AP – US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest 9

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Original article by Sarah El Deeb and Lolita C. Baldor in AP 28 March 2021 BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Kurdish-led forces, with assistance from the U.S.-led coalition, launched a military operation Sunday at a sprawling camp in northeast…

“Our main objective is to develop autonomous local structures” – Agid Brahim, Federation of Wounded Individuals

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A worker at the only prosthesis factory of North and East Syria The war against ISIS, but also the recurring Turkish invasions in North and East Syria have left tens of thousands of fighters and civilians injured and long-term disabled.…

National Interest – Beware the Women of ISIS

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Original article by Emily Przyborowski in National Interest 2 April 2021 The female cadres of ISIS are now poised to expand as a result of a new generation of extremists now being incubated in Syria’s assorted refugees camps. Less…

El País – In Syria, there is a new kind of war against ISIS

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Operation against jihadists hiding at Al-Hol camp in Syria on Sunday. FOTO: NATALIA SANCHA Original article by Natalia Sancha for El País 1 April 2021 In the early morning darkness, a militiawoman loosens her braid under her balaclava…

Council On Foreign Relations – Biden-Harris Should Lead on Women’s Rights and Help End Syrian Conflict

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Female YPJ fighters celebrate Newroz with civilian women in Qamishli, Syria in 2016. Original article by Amy Austin Holmes, published in Council On Foreign Relations 26 March 2021 On the tenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising,…

Standing Alone: Medical, Political And Social Strategies For Supporting War-wounded Individuals In NES

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Download the report here. In a May 2020 report, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights estimated the number of deaths in the Syrian conflict at between 384,000 and 586,100 people. Since the outbreak of violence in 2011, the war…

The Anti-Terror Trial System in NES

Interview with Sîpan Ahmed (name changed), prosecutor at the People’s Defense Court of Qamishlo. The People’s Defense Courts are in charge of trying crimes related to terrorism - mostly, though not exclusively, related to ISIS…

Report: High Arrests from SDF and Al Hol Murders Continue in February

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YAT Operator poses with captured suspects 28 Attacks across NES30 Deaths caused by attacks attributed to sleeper cells22 Attacks claimed by ISIS16 Raids by the SDF producing 124 arrests19 Deaths in Al Hol camp, 9 from a fire that started RIC…

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 Report of the Executive Council for North and East Syria – 2020

Our translation of the Annual Report of the Executive Council for North and East Syria - 2020 Annual report of the Executive Council for Northern and Eastern Syria Events and work carried out during the year: 1- At the administrative…