northern Kurdistan, and described these practices as cowardly and immoral.

Kongra Star in Suluk district belonging to Tel-Abyed canton have released statement to public opinion in this statement that refuse Turkish threats on north and east of Syria, demanding from all the world's women to support them, and do not turn blind their eyes of the great achievements and sacrifices of the martyrs.

The women of Aleppo joined the campaign of Kongra Star launched by its coordination under the slogan "Protect your Land and your Dignity, and Defeat the Occupation and Daesh".

A member of Kongra Star Coordination in Qamishlo canton confirmed that their campaign, which was announced by Kongra Star under the slogan "Keep your Land and Dignity from the Occupation and ISIS", will start its activities starting August 17 in all areas of northern Syria.

The women's offices of the local councils of the cities of al-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor visited the centers of the Women's Protection Units and the center of the Internal Security Forces for women.

Members of the Shengal Women's Delegation, who will participate in the forum organized by Kongra Star on the anniversary of the August 3 Massacre, said that their joining the forum was a great achievement for the Shengali women and that the mercenary attacks did not undermine the will of the Yazidi women.

Yazidi women from Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood in Aleppo said that Şengal massacre came to erase the Yezidi religion, asserting that Daesh mercenaries' practices in Şengal against the Yazidis are being repeated by the Turkish occupation against the people of Afrin.

French filmmaker and the Journalist Caroline Foreist has finished producing the first film "Sisters of Arms" (SOEURS D'ARMES).

The participants in the activities of the human shield in Kobani canton said that Turkey seeks to strike the gains of the regions that achieved thanks to the sacrifices of the martyrs of the region.

The women in the liberated areas of north and east of Syria stressed that they would not accept the return of the Ottoman occupation to the region and added "We will withstand against the Turkish occupation state under the slogan we have set for "Ourselves, having United, we Won, we will Resist to Protect."