NEWS CENTER – Director Kawa Akrawi and journalist Gulan Akrawi traveled to Rojava/Northern and East Syria to observe the situation in the region. Gulan Akrawi said filming of the documentary started in September 2021. Turning the camera to the complicity and threats between the Turkish state and ISIS, director Kawa Akrawi drew attention to the resistance of the SDF, especially Kurdish women.
Gulan Akrawi explained that the documentary also addresses the Turkish state’s repeated threats, invasions and attacks aimed directly at the civilian population, particularly through the use of drones. The documentary emphasizes that today more than 4 million people live in Rojava and their lives are threatened by the Turkish state and ISIS.
The documentary also highlights the threat posed by the prisons and camps where ISIS members are held, noting that 12,000 ISIS prisoners and more than 50,000 people, including the families of these gang members, are in the camps .
In particular, the documentary looks for answers to the following questions: How can Rojava defend itself against neighboring states and the re-emergence of IS? What solutions are needed to stop the rise of Islamist gangs and to rehabilitate the children in the camps who pose a potential threat for the future?
The 43-minute documentary gives an insight into a major international threat that is in a highly tense situation that could explode at any moment if few people realize it. The documentary will be broadcast today, April 12 at 10:15 p.m. on the program “Die Story”, which has a large audience on WDR.
