In this research note we examine the make-up of the Turkish-backed “Free Syrian Army”, which Turkish government-linked sources have announced will participate in a threatened invasion of North-Eastern Syria following their invasion of Afrin one year ago. You can read the report above and find a link to view and download the full factsheet here, […]
Original article by Dani Ellis, Novara Media Once encompassing an area the size of England with a population of almost 10 million, the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (Isis) now occupies just a small village near the Syria-Iraq border called Al-Baghouz. Here, Isis is besieged by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and a […]
Original article by Natalia Sancha, El País “El avance está siendo lento debido al enorme número de minas plantadas en el camino y por los ataques suicidas a los que hemos de hacer frente en un espacio muy reducido”, cuenta desde el frente de Baguz, vía WhatsApp, el comandante de las FDS Adnan Afrin. El […]
Original article by Khalil Hamlo and Weedah Hamza, DPA. Deir al-Zour, Syria (dpa) – Around 2,000 people, most of them Islamic State militants and their family members, have surrendered on Tuesday to the Kurdish-led forces fighting to recapture the extremist group’s last pocket in eastern Syria. “Approximately 2,000 people, mostly Islamic State fighters and their […]
Key events: International Women’s Day sees ceremonies, celebrations, marches and events across Northern Eastern Syria Read more SDF resume operations against remaining IS enclave Read more Foreign states continue to debate policy on taking back families of ISIS fighters, as the UK continues to strip citizenship from British women who traveled to Syria Read more […]
Original article by Ethel Bonet, Ara, 8 March 2019 ¿És possible construir una utopia feminista enmig de la devastació de la guerra? Les dones del poblat de Jinwar ho han fet realitat. Han estat dos anys treballant intensament per fer realitat el primer poble autogestionat per dones i exclusiu per a elles i els seus […]
Original article by Ann Guenter, 20 Minuten, March 1, 2019 Letzte Woche wurde der Tessiner Johan Cosar für seinen Kampf mit einer Christen-Miliz gegen den IS verurteilt. Seine Kameraden sind empört. David Abgar ist enttäuscht von der Schweiz. Von ausgerechnet jenem Land, das er wegen seiner humanitären Tradition stets bewundert hat. Das änderte die Verurteilung […]
Original article by DPA staff Damaskus. Auch der syrischen Kurden-Miliz YPG haben sich viele Ausländer angeschlossen. Diese pflegt allerdings enge Kontakte zur verbotenen PKK. Seinen echten Namen will er nicht verraten, und auch nicht die Stadt, in der er zuletzt gelebt hat. Agit, wie er sich heute nennt, stammt aus Norddeutschland, so viel lässt sich […]
Key Events The last operation against ISIS in Baghouz started after ISIS jihadists are surrendering by the hundreds. Rescued Yezidi children and women have been reunited with their families in the Iraqi Kurdistan, after being delayed due to the shutdown of the border by the Iraqi government. The number of people in Camp al-Hol near […]
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