Shehba IDPs arriving in Tabqa, 05.12.2024 [RIC] Highlights -At least 85,000 displaced individuals from Aleppo and environs have reached North and East Syria (NES), as the DAANES estimates that IDP numbers will soon reach 120,000 -Thousands sleeping outside in freezing conditions, multiple deaths reported, urgent need for shelter and other humanitarian relief. -Grave risk of […]
IDPs from Shehba reach Tabqa, 04.12.2024 [RIC] What is the current situation in Shehba? Since December 1, tens of thousands of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) have been driven out of the Shebha region due to aerial and ground attacks conducted by the Turkish military and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA). On the morning of […]
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 attacks, robberies, arrests and extortion targeting Kurdish civilians still in Shehba or attempting to leave. – Grave […]
Highlights – Around 75K individuals displaced from Aleppo and environs into North and East Syria – Thousands sleeping outside in freezing conditions, multiple deaths reported, urgent need for shelter and other humanitarian relief. – Grave risk of imminent Turkish-backed assault against DAANES-governed Manbij, with multi-ethnic population of c.300K, creating further destabilization. – Sheikh Maqsoud and […]
Two Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh, are currently besieged by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) following the Islamist force’s unexpected advances and capture of Syria’s second-largest city from Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian Arab Army (SAA). These neighborhoods have maintained their autonomy from both the Assad government and the Islamist opposition since the start of […]
Since yesterday, the Shehba region has been taken over by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions, in an opportunistic attack which has resulted in the expulsion of many of the tens of thousands of Kurdish and other refugees living in the region. RIC map of Dec 2, showing the advance of forces on ground The […]
Since yesterday, HTS has consolidated and continued their incursion into Syrian government territories. In the last few hours, Turkish-backed SNA factions have advanced and captured more villages in Shehba, a region under the DAANES’ administration. RIC maps from December 1 RIC interviewed Menan Cehfer, a resident of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, who says, […]
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Salafi political and military organization with a stronghold in the Idlib region of North-West Syria. Since November 26th, they have been advancing and gaining more territories from the Syrian government in the southern and eastern countryside of Aleppo, the most significant conflict following a 2020 ceasefire brokered between […]
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. RIC interviewed Arzo Tammo, the coordinator of Sara’s Qamishlo center. Sara is an organization specifically created to address violence against women, such as combating kidnapping and underage marriage. Arzo Tammo [RIC] “We need to challenge the prevailing traditions and cultural norms that perpetuate […]
Key points 25 sleeper cell attacks in October, 2 more than in September 2 military personnel killed and 9 injured, 1 civilian killed and 2 injured in ISIS sleeper cell attacks 1 ISIS member killed and 13 arrested in 9 SDF or Asayish raids – down from the 18 arrested in September Denmark repatriated a […]
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