Update December 4: Northern Syria Offensive

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Highlights - As displaced families continue to pour in to NES, the DAANES estimates that numbers of IDPs will soon reach 120,000. - Critical shortages of essential supplies, food, water, medicines and accommodation for IDPs. - SNA commits…

Interview: “We need dialogue. So that a better future can be built” – DAANES Executive Council co-chair on developments in Syria

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Evin Sweid, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) talks about the developments across Syria in the past two weeks, covering HTS, potential paths ahead in the country, Turkish…

Explainer – Turkish and SNA offensive on Manbij

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North and East Syria’s Manbij canton, in the north-east of the Aleppo region, is currently facing the threat of a large-scale offensive by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA (Syrian National Army). For several years, Turkey has repeatedly stated…

Explainer: Thousands of Civilians Driven Out of Shehba

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IDPs from Shehba reach Tabqa, 04.12.2024 [RIC] What is the current situation in Shehba? Since December 1, tens of thousands of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) have been driven out of the Shebha region due to aerial and ground attacks…

Update December 3: Northern Syria Offensive

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Highlights - Around 75K individuals displaced from Aleppo and environs into North and East Syria - Thousands sleeping outside in freezing conditions, multiple deaths reported, urgent need for shelter and other humanitarian relief. - Grave…

Explainer: Kurdish neighborhoods besieged in Aleppo

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Two Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh, are currently besieged by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) following the Islamist force’s unexpected advances and capture of Syria’s second-largest city from Bashar al-Assad’s…

Update December 2: Northern Syria Offensive

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Since yesterday, the Shehba region has been taken over by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions, in an opportunistic attack which has resulted in the expulsion of many of the tens of thousands of Kurdish and other refugees living…

Update December 1: Northern Syria Offensive

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Since yesterday, HTS has consolidated and continued their incursion into Syrian government territories. In the last few hours, Turkish-backed SNA factions have advanced and captured more villages in Shehba, a region under the DAANES’ administration. RIC…

Update November 30: Northern Syria Offensive

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Salafi political and military organization with a stronghold in the Idlib region of North-West Syria. Since November 26th, they have been advancing and gaining more territories from the Syrian government…

Interview – Sara Organization

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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. RIC interviewed Arzo Tammo, the coordinator of Sara’s Qamishlo center. Sara is an organization specifically created to address violence against women, such as combating…