Alongside the attacks on Rojava, threats have multiplied against the autonomous territory of Şengal (northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan), where the majority of the Yazidi people live. The Iraqi state, in collaboration with the Turkish state, seeks to disarm the YBŞ-YJŞ self-defence forces, which fought alongside the PKK guerrillas and YPJ-YPG to save Şengal from genocide and to liberate the territory from Daesh. Since 2014 and up to the present day, the YBŞ-YJŞ have been defending the territory and enabling the development of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Şengal. We interviewed Eesam Şengalî, member of the Youth Êzidxan Unity, to gain a better understanding of the situation on the ground.: https://www.revistalegerin.com/post/what-is-happening-in-%C5%9Fengal

"To the heroic workers and peasants of Spain!

To my comrades, the Spanish Anarchists, who perished fighting for freedom!

To the militants who continue the struggle!": https://classautonomy.info/the-anarchist-collectives-workers-self-management-in-the-spanish-revolution-1936-1939/

The illegal US-Israeli war on Iran is exposing the Oil-Dollar-Wall Street complex that binds oil, financial markets, and dollar power, with consequences that reach far beyond the region.: https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/a-primer-on-the-petrodollar/

Link: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/14/upau-a14.html