Deir ez-Zor Military Council leaders in al-Kasra town, Deir ez-Zor. Key Points 22 confirmed ISIS sleeper cell attacks occurred in NES; more than double that of July. 10 military personnel were killed, 14 military personnel were injured, and 6 civilians were killed in ISIS attacks. In 10 SDF and Coalition raids, 6 members of ISIS […]
Abu Khawla, leader of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council. On the 27th of August, with the advent of a “Security Enhancement Operation” in the Deir ez-Zor area, reportedly targeting ISIS sleeper cells and drug dealers, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested the Deir ez-Zor Military Council (DMC) leader, Ahmed Al-Khabil, popularly known as Abu Khawla. […]
Children of ISIS during training. Screen capture from a video report of YPJ Information which includes footage collected from foreign women affiliated with ISIS. Key Points: 10 confirmed ISIS sleeper cell attacks in July, a decrease from 24 in June 3 military personnel killed, 1 military personnel injured, 1 civilian killed, 1 civilian injured in […]
In the face of an array of ecological challenges, a range of actors in NES have been working to cultivate an “environmentally minded population”. RIC spoke with Berivan Omer, a member of Jazira region’s leadership board and the women’s ecology platform, Ziwer Shexo, a volunteer for Keziyen Kesk (‘Green Braids’), a popular environmental initiative, and […]
The earthquake that hit the regions of southern Turkey and north-west Syria in the early morning of February 6th 2023 with a magnitude of 7.8 was the strongest in the region since 1939. The epicenter was the city of Pazarcık, Turkey. While the affected area was mainly southern Turkey and north-west Syria, the earthquake was […]
A Danish delegation meets with the Autonomous Administration to repatriate a woman and two children from Roj Camp, June 22. (Photo: AANES) Key Points: 24 sleeper cell attacks in June, an 85% increase from 13 in May 11 military personnel killed, 5 military personnel injured, 4 civilians killed and 5 civilians injured in ISIS cell […]
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has spent the last year branching out from its Idlib stronghold to plant itself within SNA-held northern Syria. As it expands politically and militarily into northern Syria, HTS – a designated terrorist organization – is pushing its own agenda as an increasingly powerful actor, at times with tacit Turkish approval, at […]
Weapons, equipment, and documents captured from an ISIS cell during an SDF raid in al-Dashisha, Heseke region. (Photo: SDF Press) Key Points: 13 confirmed sleeper cell attacks across NES in May, a decrease from 20 in April One military personnel killed, 10 military personnel injured, two civilians killed, three civilians injured in ISIS attacks One […]
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines Institute, a Washington-based think tank. Original article published on North Press by Sascha Hoffman on […]
Download the full report here. Shehba region is another example of the absence of a solution for the Syrian Civil War, and the consequences that this entails. The limbo in which the region finds itself is the result of the development of the war, but also of the aspirations for a democratic Syria. The region was […]
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