The Kurds and their allies were joined by British heroes like Anna Campbell, who was killed by the Turkish air force while fighting jihadi ground forces in Afrin. Seven other British people lost their lives volunteering with the YPG (people’s protection units) and YPJ in the fight against Isis and jihadi terrorism. But now Sajid Javid has issued British citizens volunteering in Rojava with an ultimatum – leave within a month, or face a 10-year jail sentence if they try to return to the UK. Under a new anti-terror law, the home secretary can designate any area of the world as a no-go zone for British citizens, and Rojava is first on the list. Rojava has played host to British MPs and US senators, to politicians and world-leading academics, to hundreds of journalists from all over the world.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 19:52 UTC