Turkey’s track record: The occupation of Afrin
Indepth Dossiers, Report
This report presents the situation of the Afrin region of North and East Syria, which has been under Turkish occupation since March 2018. As the regions of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad and surrounding countryside have fallen under control…
Turkish invasion provokes 48% rise in ISIS sleeper cell attacks
Report, Sleeper Cells
New research by Rojava Information
Center finds:
Turkish invasion of North and
East Syria provokes 48% rise in ISIS sleeper cell attacks
Swift rise in attacks reverses
ongoing decrease in sleeper cell attacks previously achieved…
Report: Displaced population and refugee camps
Indepth Dossiers, ReportThis update covers the period 9th October - 2nd November, providing an overview of the impact of the invasion on existing IDP and refugee camps in the region, rioting and breakouts of ISIS affiliates, newly displaced populations and the humanitarian response to the crisis.
SDF and Coalition conduct 347 anti-ISIS raids and 476 arrests in 2019, 75% decrease since Turkish invasion
News, Report, Sleeper Cells
YPG and Asayish special forces captured hundreds of sleeper cell members, in addition to thousands of ISIS members captured on the battlefield or in surrender
ISIS leader
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported killed in a US raid near the Turkish…
Explainer: Shifting power-plays in North and East Syria [Updated]
Indepth Dossiers, Report
Now updated with the 22nd October Russia - Turkey Agreement.
With the 13 October agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus, and the 17 October ‘ceasefire’ agreement between Ankara and Washington, the geopolitical…
Erdogan’s “security zone”: Refugees and humanitarian aid in North East Syria
Indepth Dossiers, Report
This report seeks to provide an analysis of the Turkey's current invasion in terms of its humanitarian impact. We examine Erdogan’s stated reasons for the invasion of North and East Syria, including his proposals for a so-called “security…
Database: August sleeper-cell attacks and raids
Report, Sleeper Cells
The Rojava Information Center has recorded 95 sleeper cell attacks in the month of August, incuding attacks carried out by ISIS and Ahrar al-Shaab- resulting in 35 recorded deaths.
Key Facts:
August saw a 15% increase in overall attacks…
Erdogan Wants a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along the Syria Border – but It’s Turkish Forces Killing Civilians – Novara Media, UK
Indepth Dossiers, Media Coverage, Report
Original article by Robin Fleming
(William John Gauthier | https://novara.media/2lRi0kF)
Fouad Abdo is a farmer from the village of Batirzani, near the border wall that divides Rojava from Turkish-occupied Kurdish regions to the north.…
Database: Over 30 Turkish cross-border attacks against Rojava in 2019, only 1 attack targets Turkey
Indepth Dossiers, Report
A new Rojava Information Center database has documented over thirty Turkish cross-border attacks targeting North East Syria since the beginning of 2019 alone, with rocket and heavy weapons fire wounding and killing at least 27 civilians.
In…
Database: over 40 former ISIS members now part of Turkish-backed forces
Report
Over 40
former ISIS members now working in Afrin as part of Turkish-backed forces have
been identified in a new database, published today by Rojava Information
Center.
They include
commanders, brigade leaders, recruiting officers and…