
Report: High Value Arrest and High Profile Assassinations Kick Off New Year
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A YAT operator during a SDF ceremony
Key Facts
- 31 attacks causing 26 deaths
- ISIS claimed 29 attacks
- 20 killings in Al Hol Camp
- 13 raids producing 27 arrests
- High profile assassinations that included 2 women of the…

Annual Sleeper Cell Report 2020 – SDF and Coalition Diminish Capability of ISIS, Lower Attacks and Deaths Across the Region
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Politically, the AANES and SDF continue to walk a tight rope between their allies and enemies. From the US-led Coalition, the SDF remains its number one ally in the region for a sustained…

Hidden Battlefields: Rehabilitating ISIS Affiliates and Building a Democratic Culture in Their Former Territories
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A “general amnesty” for all Syrian nationals held in Hol Camp was recently announced by the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), the political authority representing the autonomous regions…

Report: ISIS sleeper-cell attacks reach record low despite mass releases, multiple Hol Camp fatalities
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Releases from Hol Camp have not led to more sleeper cell attacks, though the camp itself is still a flashpoint
Key Points
- November 2020 saw the lowest number of sleeper-cell attacks since records began since ISIS' territorial defeat…

Update: Coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria – November 2020
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Our latest monthly report on the coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria finds:
• New quarantine in place across North and East Syria (NES) as coronavirus cases continue to rise• NES faces worst economic hardship in Syria as a…

Report: ISIS sleeper-cell attacks down, Hol Camp and Deir-ez-Zor remain flashpoints
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An Iraqi IDP caught in the crossfire during an attempted ISIS shooting in Hol Camp, November 2020 (Picture credit: NPA)
Key Points
Overall attacks decreased 11% (51, 45) in October, with 69% of those attacks taking place in Deir-ez-Zor…

Update: Coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria – October 2020
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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 combinedExponential growth through September and October with daily cases increasing…

Database: Former ISIS members now part of Turkish-backed forces in Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad
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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…

Report: Counter-ISIS raids and attacks in Hol Camp increase as amnesty for ISIS-linked women announced
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Body of an Iraqi refugee, shot dead by ISIS sleeper cells active within Hol Camp
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…

Update: Coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria – week ending 27 September
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Our latest weekly update on the coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria finds:
Director of National Hospital in Raqqa refusing to wear face-mask in protest at shortsupplyInfamous former ISIS prison in Raqqa’s ‘black stadium’…