Regions of the AANES

Regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

The regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria: Afrin, Euphrates, Jazira, Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij, Deir ez-Zor.

Location| Northeastern Syria
Created|

* January 29, 2014

Number| 7

The de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, sometimes referred to as "Rojava", is divided into several self-governing regions. The Afrin, Jazira and Euphrates Regions followed from the cantons established in January 2014 and were envisioned as sub-divisions for a future federalisation of Syria.[1] The three cantons were later reorganized into three regions with subordinate cantons, areas, districts and communes.

In March 2018, most of the Afrin Region was captured by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) in Operation Olive Branch, becoming part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. The Afrin Region was reduced to an area around Tell Rifaat. In September 2018, the regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor were incorporated into the de facto autonomous region as well. Parts of the Euphrates and Jazira Regions also became occupied by the TAF and SNA after the October 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria.

Elections for the local councils of the regions were held in December 2017.[2]

Politics of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

Symbols

* Symbols of Rojava

Constitution

* Libertarian socialism
* Human rights

Legislature and Government

* Syrian Democratic Council
* Executive Council

Elections

* March 2015 (Local)
* September 2017 (Local)
* December 2017 (Regional)

Political parties

* Democratic Union Party (PYD)
* Syriac Union Party (SUP)
* Wheat Wave Movement (QMH)
* Syrian National Democratic Alliance (SNDA)
* Honor and Rights Convention (HRC)
* Yekîtiya Star (YS)
* Arab National Coalition (ANC)
* Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S)
* Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (PDKS 1970)
* Kurdish Democratic Unity Party (PYDKS or Yek-Dem)
* Syrian Democratic Society (SDS)
* Democratic Modernity Party (DM)
* Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party (PB-ASD)
* Left Party of Syrian Kurds (LPSK)
* Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party (PDPKS)
* Assyrian Democratic Party (ADP)
* Syrian Kurds' Democratic Peace Party (PADKS)
* Democratic Transformation Party (DT)
* Kurdistan Liberal Union Party (PYLK)
* Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (Wifaq)
* Syrian Reform Movement (Islah)
* Yazidi House (Êzîdî)
* Syriac National Council (SNC)
* Patriotic Initiative (PI)

Party alliances

* Democratic Nation List (LND)/Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM)
* Kurdish National Alliance in Syria (HNKS)
* Assembly for Democracy and the Left (KDCK)
* Kurdish National Council (ENKS)
* Syria's Tomorrow Movement (TM)

Administrative regions

* Jazira Region
* Euphrates Region
* Afrin Region

Foreign relations

* Relations with the Syrian government
* YPG-FSA
* Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict
* Rojava conflict
* Kurdish nationalism
* Iraqi Kurdistan

* Other countries

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## List[edit]

Regions | Official name (languages)  | Capital  | Largest city

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| Jazira Region |

* إقليم الجزيرة (Arabic)
* Herêma Cizîrê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ (Classical Syriac)

Qamishli[Note 1]

al-Hasakah[Note 2]

| Euphrates Region |

* إقليم الفرات (Arabic)
* Herêma Firatê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ (Classical Syriac)

| Kobanî
| Afrin Region |

* إقليم عفرين (Arabic)
* Herêma Efrînê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܝܢ (Classical Syriac)

| Tell Rifaat
| Raqqa Region |

* إقليم الرقة (Arabic)
* Herêma Reqayê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܩܗ (Classical Syriac)

| Raqqa
| Tabqa Region  |

* إقليم الطبقة (Arabic)
* Herêma Tebqayê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܒܩܗ (Classical Syriac)

Tabqa

| Manbij Region  |

* إقليم منبج (Arabic)
* Herêma Minbicê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ (Classical Syriac)

| Manbij
| Deir ez-Zor Region  |

* إقليم دير الزور (Arabic)
* Herêma Dêra Zorê (Kurdish)
* ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܪ ܐܠ ܙܘܪ (Classical Syriac)

| Jazrat al-Buhamid  | Hajin

## Admission of new regions[edit]

The Rojava cantons as they were originally established in January 2014.

Article 7 of the Constitution of the de facto autonomous region states:

> All cities, towns and villages in Syria which accede to this Charter may form Cantons falling within Autonomous Regions.[1]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The Syrian government still maintains control over part of the city.
2. ^ Rojava controls approximately 95% of al-Hasakah. The Syrian government retains control over the Hasakah Security Box.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Charter of the Social Contract". January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
2. ^ "Electoral Commission publish video of elections 2nd stage | ANHA". en.hawarnews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28.

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