Aldar Xelil, member of the Presidential Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD)

The Epic of Resistance in Al-Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud

In a time when certain groups, backed by regional and international powers, foremost among them Turkey, a NATO member, claim to have achieved a “victory” in the name of what they call the “Syrian State,” this claim is nothing but an illusion devoid of any moral or realistic value.

A regime that ruled Syria for decades collapsed in eight days due to the absence of the will to resist, while the two small neighborhoods of Al-Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud resisted for six days and continue to resist relentlessly, despite being besieged from four sides since the fall of the regime. This alone proves that any so-called “victory” over such will is nothing but self-mockery.

This people has faced multiple forces, supporting states, and various types of weapons, alongside massive Turkish support through drones, yet it has not surrendered. Its free will is immortal, renewing itself across time and place, affirming that resistance is not a temporary event but a continuous path toward freedom.

What has been achieved is a true victory for the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and for our people in Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiyah, and a victory for the martyrs Ziyad and Fiyan, whose legacy will remain a beacon on the path of struggle until the greater victory is realized.

Long live our people, mercy to the martyrs.
Victory is ours.