Our latest monthly update on the coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria finds: October sees as many deaths and twice as many cases as rest of year combined Exponential growth through September and October with daily cases increasing tenfold Partial quarantine reintroduced across NES amid negligible adherence to public safety measures Capacity to be […]
Original Article by Von Sebastian Bähr, Neues Deutschland, 16 October 2020 Die Autonomieverwaltung Nord- und Ostsyriens hat eine umfassende Amnestie für inhaftierte Unterstützer des »Islamischen Staates« (IS) sowie für ihre Familien angekündigt. Von dem jüngst bekanntgegebenen Dekret könnten Zehntausende betroffen sein: Seit dem militärischen Sieg über den IS befinden sich rund 12 000 islamistische Kämpfer […]
“We feel forgotten and abandoned sometimes. The world does not know much about the challenges and difficulties that face us. All countries in the region do not recognize conversion from Islam. This makes life very difficult for us, especially in terms of marriages, funerals, and obtaining birth and death certificates, because we are still considered […]
Un anno fa erano le eroine da “esibire” nei salotti mediatici o sulle copertine di riviste patinate. Per la loro bellezza, prim’ancora che per la loro determinazione nel combattere per la libertà. Ora su di loro e su la loro lotta è calato il silenzio. Non fanno più notizia. Per molti, non per Globalist. È […]
Many prisoners in North and East Syria will be released via a general amnesty or have their sentences halved, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has announced. The decision, which includes some exceptions to ensure security in the region and enshrine victims’ right to justice, follows AANES’ announcement of an amnesty for Syrian […]
A year has passed since Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf was murdered along a highway in northeastern Syria, the 34-year-old dragged by her hair, beaten and shot to death by mercenaries. Photos of her mutilated body later emerged on social media, in what many said was a clear message from Turkish-backed forces in the region: this […]
Download the full report here. It’s one year since Turkey launched its devastating ‘Peace Spring’ operation, green-lit by Donald Trump and primarily targeting the Kurds in North and East Syria. The invasion displaced an initial wave of 200,000 IDPs, including most of the Kurdish and all of the local Yezidi and Christian minorities, plus large […]
Key Points – Rate of anti-ISIS raids increases 118% (11, 24) in response to demand by local communities – 4 raids took place in Hol Camp, plus 6 attacks using firearms and knives which resulted in 2 confirmed deaths and 7 serious injuries – Total attacks decreased by 19% (64, 51), but sleeper-cell attacks in […]
For almost 10 years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has presided over a country that has been brought bitterly to its knees. More than half a million people have died and more than half of its 17 million population has been displaced, while the number of those rendered disabled disappeared and dispossessed is nearly countless, and the economy has […]
Syria’s Kurds are to allow thousands of Syrians including families of Islamic State group fighters to leave a squalid and over-populated camp they run, a top official said Monday. Remaining “Syrian nationals will leave Al-Hol camp and only foreigners will remain,” said Riyad Derar, co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), political wing of the […]
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