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Meghan Bodette

Turkey is Helping Spread the Coronavirus in Syria

2020-05-24
By: Meghan Bodette

Turkey appears to be weaponizing the coronavirus crisis against Syrians who have few means to fight it.Continue Reading

Syrian Women’s Leadership in a Fractured State

2020-04-29
By: Meghan Bodette

Greater understanding is essential for ensuring that women can play the role they deserve in Syria’s future.Continue Reading

Turkey’s Illegal Resettlement Program

2020-01-25
By: Meghan Bodette

Forced demographic change by the Turkish government is illegal, immoral, and inhumane.Continue Reading

Ethnic Cleansing in Afrin, Blood on Turkey’s Hands

2019-08-02
By: Meghan Bodette

These details paint a disturbing picture of the conditions that forced Afrin’s Kurdish population to flee — and make it clear what would happen were Turkey allowed to attack SDF-held territory again.Continue Reading

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  • New ISIS Terrorist Attacks in Syria Signal a Problem That Never Went Away

    Let us hope that ISIS members do not succeed in a large-scale prison break, which could lead to more atrocities in the Middle East, the West, Europe – or even the United States.

  • ISIS Launches All-Out Assault on Hasakah Prison

    The attack began on January 20, 2022, when dozens of ISIS fighters used car bombs to launch an attack on the al Sina’a Prison, where thousands of ISIS members are held. The attack managed to breach the prison and allowed fighters to escape into surrounding neighborhoods and buildings, as well as take prison staff hostage.

  • NES News Roundup

    A vehicle that was carrying fighters from the Tel Tamr Military Council to battle ISIS in Hasakah was struck by a Turkish drone strike, reportedly wounding the fighters inside the vehicle… there have been constant Turkish-backed attacks on the Ayn Issa region, leading to several SDF fighters being killed while repelling these attacks.

  • Afrin, Syria, Suffering After Four Years of Turkish Occupation

    If Turkey left Afrin, it would be back in the good democratic hands of North and East Syria, and the region could again be home to an inspiring flourishing of a new type of democratic culture in the Middle East.

Recent Posts

  • New ISIS Terrorist Attacks in Syria Signal a Problem That Never Went Away
  • ISIS Launches All-Out Assault on Hasakah Prison
  • NES News Roundup
  • Afrin, Syria, Suffering After Four Years of Turkish Occupation
  • In Photos: Four Years of Turkish Occupation of Afrin

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