
May Sleeper Cell Report: attacks down but intensity of SDF anti-terror raids threatens tribal relations in Deir ez-Zor
News, Report, Sleeper Cells
Sleeper cell attacks more than halved compared to April6 assassinations in al-Hol2 large security operations in al-Hol saw 31 arrested in totalOutside of al-Hol, 51 people with links to ISIS were arrestedAnti-terror raids in Deir ez-Zor greatly…

April Sleeper Cell Report: Bloodiest Month Yet Due To ISIS Ramadan Campaign
News, Report, Sleeper Cells
The 7 victims of ISIS' attack on the head of the Deir ez-Zor Civil Council Public Relations Office near Abu Khashab on April 27th
54 sleeper cell attacks across NES (32 claimed by ISIS), a 184% increase on MarchViolent 'Two Sheikhs Campaign'…

March Sleeper Cell Report: Major Attack in al-Hol; Deteriorating Security as Widespread Protests Plague Deir ez-Zor
News, Sleeper Cells
ISIS sleeper cell in Syria pledges allegiance to new leader 'Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi'. Throughout March, sleeper cells throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have filmed similar videos and distributed them online.
19 sleeper…

Building Bridges with the Global Media: Lessons from a Syrian Information Center
Media Coverage, News
Original article published on Medium by Matt Broomfield on 28 March 2022.
RIC team member on the ground as tire fires burn during the Turkish offensive. Photo source: RIC
When my colleagues and I founded the Rojava Information Center…

La batalla de Heseke. Desarrollo y análisis
Explainers, Focus, News
En números (últimos del 26 de enero), según las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (SDF):
Población penitenciaria original 4000 (700 menores)Presos entregados desde dentro de la prisión y reingresados: 3500Prisioneros fugados retenidos: 100Presos…
Sleeper Cell Report: Idlib Raid Has Little Effect On ISIS Operations, High Number of Arrests As Heseke Fallout Continues
News, Report, Sleeper Cells
Qamishlo residents mourn relatives on February 2nd
Key Points
Major coup in joint US-SDF raid on Idlib which killed ISIS leader17 sleeper cell attacks across NES (excluding in al-Hol camp), of which 8 were claimed by ISISMain target were…

El Estado de la Ocupación: documentación de las violaciones de derechos en las regiones ocupadas por Turquía en el Norte y Este de Síria
Afrin, News, Occupation Report, Report
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El informe trimestral de RIC sobre el estado de la ocupación turca en el norte de Siria rastrea las violaciones de derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos SNA respaldados por Turquía en…

Sleeper Cell Report: Sina’a Prison Attack Shocks Heseke While Sleeper Cell Attacks Continued Throughout NES in January
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– 38 attacks documented, 34 claimed by ISIS, including the 9 day-long Battle of Heseke
– The attacks resulted in 128 civilian and SDF deaths, primarily military personnel during the Heseke Battle
– 4 murders…

State of the Occupation Q3: Uptick in Rights Violations, Increased Infighting Throughout the Summer
News, Occupation Report, Report
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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…

Annual Sleeper Cell Report 2021 – Sleeper Cell Attacks Decreased but Security Forces Remained Weary
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The attack on Sina’a prison in Heseke at the end of January 2022 proved an explosive bookend to 2021, a year that had seen a decline in sleeper cell attacks in Northeast Syria (NES). Though ISIS activity in general stayed…