Update December 4: Northern Syria Offensive

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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…

Kulden krever liv i Syria: To barn døde i beryktet leir

Kulde, sykdom og underernæring tar livet av barn i Al Hol. I går døde to barn. En kvinne bærer et lite barn i leiren Al Hol. Rundt 68.000 personer bor i leiren, som ligger nordøst i Syria. Et ukjent antall er medlemmer av terrorgruppa…

Armed officers swoop on father, 49, for sending £150 to his son who fought with Kurdish forces against jihadis

Front line: Dan Newey with a YPG comrade in 2017. His Kurdish-led military unit was backed by Britain and trained by the SAS Original article by Mark Nicol Defence, The Daily Mail, December 28, 2019 Paul Newey is accused of funding terrorism…

Murder, Looting, and Displacement: Two Months into Turkey’s Invasion of Eastern Syria

Original article by Akmckeever, December 27, 2019 Dubbed “Operation Peace Spring,” Turkey’s most recent intervention into Syria has by now been going on for more than two months. Green-lit by the withdrawal of American troops from…

Father of British YPG volunteer in Syria arrested over terrorism offences

Exclusive: Paul Newey is first Briton to face investigation for terrorism offences related to family member joining Kurdish-led group Dan Newey, who travelled to Syria in 2017 to join the YPG. Photograph: c/o Dan Newey Original article…

Rojava Information Center, a media bridge to the world outside

The Women Of The YPJ, Rojava, Syria. The Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, has captured public interest sporadically since its conception. The semi-autonomous region has come under focus again, following Erdogons re-election victory…

Nordsyrien: Keine internationale humanitäre Hilfe in Sicht

Original article by Elke Dangeleit, Heise, December 23, 2019 Der Krieg der Türkei gegen die kurdische Selbstverwaltung: 300.000 Binnenflüchtlinge, Bedrohung durch IS-Schläferzellen und den von der Türkei finanzierten Dschihadistenmilizen Der…

‘They will simply kill you’: Syrian Kurds still fear wrath of Turkey-backed proxies

Syrian Kurds who escaped the Turkish incursion fear they will never be able to return Thousands of refugees have arrived in Northern Iraq since the beginning of the conflict, with many saying they paid to be smuggled through the Syrian border.…

THE LINGUISTIC PEDAGOGY OF CO-EXISTENCE AT KURDISH SCHOOLS

Original article by Daniel Stefani and Edmund Ruge, Eduniperiferias, December 20, 2019 Experiments in Radically Democratic Education: Rojava’s Revolutionary Model at Risk Amid Geopolitics Following the publication of “Kurdish…

Report: The Political System of North and East Syria

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  The new RIC report, 'Beyond the frontlines - The building of the democratic system in North and East Syria,' describes the system of political organization in North and East Syria. We spoke to over 50 political actors in North…

Database: November sleeper-cell attacks and raids

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ISIS sleeper-cell attacks rise by 63% following Turkish invasion, November figures confirm: Key Facts: Following the Turkish invasion, sleeper-cell attacks have risen 63%, with 83 documented attacks in November compared to 51 in September…