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Syrian Kurdistan [a] or Rojava (Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê, lit. 'Kurdistan where the sun sets') is a region in northern Syria where Kurds form the majority. It is surrounding three noncontiguous enclaves along the Turkish and Iraqi borders: Afrin in the northwest, Kobani in the north, and Jazira in the northeast. [ 1 ]
The Rojava conflict, also known as the Rojava Revolution, is a political upheaval and military conflict taking place in northern Syria, ...
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, [b] is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It consists of self-governing sub-regions in the areas of Jazira , Euphrates , Raqqa , Tabqa , and Deir Ez-Zor .
Map of Rojava cantons in February 2014. The Jazira Region, formerly Jazira Canton (Kurdish: Herêma Cizîrê; Arabic: إقليم الجزيرة; Syriac: ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ, romanized: Ponyotho d'Gozarto), is the largest of the three original regions of the de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Map of Rojava cantons in February 2014. Euphrates Region, formerly Kobanî Canton, (Kurdish: Herêma Firatê; Arabic: إقليم الفرات; Classical Syriac: ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ, romanized: Ponyotho d'Prat) is the central of three original regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, comprising Ayn al-Arab District of the Aleppo Governorate, Tell Abyad District of the ...
Operation Dawn of Freedom [d] refers to a military offensive launched by the Syrian National Army (SNA; a Turkish-backed coalition of forces) against the Syrian Arab Armed Forces (SAAF) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), targeting the northern Aleppo Governorate region between al-Bab and Tadef within the Operation Euphrates Shield zone.
Rojava may refer to: Syrian Kurdistan , also known as Rojava, the geographical region where Kurds historically settled within present-day Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria , a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria that is sometimes called Rojava
The foreign relations of Rojava are the external relations of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). The AANES, consisting of three regions (Afrin, Euphrates and Jazira), was formed in early 2014 in the context of the Syrian Civil War, a conflict that has caused the involvement of many countries and international organizations in the area.