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…

Elections opportunity for Kurdish-Turkish de-escalation – US think tank

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QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines…

Damascus continues to put a siege on Kurds in northern Aleppo

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The Syrian government has continued its blockade on the Kurdish-held neighborhoods of Al-Ashrafiyyah and Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo, and the Shahba area in northern Aleppo

Incessant War: Turkey’s Drone Campaign in NES, 2022

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After several failed attempts to secure a greenlight from the United States of America (US) and Russia for a ground invasion in NES, Turkey has relied increasingly on drone attacks as a strategy to weaken the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…

State of the Occupation Q1 & Q2 2022: Lack of Accountability of SNA Crimes, HTS Incursion in Afrin, and ISIS in Turkish-Occupied Territories

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RIC’s quarterly report on the state of the Turkish occupation in Northern Syria tracks human rights violations and crimes committed by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions of Afrin and the ‘M4 Strip’ – the…

January Sleeper Cell Report – Two large-scale raid campaigns from the SDF

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Key Points No violent incidents in al-Hol camp. 20 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down from December’s 28. 10 military and 5 civilians killed, 12 military injured, 1 civilian injured; broadly on par with last month. 145…

Annual Sleeper Cell Report 2022

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  While ISIS' 2019 defeat in Baghouz, at the hands of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Global Coalition, saw the former finally lose its territorial caliphate, the enduring activity of ISIS sleeper cells in North and East Syria…

Los ataques de Turquía en el Norte y Este de Siria, el campamento de al-Hol y la batalla contra el ISIS

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Desde el comienzo de la reciente escalada de ataques turcos contra el Norte y Este de Siria (NES), figuras de las Fuerzas Democráticas de Siria (FDS) y de la Coalición Global han hecho hincapié en cómo las ofensivas de Turquía hacen descarrilar…

The Shammar tribe in North and East Syria

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“The Shammar is not just a traditional tribe; a big part of the tribe is involved in politics”. The late Sheikh Hamidi talking with SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdi. The Shammar is AANES’ closest ally amongst the Arab tribes in…

November Sleeper Cell Report – the fight against ISIS in the shadow of Turkey’s military operation

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Key Points 17 sleeper cell attacks in November, down from October’s 22. 5 military personnel and 4 civilians killed, roughly similar to October. 2 outbreak attempts and 2 murders in al-Hol camp. 7 SDF counter-ISIS raids, 4 with…

Joves promeses: Una introducció al sistema universitari del NES

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  Davant la guerra i l'aïllament regional, l'Administració Autònoma del Nord i l'Est de Síria (AANES) ha construït al seu territori una xarxa d'universitats per rivalitzar amb les institucions de producció de coneixement del…