What is happening right now in Germany and other European countries is an ruthless instrumentalization of the crime to legitimize right-wing demands for forced deportations. Everyone is talking about “terrorism”. A generalization that serves to conceal the background. Because the terror in Solingen has a name, a political, organizational and historical background: ISIS, the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

In 2014, when ISIS gangs occupied Mosul and began their attacks on the territory of the Kurdistan Region, the people of the Kurdistan Region, especially the official authorities and KDP leaders, asked for the support of the PKK to defend Southern Kurdistan.

The Kurdish freedom guerrillas have undergone an intensive process of change in order to overcome the power imbalance in the war. In the last two months, air strikes by the guerrillas have had a major shock effect on the Turkish army.

This offensive in South Kurdistan is not a small tactical operation or merely a maneuver to move forces from point A to point B. It marks the beginning of the summer offensive anticipated by the Kurdish freedom movement since April this year. As early as mid-April, the People’s Defense Forces reported that the Turkish Army was slowly positioning its forces and moving more troops across the border. On the other side, in the Turkish-occupied territory of North Kurdistan, forces were also being amassed. It was stated that what started in April was not the expected offensive, but the major strike would come in the summer. It appears that this offensive has now commenced with the new operations of the Turkish Army in the region.

The “Development Road Project”, as envisioned, encircles South Kurdistan…Instead of calling it the “Development Road Project”, it would be more accurate and understandable to call it the “Occupation and War Road Project”.

For weeks, Turkey has been launching massive artillery attacks on areas in northern and eastern Syria. The regions most affected are around Minbic, Shehba, and Ain Issa. Fears of further escalation in northeastern Syria by Turkey are growing. This follows a sudden legal amendment by the Erdogan regime, granting the president authority to declare war and mobilize forces, and recent statements from MHP leaders calling for cooperation with Assad against the YPG. On the evening of May 28th, there were already rumors of Turkish troop movements near the border spreading.

In shedding light on Turkish hypocrisy surrounding the Genocide in Gaza, it becomes evident that Erdogan’s maneuvers are nothing short of a facade. Turkey’s actions, on the surface seem to be in support of Palestine, but are overshadowed by its complicity in fueling the very oppression it claims to oppose.