Now updated with the 22nd October Russia – Turkey Agreement. With the 13 October agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus, and the 17 October ‘ceasefire’ agreement between Ankara and Washington, the geopolitical situation in North and East Syria has been rapidly shifting. Both these agreements have been poorly understood, interpreted differently by various […]
Original article by Livia Albeck-Ripka, The New York Times CANBERRA, Australia — When Kamalle Dabboussy learned this month that President Donald Trump was removing troops from northeastern Syria, he pulled over in his car and wept. For months, Dabboussy has been lobbying the Australian government to remove his daughter and three grandchildren from a detention […]
Original article by NBC News, 20th October, 2019 American forces continued their withdrawal from northern Syria Sunday and headed for Iraq, while efforts continued for a Kurdish evacuation from the area under the terms of the cease-fire agreed between the U.S. and Turkey. Amid growing chaos after Turkey invaded the region earlier this month, Defense Secretary Mark Esper […]
Original article by Michael Bachelard, October 18th, 2019 Duhok, Iraq: Amnesty has identified potential war crimes in Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria that include summary killings, bombings of a civilian convoy and a school where internally displaced people were seeking shelter, as well as the murder of Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf. The damning report from […]
Original article by Josie Ensor, Beirut and Raf Sanchez, Middle East Correspondent, October 18th, 2019 A British volunteer with Syria’s Kurds has described the “horrifying experience” of pulling the victims of Turkish air strikes out of the rubble, as fighting continued along the Turkish-Syrian border despite a declared ceasefire. Danielle Ellis, a 29-year-old Oxford University graduate […]
Original article by Will Christou, October 17th, 2019 Amman- In just one week, the ongoing Turkish military operation, “Operation Peace Spring,” has displaced hundreds of thousands and destroyed critical civilian infrastructure in northern Syria, resulting in alarming shortages of food and water. “We left the first day that Ras al-Ain was shelled,” Xemgin Mamoste Kurdi […]
This report seeks to provide an analysis of the Turkey’s current invasion in terms of its humanitarian impact. We examine Erdogan’s stated reasons for the invasion of North and East Syria, including his proposals for a so-called “security zone” in which to resettle refugees. We also assess the ongoing humanitarian impact of the invasion, as […]
Original article by MEE and Agencies, October 15, 2019 Activist group says SDF fighters have launched a counter-attack against Turkish proxy forces trying to capture Ras al-Ain Kurdish-led forces have pushed back against an offensive by Turkey and its Syrian rebel proxies in the town of Ras al-Ain in northern Syria, an activist group said […]
Since Wednesday, Turkish forces have been bombarding northeastern Syria Original article by Sulome Anderson Saadi, a 13th century Iranian poet, once said, “a little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal.” It’s difficult to think of a better description for the women’s rights movement in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, […]
The aftermath of Trump’s sudden Syria withdrawal decision has turned very violent — with the potential to get much worse. Original article by Alex Ward This past weekend was an unmitigated disaster for President Donald Trump’s policy in Syria and the fight against ISIS — not to mention America’s allies in the country and the […]