ANF | From some rifles to an army: The history of the YPG

20.10.17

ANF | From some rifles to an army: The history of the YPG: "The Syrian Revolution against the Assad regime took its beginning in 2012. It started in Deraa. The revolution passed after that into to Homs, Idlib and many other cities. The first forces which rose up against the regime were called Jaysh Hur. But then some other groups emerged which bore all the name of Islam, but which were not at all formed to bring about freedom to the people. They were chiefly focused on personal profits. When they started in Deraa for example, they really sought after the freedom of the people, but it stopped with their presence in Hama. When Ikhwan groups turned up in Hama, they had only in mind to take revenge for the massacres of Hafez Assad. And they also intended to establish a force bearing the name of Islam in Idlib in the north, but propagating for a very strict kind of Islam. The regime on its side stepped up with massacres and shoved the people into jails as the war intensified. They wanted to create a force in Northern Syria, or to say it exactly, in the heart of Rojava from Qamishlo to D�rik and Efr�n, which would not serve the protection of the people. Some of them demanded a system shaped after their interpretation of Islam, while some eyed for the chair of the state's presidency. They were not at all interested in building up fraternity among peoples.