
Interview: “They may take our braids, but our dignity and our ideas cannot be eradicated” – Ruksen Mohamed, spokesperson of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ)
Interviews, Rojava, WomenRuksen Mohamed, spokesperson of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), speaks about the role of women taking up arms since the beginning of the revolution and YPJ’s future in the integration process with the Syrian Transitional Government (STG),…

Interview: “After all the martyrs, sacrifices, and coexistence, how could we suddenly switch sides and ally with parties whose mentality we do not believe in?” Sheikh Akram Mashoush
Focus, Interviews, NewsQ: What is the history of your tribe in this region? How was it during the Assad government?
The tribal connections between different tribes and communities go back decades, not only to the Assad era, but even to the Ottoman Empire. In particular,…

Interview: “This does not mean building a new Syria, it means ethnic cleansing.” Mkrtich Varoujanm, Armenian Civilian
Focus, Interviews, News
RIC spoke to three Armenian civilians. They gave their analysis on the current situation and shared historical background.
Nairi Antranik:
The current situation is a result of Turkish policies. The Turkish-backed factions, along with…

Interview: “They were attacking and burning the camp offices” Jihan Hanna, al-Hol Camp manager
Focus, Interviews, News
Jihan Hanna, al-Hol Camp manager January 2025
"We were working in the camp until Sunday [18 January]. On Monday [19 January], we couldn’t make it to the camp, because the road was dangerous, there were attacks on checkpoints.…

ISIS Escapes as a Result of Syrian Army Assault
Explainers, Focus, NewsISIS Escapes as a Result of Syrian Army Assault
The recent assault by Syrian army forces on the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) has led to a widespread breakdown in ISIS detention facilities. Flanked…

Explication : offensive du gouvernement de transition syrien contre les quartiers kurdes d’Alep
Explainers, Focus, News
Résumé
– Les quartiers de Sheikh Maqsoud et Ashrafiyeh ont offert refuge à près de 200 000 Kurdes,
minorités et Arabes, principalement des personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays (PDI).
– Ces quartiers ont subi pendant plus…

Explainer: Syrian Transitional Government Assault on Aleppo’s Kurdish Neighborhoods
Explainers, Focus, News
Summary
- Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods offered sanctuary to up to 200,000 Kurds, minorities and Arabs, primarily Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
- Neighborhoods faced over a decade of deadly assaults and economic embargo…

North and East Syria Post-Assad: Challenges and Opportunities
Explainers, Focus, Rojava, SyriaOVERVIEW
Syria stands at a crossroads, One year on since the defeat of Bashar al-Assad and the unexpected rise to power of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country remains divided between territories under the direct or partial control of the new government…

توضیح: بررسی اجمالی سویدا ۲۰۲۵ – درگیری و زمینههای ان
Explainers, Focus, Syriaچکیده گزارش
در استان سویدا، درگیریهایی میان گروههای مسلح دروزی و شبهنظامیان بدوی رخ داد و هر دو طرف به خشونت متوسل شدند
دولت…

Explicación: Conflictos y contexto en Suwayda 2025
Explainers, Focus, Syria
Introducción
Se produjeron enfrentamientos entre facciones drusas y militantes beduinos armados en la provincia de Suwayda, en los que ambas partes recurrieron a la violencia.
El Gobierno provisional sirio (SCG) intervino en lo…
