Şivan Perver's tearful plea to the US: 'You used us and threw us away'
As clashes continue between the Damascus administration and the SDF in Syria, and following the US statement that the SDF is no longer needed, Kurdish artist Şivan Perver addressed the US and Donald Trump on social media in tears, saying, "You used us and threw us away."
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Developments in the Middle East have brought the Imralı Process discussions back to the agenda in Turkey. While the growing clashes between the Damascus government and the SDF in Syria and the declared ceasefire have shifted the balance in the region, statements from the US have drawn attention.
CLASHES IN SYRIA INTENSIFIED
With the clashes that began between the Damascus administration and the SDF in early 2026 intensifying in a short time, it was reported that the SDF, which controlled about one-third of Syria, lost most of its territory within a few days. These developments have become one of the main agenda items for Turkey as well.
Most recently, a four-day ceasefire agreement was signed between the Damascus government and the SDF. Regarding the operations supported by Ankara, while the DEM Party, one of the actors of the Imralı Process, continues to express its reactions, statements made by the PKK/KCK claimed that they were under an international attack and that the US was supporting these operations.
BARRACK: THE SDF IS NO LONGER NEEDED
US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said in a statement on January 20 that the greatest opportunity for the Kurds is cooperation with the Ahmed Şara administration.
Barrack used the following expressions in his post on his social media account:
“The situation has changed radically today. Syria's central government has become a member of the international coalition against ISIS. This situation has changed the reason for the existence of the US-SDF partnership. The SDF's purpose of being the main anti-ISIS force on the ground has expired. Damascus is now willing to fulfill this duty.”
DEM PARTY HELD A PROTEST AT THE BORDER
The DEM Party organized a protest at the Syrian border to draw attention to the ongoing clashes. Following the developments after the protest, the party decided to hold a march in Nusaybin today. While developments in the region are being closely monitored, the steps to be taken by the Damascus administration and the US have become a matter of curiosity.
REACTION FROM ŞİVAN PERVER TO THE US
Kurdish artist Şivan Perver, who is well-known to the Turkish public after appearing on stage with İbrahim Tatlıses and Şivan Perver at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's opening ceremony in Diyarbakır during the 2013 resolution process, and Tatlıses singing the folk song “Megri Megri” with Perver, made a striking statement following the latest developments.
After the US gave the green light to operations against the SDF in Syria, Şivan Perver addressed the US and former US President Donald Trump in tears in a video he shared on his social media account.
“YOU USED US AND THREW US AWAY”
In the video he shared, Şivan Perver stated that the Kurds are under ISIS attacks. Using the phrase “You used us and threw us away” regarding the operations in Syria, Perver called on the US not to allow these operations.