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 – 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…

Interview – Zenobia Women’s Gathering

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L to R: Buthina Abod and Miyada al-Ahmed [July 2024] “We're here to be a real source of support for women, helping them understand their role in the workplace and within their families.” RIC spoke to Zenobia Women’s Gathering,…

Upcoming elections, the new Social Contract and political system changes – interview with Kobane Autonomous Administration officials.

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In December 2023, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) approved and published its much-anticipated updated Social Contract, based on “democratic, environmental, societal and women’s freedom”. Amongst…

“Research and heritage management should be led by local populations” – Vision, conservation NGO

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In December 2023, RIC interviewed Vision, a heritage and conservation NGO in Raqqa; a city whose rich cultural heritage was heavily destroyed by ISIS during the time of the so-called Caliphate. Vision coordinator, Ezzat Suleiman al-Mouh, describes…

Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Interview mit der Stadtverwaltung Derik

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Im Jahr 2019 wurde eine Städtepartnerschaft zwischen Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg und Derik gegründet. Seitdem wurden mehrere Projekte in Zusammenarbeit realisiert, darunter ökologische Initiativen, Dienstleistungsangebote und Austausch…

Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Interview with Derik Municipality

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In 2019, a city partnership between Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Derik was established. Since then, several projects have been realized in cooperation, including ecological initiatives, service provisions and information exchanges. RIC…

“When we say defense, most people think of weapons, but this is not all” – HPC, North and East Syria’s Civil Defense Forces

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HPC members guarding community croplands near Heseke, June 2023 Introduction While North and East Syria’s (NES) Women’s and People’s Defense Units (the YPJ and YPG) have taken worldwide headlines for their role in…

Interview – Mohamed Omar, Asayish (Internal Security Forces)

Across 4 days in January, Turkey conducted airstrikes on over 50 locations across North and East Syria (NES), targeting key electricity and oil infrastructure, as well as industrial sites, Asayish (Internal Security Forces) checkpoints,…

Ilham Ahmed, former SDC co-chair: “When Turkey attacks like this, it risks everything returning to point zero and ISIS announcing their caliphate.”

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Over Christmas, Turkey carried out a devastating string of airstrikes on NES, targeting civilian service facilities and infrastructure including warehouses for storing grain, a printing press, industrial sites for making construction materials,…

Interview – Washokani IDP Camp

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On the 4th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and subsequent occupation of the ‘M4 Strip,’ RIC interviewed Berzan Abdullah, one of the members of the administration of Washokani camp, near Heseke city, and Souria Mohamed Hussain, a…