Update December 4 – Northern Syria Offensive

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…

Explainer: Kurdish Dialogue Conference in Rojava – Strengthening Kurdish Unity and Unifying Positions

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Tomorrow, the 26th of April, has been set as the official date for the convening of the “Kurdish National Conference” in North and East Syria. This comes after a postponement due to the current war situation in the region and disagreements…

Explainer: the SDF-Damascus agreement

On March 10th, the Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG) president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, reached an agreement outlining NES-Damascus administrative, military and security integration,…

Explainer: Syria’s transitional constitution

  On March 13th, the Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG) published the proposed constitution of the transitional period. The contents of the constitution, plus its drafting process, have been met with a sharp backlash. The criticisms…

Turquía y el SNA atacan a periodistas y obstaculizan la recogida de información en el norte de Siria

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Manifestantes sostienen pancartas condenando los ataques de Turquía contra periodistas en el funeral de Nazim Dashtan y Cihan Bilgin, Qamishlo, 06.01.2025 [RIC]. La libertad de prensa bajo ataque Las amenazas y la violencia contra los…

Targeting of journalists and obstruction of information-gathering by Turkey and the SNA in northern Syria

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Protestors hold placards condemning Turkey's targeting of journalists at the funeral of Nazim Dashtan and Cihan Bilgin, Qamishlo, 06.01.2025 [RIC] Press freedom under attack Threats and violence against journalists – particularly those…

Die türkische Offensive auf Manbij: Hintergründe und aktuelle Entwicklungen

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Manbij, eine strategisch wichtige Stadt in Nord- und Ostsyrien, steht erneut im Zentrum der Auseinandersetzungen. Die Türkei und ihre verbündete Syrische Nationalarmee (SNA) haben eine groß angelegte Offensive gegen die von den Syrischen…

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…

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…

Explainer: General Amnesty Law

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The Democratic People’s Council of the DAANES issued the General Amnesty law no. 10 on July 17th, 2024, in response to the demands of tribal leaders during the 2nd Syrian tribes' forum. The latter was held in Heseke on May 25th and attended…