Canton of Kobani ( Kurd. Kantona Kobanî , Arabic. كوباني إقليم , sir. ܦܢܝܬܐ ܟܘܒܐܢܝ ) is a self-proclaimed autonomous region in northern Syria. It existed during the years of the civil war in Syria, from 2014 [1] to 2017. It was reorganized into the Euphrates region after the proclamation of the Democratic Federation of northern Syria [2] .
| Canton of Cobani | |||||
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| Kurd. Kantona Kobanî | |||||
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| A country |  Syria | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Cobani | ||||
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| Date of formation | January 27, 2014 | ||||
| Date of Abolition | July-August 2017 | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 | ||||
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History
Kurds are an Iranian-speaking people living in several countries in the Middle East. Most of them live in Turkey , Iraq , Syria and Iran . During the civil war in Syria, the Kurds actively fought against the terrorist organization ISIS [3] , as well as sometimes against the Syrian opposition [4] and the Syrian government.
Almost from the very beginning of the civil war there were attempts to create autonomy [4] . In November 2013, PYD created a transitional autonomous government [5] . On January 27, the creation of the autonomous canton of Kobani, part of the Kurdish autonomy in Syria, was announced [6] [7] [8] . This autonomy was planned in the north of Syria, in the region called “Syrian Kurdistan” or “Rojava” (“Rojava”).
In recent years, Kurds with the support of Western countries, led by the United States, have been promoting the idea of creating a federation in Syria [6] . As a result, in March 2016, Rojava’s autonomy was reorganized into the Democratic Federation of Rojava and northern Syria (later the name without the word Rojava was adopted), and then the Kobani canton was replaced by the Euphrates region . [3]
See also
- Afrin (canton of autonomy)
Notes
- ↑ In parallel with the negotiations in Geneva in the north of Syria, is being formed (Russian) , IA REGNUM . Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/140320161 . www.rudaw.net. Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Kurdistan24 . Syrian Kurdish-brokered federalism expands its area in north Syria (English) , Kurdistan24 . Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/13112013 . www.rudaw.net. Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Under Kurdish Rule | Abuses in PYD-run Enclaves of Syria (English) , Human Rights Watch (19 June 2014). Date of treatment April 1, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Syrian Kurds declare federal system (English) , BBC News (March 17, 2016). Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Syrian Kurds on the eve of the Geneva-2 Conference formed autonomy - Middle East News - REGNUM (unavailable link) (January 23, 2014). Date of treatment March 31, 2018. Archived January 23, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/27012014 . www.rudaw.net. Date of appeal May 21, 2018.