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 Q3 2021: 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…
Sleeper Cell Report: Sina’a Prison Attack Shocks Heseke While Sleeper Cell Attacks Continued Throughout NES in January
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Key Points
– 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 2021: Uptick in Rights Violations, Increased Infighting Throughout the Summer
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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…
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…
The Battle of Heseke 2022: Timeline and Analysis
Explainers, Focus, News
In Numbers
as per the SDF
Original prison population: 4000 (700 minor)
Prisoners surrendered from within the prison and rearrested: 3500
Escaped prisoners rearrested: 100
Escaped prisoners still at…
Timeline of Major Riots, Raids, and Escape Attempts in Heseke’s Sina’a Prison
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Background
The Sina’a prison is located the Ghweiran District of Heseke city. It is often called Ghweiran Prison for this reason. It is housed in buildings on the old campus of Al-Furat University. It is unclear exactly when the buildings…
El Estado de la Ocupación Q2 2021: documentación de las violaciones de derechos en las regiones ocupadas por Turquía en el Norte y Este de Síria
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El informe trimestral del RIC sobre el estado de la ocupación turca en el norte de Siria hace un seguimiento de las violaciones de los derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos del…
Sleeper Cell: Attacks on the Rise Again in November
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Weapons cache recovered from an ISIS cell planning to attack al-Sina'a prison
Key Points
– 22 attacks documented, 14 claimed by ISIS
– The attacks resulted in 23 deaths (14 civilians, at least 9 SDF/Asayish)
– 5 murders…
El País – Ni hablar de repatriar a mujeres y niños de Siria… y menos en España
Media Coverage, News
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…