United Freedom Forces

This article is about an expatriate Turkish militia in the Syrian Civil War. For the United Liberation Forces of Oromia, see Oromo people.
United Freedom Forces
Birleşik Özgürlük Güçleri
Participant in Syrian Civil War

Logo of Birleşik Özgürlük Güçleri
Active December 2014–present
Ideology Revolutionary socialism
Leaders Bayram Ali (Spokesperson) [1]
Aziz Güler (Commander) †
Part of International Freedom Battalion
Allies

Kurdistan Workers' Party

People's Protection Units
Opponents  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Website www.ozgurlukgucleri.org
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The United Freedom Forces (Turkish: Birleşik Özgürlük Güçleri, or BÖG) is a joint expatriate militia of several revolutionary socialist organizations from Turkey, active in the Rojava conflict of the Syrian Civil War.

Inspired by the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, the militia was founded in December 2014 in Kobanê within the de facto autonomous region of Rojava in Syria.[2]

The predominant Hoxhaist Marxist–Leninist Communist Party and the Maoist TİKKO did not join the United Freedom Forces, but together with other communist groups from Turkey, Spain and Greece, in June 2015, they altogether formed the International Freedom Battalion.

On 21 September 2015, Turkish BÖG commander Aziz Güler (nom de guerre: Rasih Kurtuluş) was killed by a landmine explosion whilst fighting against ISIL. His body was taken to a hospital in Serê Kaniyê (Ras al-Ayn) to be brought back to Turkey. Turkish authorities refused to allow his body into the country sparking controversy. His family had appealed to the Suruç district governorate, which rejected their application due to an invisible order by the Council of Ministers,[3] and the Constitutional Court of Turkey, which also rejected their requests, before turning to the European Court of Human Rights.[4] Protests against the Turkish authorities were carried out and a Change.org petition gathered 23,738 signatures.[5] After 59 days, Güler's body was able to enter Turkey and was buried in Instanbul on the 22nd of November 2015.[6][7]

Participants

Revolutionary Communard Party

Revolutionary Communard Party (Turkish: Devrimci Komünarlar Partisi, abbreviated as DKP) is a revolutionary socialist group from Turkey. The party is an important group behind BÖG. The party is also part of the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement alliance in Turkey with the PKK and 9 other groups.

MLSPB-DC

Marxist–Leninist Armed Propaganda Corps-Revolutionary Front (Turkish: Marksist Leninist Silahlı Propaganda Birliği-Devrim Cephesi, abbreviated as MLSPB-DC) is a communist armed group from Turkey. A battalion was created by Devrimci Karargâh and MLSPB-DC named after Alper Çakas, an MLSPB-DC fighter killed while fighting in Rojava.[8] It is also part of the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement.

Türkiye Devrim Partisi

Revolution Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Devrim Partisi, abbreviated as TDP) is a revolutionary socialist group from Turkey. TDP is part of BÖG.

Sosyal İsyan

Social Insurrection (Turkish: Sosyal İsyan, abbreviated as Sİ) is a green anarchist and platformist group from Turkey. Sİ was founded in 2013, in Tuzluçayır.[9] Members of the group have influences from people such as Alfredo M. Bonanno, Nestor Makhno, and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.[10] Sosyal İsyan is part of BÖG.

Proleteryanın Devrimci Kurtuluş Örgütü

Proletariat Revolutionary Liberation Organisation (Turkish: Proleteryanın Devrimci Kurtuluş Örgütü, abbreviated as PDKÖ) is a communist group from Turkey. PDKÖ is part of BÖG.

Sub-Units

Multiple sub-units and formations have been formed including:

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to United Liberation Forces.

References

  1. ↑ "BÖG Sözcüsü Bayram Ali Kurtuluş BBC muhabirleri ile röportaj yapıyor.". 28 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kadın Özgürlük Gücü kuruldu". Hawar Haber Ajansı. August 14, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Governor once again rejects application of Rojava martyr Güler's family". Firat News Agency. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Body of man killed in Syria while fighting ISIL allowed into Turkey after 59 days". Today's Zaman. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Turks demand anti-Daesh fighter body return home from Syria". Press TV. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Body of BÖG Commander Güler finally handed over to family". Firat News Agency. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kurdish commander killed in IS clashes buried in Istanbul". Yahoo! News. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Alper Çakas Enternasyonalist Özgürlük Taburu kuruldu". Hawar Haber Ajansı. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tuzluçayır'dan Kobane'ye Uzanan Bir Anarşist Savaşçı". Jiyan. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "War against ISIS/Daesh: 'From Tuzluçayır to Kobane' – Interview With An Anarchist Warrior (Kurdistan)". 325. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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