Original article published on El País by Óscar Gutiérrez on 31 October 2021 Limbo es la palabra que mejor describe el lugar y momento en el que viven las mujeres y niños retenidos en los campos del noreste sirio custodiados por las autoridades kurdas. Primero las cifras: alrededor de 60.000 personas residen en los campamentos, […]
Throughout the fall of 2021 Turkey threatened a new invasion into North and East Syria. As of mid-November the threats abated and it became clear that no such invasion would take place in the absence of greenlights from the US and Russia -which have not been forthcoming. Nevertheless, smaller-scale deadly attacks on civilians by Turkey […]
Original article published on The Voice of America by Jeff Seldin on 09 November 2021 Suspected Islamic State sleeper cells launched a series of attacks against the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria, apparent retaliation after a plot to break thousands of the terror group’s supporters out of prison was foiled. Word of the […]
Key Points – 13 sleeper cell attacks documented, 9 confirmed ISIS attacks – The attacks resulted in 8 deaths, including assassinations of civilians and tribal leaders – According to camp authorities, there were no killings in Al-Hol this month – Across NES, SDF/Asayish (Internal Security Forces) conducted 21 raids resulting in 69 arrests and 3 […]
Download the full report here. RIC’s quarterly report on the state of the Turkish occupation in Northern Syria tracks human rights violations and crimes committed by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions of Afrin and the ‘M4 Strip’ – the border region between the occupied cities of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad. During […]
Original article published on Orient XXI by Chloé Troadec and Chris den Hond on 13 October 2021 La chute du débit de l’Euphrate est une nouvelle menace pour la population syrienne, déjà victime de plus de dix années de guerre sur son territoire. Cinq millions de Syriens risquent d’être privés d’eau et d’électricité. Le coordinateur […]
Key Points – 13 sleeper cell attacks documented, 6 claimed by ISIS – The attacks resulted in 11 deaths, including assassinations of SDF, Asayish and AANES members – 4 people died in Al-Hol camp. Al-Hol also saw 3 raids leading to at least 6 arrests. – Across NES, SDF/Asayish (Internal Security Forces) conducted 22 raids […]
Download the full report here. In July of 2021, the US treasury sanctioned Turkish-backed SNA faction Ahrar al-Sharqiya and two of its leaders, Ahmad Ihsan Fayyad (Abu Hatem Shaqra) and Raed Jassim Al-Hayes (Abu Jaafer Shaqra) under Executive Order 13894. According to the US treasury , “Ahrar al-Sharqiya has committed numerous crimes against civilians, particularly […]
Original article published on The Voice of America by Jeff Seldin on 23 September 2021 Nearly 2½ years after the fall of the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared caliphate, there still appears to be no escape for tens of thousands of children left homeless in its wake. Aid groups and observers say the children, some […]
Original article published on The Washington Institute for Near East Policy by Ido Levy on 17 September 2021 “In the Valley of Syria…Heaven and Hell!” This was the title of a featured editorial in the August 12 edition of the Islamic State (IS) newsletter al-Naba, devoted to touting the group’s recent exploits in the Badia […]
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