Rojava Revolution
| Rojava Revolution | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian civil war, the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, and the war against the Islamic State | |||||||||
Top left: SDF Victory in the Battle for Raqqa (2017). Top right: Coalition airstrike on Islamic State position in Kobanî. Middle right: PYD supporters at a funeral. Bottom left: Kurdish YPJ fighters. Bottom right: Syriac Military Council patch. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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DAANES Kurdistan Workers' Party Syrian Arab Republic (until 2024) Russia (until 2024) |
Turkey Syrian transitional government (since 2025) | Islamic State |
Syrian Arab Republic (until 2024) Russia (until 2024) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Party Arab tribesmen
Syrian Arab Armed Forces | Diwan al-Jund | Syrian Arab Armed Forces | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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14,691 killed 245 killed | 1,185 killed (Per SOHR) | 9,158 killed | 561 killed | ||||||
| 478 civilians killed by SDF, 974 by Turkey, 2,409 by Syrian Opposition | |||||||||
The Rojava Revolution, also known as the Rojava conflict is a political upheaval and military conflict taking place in northern Syria, known among Kurds as Western Kurdistan or Rojava.
During the Syrian civil war that began in 2011, a Kurdish-dominated coalition led by the Democratic Union Party as well as some other Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, and Turkmen groups have sought to establish a new constitution for the de facto autonomous region, while military wings and allied militias have fought to maintain control of the region. This led to the establishment of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in 2016.
Supporters of the Kurdish movement argue that the events constitute a social revolution with a prominent role played by women both on the battlefield and within the newly formed political system, as well as the implementation of democratic confederalism, a form of libertarian socialism that emphasizes decentralization, gender equality and the need for local governance through direct democracy.
The 2026 northeastern Syria offensive by the Syrian armed forces under the transitional government marked the effective end of the conflict and autonomous Rojava in mid-January 2026, as the SDF and DAANES agreed to integrate into the Syrian army and government.