Explainer: Syrian Transitional Government Assault on Aleppo’s Kurdish Neighborhoods

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Summary - Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods offered sanctuary to up to 200,000 Kurds, minorities and Arabs, primarily Internally Displaced People (IDPs) - Neighborhoods faced over a decade of deadly assaults and economic embargo…

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…

Sleeper Cell Report January 2025 – abrupt US funding cut to al-Hol camp sparks alarm

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Key Points: 11 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down from 18 in December 6 military personnel killed, 5 injured in ISIS attacks 17 suspected ISIS members arrested in SDF/Asayish raids; significantly down from last month’s 101 …

FLASH UPDATE: US foreign aid freeze – impact on the North and East Syria region

Al-Hol camp, foreigners section, 24/01/2025 [RIC] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - US foreign aid freeze amounts to “murder” and will have “devastating” affect on millions living in the North and East Syria (NES) region, with “majority of…