NEWS CENTRE - People living in Şêxmeqsud and Eşrefiyê neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria, where Kurds live densely, mobilised against possible attacks. While some of youth and adults of the neighbourhood joined the Şêxmeqsûd Defence Forces, some of them are taking blood at health centres against possible injuries, and a group of women are preparing food for the fighters on the resistance front.
The resistance and solidarity of the people in both neighbourhoods reminded of the resistance against the Turkis-backed paramilitary attacks in 2016. Speaking to ANHA, the women said they would continue to prepare food for the fighters every day.
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A woman named Xada Ehmed, who participated in cooking for the Şêxmeqsûd Defence Forces, stated that they were supporting the fighters and said: "This is the easiest job we do".
Fatima Mistefa stated that the Şêxmeqsûd Defence Forces derive their strength from the support of the people, "Cooking for them is a duty that we will fulfil properly," she said.