Update December 4: Northern Syria Offensive
Focus, NewsHighlights
- 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…
Al-Monitor – Turkish airstrike kills members of US-backed Kurdish force in Syria
Media Coverage, News
Fighters from the Kurdish women's protection units (YPJ) attend the funeral of a fellow fighter, who was killed while fighting against the Islamic State (IS), in northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on February 9, 2019. (Photo…
El Estado de la Ocupación: nuevo informe trimestral sobre 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 nuevo informe del RIC, de periodicidad trimestral, rastrea las violaciones de derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos del Ejército Nacional Sirio (SNA por sus siglas en inglés)…
Explainer: Archeology in Raqqa and Manbij
Culture, Explainers, Focus
In 2014, ISIS bulldozed ancient churches in Manbij. Only these mosaics survived the destruction. The jihadists defaced the mosaics and attempted to remove it in order to sell it.
Left-over statues in Manbij.
NES' archeological sites are…
Sleeper-Cell Report: Record Low of Attacks in July
News, Report, Sleeper Cells
The secret ISIS cell lair was targeted with missiles from Coalition aircraft during an SDF raid in the countryside of Heseke
Key Points
- [UPDATE 9/17/21] 14 sleeper cell attacks were documented, marking a record low since RIC reporting…