"Well, there’s something really beautiful about Manbij and many other cities like it in Syria in that the people have a sense of responsibility that has been pushing them to organize the city for almost- Manbij has been liberated for a year and three months almost - right now. And you find people in local councils, people in the police force, for example, the brigade and other organizations that are working completely without pay, without any form, not even a political agenda. It’s just that feeling of duty towards the country that’s keeping them there. Manbij has changed in many ways; we’re free. For the first time ever, the Syrian people are experiencing this freedom where they’re allowed to be politically active, where they’re allowed to look at the future from a completely different angle. And uh, I mean, specifically Manbij is a very unique city because we’ve maintained the old government organizations that the regime left. They’re working again in Manbij. So, it’s very hard to explain how hard this is in the revolution because in Syria, you’re not only dealing with planes and scuds, military, the brutal military force of the regime, you’re also dealing with a lot of factions inside the Syrian army, inside the revolution that are placed there by the regime, that are trying to bring down any effort to build a true organization that is really there for the true purpose of the revolution."
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