Update December 4 – Northern Syria Offensive

Highlights - As displaced families continue to pour in to NES, the DAANES estimates that numbers of IDPs will soon reach 120,000. - Critical shortages of essential supplies, food, water, medicines and accommodation for IDPs. - SNA commits…

Fighting continues along Turkish-Syrian border despite US-brokered pause in hostilities

Original article by Josie Ensor, Beirut and Raf Sanchez, Middle East Correspondent, October 18th, 2019 Turkish soldiers are seen in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria Credit: Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS A British …

‘The Situation is miserable’: IDPs caught between Turkey and Damascus’ forces

Original article by Will Christou, October 17th, 2019 A Kurdish Red Crescent employee talks to displaced children hosted in a school in Hasakah, 12/10/2019 (Kamal Derbas) Amman- In just one week, the ongoing Turkish military operation,…

Erdogan’s “security zone”: Refugees and humanitarian aid in North East Syria

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This report seeks to provide an analysis of the Turkey's current invasion in terms of its humanitarian impact. We examine Erdogan’s stated reasons for the invasion of North and East Syria, including his proposals for a so-called “security…

Kurdish-led fighters battle pro-Turkish forces for control of key border town

Original article by MEE and Agencies, October 15, 2019 Activist group says SDF fighters have launched a counter-attack against Turkish proxy forces trying to capture Ras al-Ain Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain Kurdish-led…

‘More killing and sexual violence’: The Turkish assault in Syria could eradicate women’s hard-won rights

(iStock; Lily illustration) Since Wednesday, Turkish forces have been bombarding northeastern Syria Original article by Sulome Anderson Saadi, a 13th century Iranian poet, once said, “a little and a little, collected together,…

ISIS breakouts, US troop withdrawals, Assad advances: the weekend in Syria news

The aftermath of Trump’s sudden Syria withdrawal decision has turned very violent — with the potential to get much worse. Original article by Alex Ward Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian…

Kurdish forces strike deal with Damascus, Moscow to repel Turkey

Original Article by Saphora Smith and Mac William Bishop, October 14, 2019 TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER — Syrian government troops were headed north toward the Turkish border Monday after the Kurds called on Damascus and Moscow for military…

International volunteers play a key role in documenting Turkish offensive

Original article by Will Christou, October 13, 2019 Amman- As the Turkish offensive, “Operation Peace Spring,” enters its fifth day, facts on the ground remain unclear and allegations swirl across social media—shared by reporters…

ISIS families escape Ain Issa camp in northeast Syria after Turkish bombardment

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The defense post Original article by Joanne Stocker, October 13, 2019 Hundreds of family members of Islamic State adherents held inside a camp in Ain Issa, northern Syria, have escaped following Turkish bombardment nearby, according…

Under the bombs: The first days of Turkey’s ‘safe zone’ have been anything but for civilians trapped in northeast Syria

Original article by Richard Hall, 12 October 2019 Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians arrive to Tall Tamr town, in the Syrian northwestern Hasakeh province, after fleeing Turkish bombardment on the northeastern towns along the Turkish border…