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 […]
Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and the Anti-Terror Units (YAT) Commando Forces in eastern Raqqa city (YPJ Media Center) Key points In-depth In May, RIC was able to record 23 confirmed ISIS sleeper cell attacks, all of which occurred in the Deir ez-Zor canton. ISIS attacks in May killed 7 military personnel and injured 7, and […]
In anticipation of the forthcoming municipal elections in NES, planned for 11th of June 2024, the DAANES passed a new law specifying its system of municipalities and federations of municipalities. The elections have been called in accordance with the publication of the new Social Contract, published by the DAANES in December 2023. Law of Democratic […]
In preparation for the forthcoming municipal elections in NES, planned for 11th of June, 2024, the DAANES passed a new law defining the administrative divisions of the NES region. This follows the DAANES’ publication of the new Social Contract in December 2023. Interestingly, in the law, the cities of Azaz, al-Bab and Jarablus are included […]
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