DOWNLOAD HERE This report shares the outcome of Rojava Information Center’s investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) conducted largely by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and affiliated forces in January 2026, when the latter attacked territory in North and East Syria (NES) formerly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and governed […]
Key Points: 12 attacks in former DAANES territory injure three and kill two 16 suspected ISIS members arrested in former DAANES territory 10 attacks in the rest of Syria Iraqi prisons holding ISIS detainees hit by airstrikes In Depth After a declaration in mid-February by ISIS that they would be stepping up actions against […]
Background: From 2015, the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo were governed by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The people there self-governed under a model of local governance, marked by a degree of relative autonomy from the rest of Aleppo. This autonomy came to an end in early January […]
Key Points: Nine attacks kill eight and injure six Three raids lead to nine arrests Coalition completes transfer of 5700 detainees from NES to Iraq Al-Hol Camp almost empty after releases and escapes In Depth With the Syrian transitional government now effectively in control of all north and east Syria, in February ISIS spokesman, […]
Ruksen Mohamed, spokesperson of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), speaks about the role of women taking up arms since the beginning of the revolution and YPJ’s future in the integration process with the Syrian Transitional Government (STG), in an interview from early February 2026. There’s a new agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and […]
Key Points: Invasion of NES sees hundreds of ISIS-affiliated detainees escape Four ISIS detention facilities and al-Hol camp now controlled by Syrian transitional government 6 attacks and 3 confirmed raids lead to one injured civilian and 11 arrests In Depth This month RIC recorded five ISIS sleeper cell attacks injuring one civilian and an […]
Q: What is the history of your tribe in this region? How was it during the Assad government? The tribal connections between different tribes and communities go back decades, not only to the Assad era, but even to the Ottoman Empire. In particular, the links between Arab and Kurdish communities date back to Ottoman times, […]
Key Takeaways: Foreigners’ Annex breached during government assault on al-Hol; unknown number of fugutives Attack began with revolt of local al-Hol residents, but assaulting force from southwest included well-prepared men driving HTS-linked cars; likely coordinated SDF/Asayish compelled to withdraw due to two-pronged attack & threat of mass revolt at camp Despite STG claims, no evidence […]
RIC spoke to three Armenian civilians. They gave their analysis on the current situation and shared historical background. Nairi Antranik: The current situation is a result of Turkish policies. The Turkish-backed factions, along with the policies and agendas they follow, are mainly behind the divisions and the spread of terrorism. We, as Armenian people, […]
Jihan Hanna, al-Hol Camp manager January 2025 “We were working in the camp until Sunday [18 January]. On Monday [19 January], we couldn’t make it to the camp, because the road was dangerous, there were attacks on checkpoints. Some colleagues were able to go for some hours then leave, I couldn’t leave myself. But […]