Tomorrow, the 26th of April, has been set as the official date for the convening of the “Kurdish National Conference” in North and East Syria. This comes after a postponement due to the current war situation in the region and disagreements among parties regarding the conference. The aim of the conference is to establish a […]
Key points 15 confirmed sleeper cell attacks; up from 7 in February Two military personnel killed, two others injured in ISIS attacks 17 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 14 last month Repatriations from Austria and Iraq occur, while concerns over security in al-Hol camp prompt EU-level meeting Moroccan girl strangled to death after being […]
In December 2024, while the world’s eyes were on the victorious HTS-led campaign that swept Damascus, Turkey and its proxy Syrian National Army (SNA) forces launched a separate offensive. Except rather than targeting Assad’s forces, the Turkish-backed factions turned on the North and East Syria (NES) region, in a blatant display of aggression that expanded […]
On December 6th, 2024, in the middle of a blisteringly successful offensive, with the fall of Damascus and Assad’s government almost guaranteed, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham reintroduced himself to the world. Interviewed by CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, he dropped his nom de guerre, ‘Mohammed al-Jawlani’. In its place, ‘Ahmed al-Sharaa’ entered the limelight. Seemingly […]
On March 10th, the Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG) president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, reached an agreement outlining NES-Damascus administrative, military and security integration, to be implemented by the end of the year. According to the announcement from the Syrian Presidency, the agreement was “stipulating the integration of the Syrian […]
On March 13th, the Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG) published the proposed constitution of the transitional period. The contents of the constitution, plus its drafting process, have been met with a sharp backlash. The criticisms made are centered around two issues. First, the marked centralization of power in the hands of the interim president, Ahmed […]
al-Roj Camp Key points 7 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down from 11 in January One military personnel killed, four injured in ISIS attacks 14 suspected ISIS members arrested, down from 17 last month Three Iraqi repatriation operations in NES camps bring home over 1,393 people ISIS crimes against the Yazidi people tried for the first […]
RIC’s annual North and East Syria ISIS sleeper cell report for 2024 breaks down the key events and statistics from the last year. Recorded attacks from ISIS sleeper cells rose 37.5% from 189 in 2023 to 260 in 2024 – which is still lower than 2022’s 285. Number of deaths from these attacks fell 56.7% […]
Urkesh rehabilitation center, Qamishlo [RIC] 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 3 Iraqi repatriation missions in al-Hol camp bring home over 1,700 people RIC visits the […]
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 key life-saving services” set to be affected, a senior humanitarian official says – Freeze already poses grave security and humanitarian […]
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