August Sleeper Cell Report – Attack in Germany puts international spotlight on ISIS’ enduring threat 

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Key Points  21 ISIS sleeper cell attacks across NES in August, 3 more than in July ISIS attacks resulted in one SDF member killed, five injured, two civilians killed and five injured 11 raids against ISIS sleeper cells, resulting…

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,…

State of the Occupation 2023: 5 years after Afrin’s Occupation – The unseen consequences

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OccupationReport2023Download RIC’s 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, the ‘M4…

State of the Occupation Q3 & Q4 2022: Turkey continues supporting and actively participating in SNA crimes

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Occupation-report-Q34-2022Download RIC’s 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, the…

July Sleeper Cell Report – Increased ISIS Attacks Amid DAANES’ Efforts to Stabilize Security Tensions in the Region and Reconciliation Forum for Releasing Prisoners

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Capture of ISIS senior member IED specialist Ahmad Mahmoud al-Qarsha, also known as  Abu Muadh al-Kurdi (image from SDF Press) Key Points  18 ISIS sleeper cell attacks across NES in July, a slight increase from June ISIS…

The Occupied areas are heating up- Reconciliation and ongoing protests

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Summary:  All diplomatic ties between Syria and Turkiye were severed after the Syrian uprising in 2011. In 2022, the two states officially began a process of rapprochement and Erdogan declared in June 2024 that there were no obstacles…

Squashed by Climate Change and Turkey’s Ecocidal Warfare, Northern Syria Fights the ‘Worst Drought in 70 years’

Original article published in Turningpoint magazine by Henri Sulku on 10 July 2024. As the spring turns towards summer, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (DAANES) faces the most precarious season…

June Sleeper Cell Report – Successful raids and ongoing attacks in Deir ez-Zor

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Anti-Terror Units (YAT) raid in the village of Al-Dahleh, Deir Ezzor (SDF press) Key points 15 confirmed sleeper cell attacks across NES in June, a significant decrease from the 23 attacks registered in May ISIS attacks kill 6…

Rojava’s Elections Defy Turkish Bombs and U.S. Indifference

Original article published on Truthdig by Matt Broomfield on 17 June 2024. After defeating ISIS and establishing a multiethnic democracy, the Kurdish-majority statelet goes to the polls. In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, fighters…

May Sleeper Cell Report – ISIS Ramps Up Attacks on Oil Targets

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Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and the Anti-Terror Units (YAT) Commando Forces in eastern Raqqa city (YPJ Media Center) Key points 23 confirmed sleeper cell attacks across NES in May; showing a slight decrease from April ISIS…