[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  ScharoMaroof [@ScharoMaroof](/creator/twitter/ScharoMaroof) on x 24.8K followers Created: 2025-07-15 20:55:56 UTC Read this: “In the summer of 2013, Rojava was subjected to the most intense waves of attacks and threats from dozens of extremist Islamist groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham, Ghuraba al-Sham, Thuwar al-Raqqa, Liwa al-Badr, Ahfad al-Rasul, Liwa Baybars, Storm of the North, Ahrar al-Jazeera, Liwa 313, Liwa Mashaal, the Azadi Battalion, and the mercenary forces of Komala. These factions attempted to occupy the cities of Rojava and take control of oil fields, border crossings, as well as civilian and military facilities. These groups, supported militarily, logistically, and through media by Turkey, several Gulf states, and multiple European countries, demanded that the Kurdish administration dissolve its institutions, declare “repentance,” and raise the flags of the al-Nusra Front. They also required that every Kurdish activist sign a “repentance” document pledging not to engage in any political or military activity. In contrast, Rojava had only a few Kalashnikovs, some mid-range weapons, and a limited number of old vehicles. The city was living under crushing political and diplomatic isolation and suffered from attempts by parties linked to the Syrian opposition or armed groups to create chaos in its towns. The revolution of July XX was less than a year old, so the political and military experiment was still in its infancy and had no international or regional support. Rojava had only two options: either accept the terms of capitulation set by al-Nusra and its allies—which would have meant surrendering the entire region and expelling the Kurdish population, as had happened in Raqqa, Tal Abyad, Tal Aran, al-Bab, and the Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo—or choose to resist, despite limited resources. On July 15, 2013, after long discussions and internal objections, the historic decision was made to declare a general mobilization. Thousands of sons and daughters of Rojava from all walks of life responded to the call: young men and women, Kurdish language teachers, intellectuals, students, mothers, and elderly people. They all went to the front lines from Derik to Afrin, armed with their personal weapons and wearing civilian clothes. Mothers came to the front lines to cook food and care for the wounded, older men set up checkpoints and secured the roads, and fighters stood up to armed groups for months. Ultimately, these groups were defeated; some withdrew, while others joined ISIS, the very group they had originated from. The “No” declared by the leaders of Rojava on that day, which later became a general stance, was a decisive moment that shaped the Rojava we know today. If the Kurdish people had refused to submit to jihadist groups at their weakest moment, how could they possibly surrender to those same forces today, with over XXXXXXX strong across the civilian, organizational, and military spectrum?” XXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/ScharoMaroof/status/1945225844328153572)
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“In the summer of 2013, Rojava was subjected to the most intense waves of attacks and threats from dozens of extremist Islamist groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham, Ghuraba al-Sham, Thuwar al-Raqqa, Liwa al-Badr, Ahfad al-Rasul, Liwa Baybars, Storm of the North, Ahrar al-Jazeera, Liwa 313, Liwa Mashaal, the Azadi Battalion, and the mercenary forces of Komala. These factions attempted to occupy the cities of Rojava and take control of oil fields, border crossings, as well as civilian and military facilities.
These groups, supported militarily, logistically, and through media by Turkey, several Gulf states, and multiple European countries, demanded that the Kurdish administration dissolve its institutions, declare “repentance,” and raise the flags of the al-Nusra Front. They also required that every Kurdish activist sign a “repentance” document pledging not to engage in any political or military activity.
In contrast, Rojava had only a few Kalashnikovs, some mid-range weapons, and a limited number of old vehicles. The city was living under crushing political and diplomatic isolation and suffered from attempts by parties linked to the Syrian opposition or armed groups to create chaos in its towns. The revolution of July XX was less than a year old, so the political and military experiment was still in its infancy and had no international or regional support.
Rojava had only two options: either accept the terms of capitulation set by al-Nusra and its allies—which would have meant surrendering the entire region and expelling the Kurdish population, as had happened in Raqqa, Tal Abyad, Tal Aran, al-Bab, and the Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo—or choose to resist, despite limited resources.
On July 15, 2013, after long discussions and internal objections, the historic decision was made to declare a general mobilization. Thousands of sons and daughters of Rojava from all walks of life responded to the call: young men and women, Kurdish language teachers, intellectuals, students, mothers, and elderly people. They all went to the front lines from Derik to Afrin, armed with their personal weapons and wearing civilian clothes.
Mothers came to the front lines to cook food and care for the wounded, older men set up checkpoints and secured the roads, and fighters stood up to armed groups for months. Ultimately, these groups were defeated; some withdrew, while others joined ISIS, the very group they had originated from.
The “No” declared by the leaders of Rojava on that day, which later became a general stance, was a decisive moment that shaped the Rojava we know today. If the Kurdish people had refused to submit to jihadist groups at their weakest moment, how could they possibly surrender to those same forces today, with over XXXXXXX strong across the civilian, organizational, and military spectrum?”
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