The Democratic People’s Council of the DAANES issued the General Amnesty law no. 10 on July 17th, 2024, in response to the demands of tribal leaders during the 2nd Syrian tribes’ forum. The latter was held in Heseke on May 25th and attended by around 5,000 sheikhs and other tribal notables. The law reflects the […]
Key Points In-depth ISIS was back in the global headlines this month. ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack perpetrated in the city of Solingen, Germany, leading to the deaths of three people and injuring eight others. The perpetrator of this attack was from Deir ez-Zor, an area where ISIS remains active, even after its […]
L to R: Buthina Abod and Miyada al-Ahmed [July 2024] “We’re here to be a real source of support for women, helping them understand their role in the workplace and within their families.” RIC spoke to Zenobia Women’s Gathering, the main organization advocating for women’s rights in the Arab-majority regions of North and East Syria. […]
RIC’s report on the state of the Turkish occupation in Northern Syria tracks human rights violations and crimes committed by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions of Afrin, the ‘M4 Strip’ – the border region between the occupied cities of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad- and the al-Bab/Azaz/Jarablus Triangle. The report includes […]
RIC’s report on the state of the Turkish occupation in Northern Syria tracks human rights violations and crimes committed by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions of Afrin, the ‘M4 Strip’ – the border region between the occupied cities of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad- and the al-Bab/Azaz/Jarablus Triangle. During the third […]
Key Points In-depth RIC recorded 18 confirmed sleeper cell attacks in NES, a slight increase from the 15 recorded in June, but not quite as many as the 23 recorded in May. Once again, these attacks were concentrated in Deir ez-Zor region. ISIS attacks resulted in the deaths of four military personnel, one wounded, and […]
Summary: Background: For almost 10 years, public diplomatic relationships between Turkiye and Syria have been non-existent. Turkiye decided in 2012 to break all diplomatic ties with Syria, following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, officially citing the brutal repression of the popular demonstrations by the Assad government as the reason. On August 11th 2022, […]
Original article published in Turningpoint magazine by Henri Sulku on 10 July 2024. As the spring turns towards summer, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (DAANES) faces the most precarious season of the agricultural year. It must secure annual wheat harvest in a region wrought by an overheating climate and severe depletion […]
Key points In-depth This month RIC recorded 15 sleeper cell attacks in NES, a significant decrease from the 23 registered in May. Once more these attacks are concentrated in the canton of Deir ez-Zor with only one of them happening in the Jazeera canton. ISIS’ June attacks killed 6 military personnel and injured 3, and […]
Original article published on Truthdig by Matt Broomfield on 17 June 2024. After defeating ISIS and establishing a multiethnic democracy, the Kurdish-majority statelet goes to the polls. In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, fighters from the Women’s Protection Units, or YPJ, hold a celebration in Paradise Square in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Gabriel Chaim) A […]
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