Original article by Natalia Sancha for El País 1 April 2021 In the early morning darkness, a militiawoman loosens her braid under her balaclava before grabbing a rifle and taking up a frontline position with a group of the Anti-Terrorist Units (known by their Kurdish acronym YAT). This is a mixed force of men and […]
Original article by Amy Austin Holmes, published in Council On Foreign Relations 26 March 2021 On the tenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, Geir Pederson, UN Special Envoy for Syria, expressed “profound regret” at the slow pace of the UN-mediated peace talks, which have made no improvements on the ground in Syria nor put forth a […]
In a May 2020 report, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights estimated the number of deaths in the Syrian conflict at between 384,000 and 586,100 people. Since the outbreak of violence in 2011, the war has had a devastating impact on Syrian society and civilians in all regions of the country, including the autonomous regions […]
Interview with Sîpan Ahmed (name changed), prosecutor at the People’s Defense Court of Qamishlo. The People’s Defense Courts are in charge of trying crimes related to terrorism – mostly, though not exclusively, related to ISIS combatants. Two courts exist, with the second one located in Kobanê. This interview was conducted in collaboration with the Hague-based […]
28 Attacks across NES 30 Deaths caused by attacks attributed to sleeper cells 22 Attacks claimed by ISIS 16 Raids by the SDF producing 124 arrests 19 Deaths in Al Hol camp, 9 from a fire that started RIC Researcher Charles Flynn writes- In the second to last month before the fall of the Caliphate […]
Key Facts – 31 attacks causing 26 deaths – ISIS claimed 29 attacks – 20 killings in Al Hol Camp – 13 raids producing 27 arrests – High profile assassinations that included 2 women of the Shedaddi local council, one judge, and one mayor. In Depth January 2021 had 31 separate attacks by sleeper cells, […]
Our translation of the Annual Report of the Executive Council for North and East Syria – 2020 Annual report of the Executive Council for Northern and Eastern Syria Events and work carried out during the year: 1- At the administrative and organizational levels: 10 laws were completed and approved by the general council and two of […]
On 30th of January 2021, the second Human Rights Forum About HumanRights Violations In Afrin Region – Syria was held in Qamishlo, North and EastSyria. The conference was organised by Rights Defense Initiative Organization –Syria, Human Rights Organization in Afrin – Syria, Rojava Center for StrategicStudies, Center for Research and Protection of Women’s Rights in […]
Les coopératives en Syrie du Nord et de l’Est – Développer une nouvelle économie Actuellement, la Syrie du Nord et de l’Est (SNE) fait face à d’énormes difficultés économiques : inflation galopante, embargo partiel, guerre et épuisement des ressources par l’occupation des forces turques à Serê Kaniyê, Tel Abyad (Girê Spî) et Afrin. Dans ce […]
Politically, the AANES and SDF continue to walk a tight rope between their allies and enemies. From the US-led Coalition, the SDF remains its number one ally in the region for a sustained resistance to ISIS and its network of sleeper cells. However, with the US’s NATO alliance with Turkey, the US showed their unwillingness […]
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