This article first appeared as a guest article in lowerclassmagazine. It’s 4.30 in the morning. In the cold wind and rain we are gathering in front of the center of the people’s council of a small city in North-East Syria. In the spotlights of the vans and pick-up trucks an atmosphere of tension and decisiveness. […]
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