Update December 4 – Northern Syria Offensive
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…
Elections opportunity for Kurdish-Turkish de-escalation – US think tank
NewsQAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines Institute,…
Overcoming the Siege: Shehba Region Beyond the Refugee Camps
Indepth Dossiers, News, Report
Shehba region is another example of the absence of a solution for the Syrian Civil War, and the consequences that this entails. The limbo in which the region finds itself is the result of the development of the war, but also of the aspirations…
Elections opportunity for Kurdish-Turkish de-escalation – US think tank
Media Coverage, News
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines…
April Sleeper Cell Report – Coalition Strikes Continue In Turkish-Occupied Territories Against ISIS Leadership
Report, Sleeper Cells
Key Points:
20 confirmed sleeper cell attacks in April, no change from March.
10 military personnel killed, 17 military personnel injured, three civilians injured in ISIS attacks.
At least five ISIS members killed and 19 arrested…