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US Defense Spending Bill Could Authorize Funds for ISIS Detainees

The Senate’s version of the NDAA includes funding authority to address ISIS detainees.Continue Reading

Latest US-Syria policy news impacting North and East SyriaContinue Reading

So far, seven people have lost their lives battling these fires.Continue Reading

AANES continues to get the short shrift by its allies in the US.Continue Reading

Syria’s New Dawn Means Nothing Without True Inclusion
One year ago, the armies of Hay’at Tahrir Al Sham entered Damascus with very little resistance from the military of the former regime. Then the news came down – Assad had fled Syria. Everyday Syrians flooded into Assad’s palace and into the streets in celebration. I felt a unique kind
Protecting What We’ve Built: Honoring Women’s Progress in Northeast Syria
Today marks the international day of the elimination of violence against women. This is a special day for us in Northeast Syria. In less than a decade, we have gone from living under the horrors of ISIS rule to building a functioning system of self-governance in which women and men
Peace Built on Sand: Why Security Must Come Before Prosperity in Syria
I wish Ambassador Tom Barrack’s optimism were enough to heal Syria. In his essay last month, “Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace,” he imagines a region turning from conflict to commerce, from war to wealth. That vision speaks to all who have suffered through years of
Repression Persists in Afrin Despite Integration Efforts
The fall of the Assad regime and the ongoing negotiations between the new Damascus government—the Syrian Transitional Government (STG)—and the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) have created a sense of optimism across the country. Many now hope that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people scattered