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Bassam Saker

The So-Called Liberated North Has Become a Safe Haven for Extremism and Terrorism

2022-04-18
By: Bassam Saker

Since the beginning of the Syrian Revolutionary Movement, the Turkish occupation state has been keen to support Islamist groups in an effort to Islamicize Syrian society, under the command of the Muslim Brotherhood. Continue Reading

UN Peace Talks on Syria Will Fail Without North and East Syria

2021-09-07
By: Bassam Saker

If we remain excluded, democratic Syria may just refuse to accept the results of the peace talks. We must be included if these talks are expected to succeed.Continue Reading

Seven Points for Enhancing Social Cohesion in Syria

2020-07-01
By: Bassam Saker

Seven measures to enhance social cohesion as part of a transition to a democratic system that will allow our nation to move forward in harmony.Continue Reading

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  • SDF Launches Counterterrorism Operation in Response to Deadly Raqqa Attack

    On December 28, 2022, 1,000 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (NES), in coordination with the International Coalition to Defeat ISIS, launched a major operation to target ISIS cells in the Tel Hamis, Tel Barak, and Al-Hol regions of NES.  The

  • High-Level Delegation Led By PUK Leader and Head of CJTFOIR Visits North and East Syria

    In a first for the region, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Autonomous Administration (AANES), and Democratic Union Party (PYD) received a high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Bafel Talabani, the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party, Commander of Combined Joint Task Forces – Operation Inherent Resolve

  • 2023 Repatriations Begin as Spain and Barbados Repatriate Citizens

    The State Department praised Spain’s efforts to repatriate its citizens from North and East Syria, as the state became the first to repatriate individuals affiliated with ISIS in 2023, bringing two women and 13 children home. Days later, Barbados repatriated a female ISIS member and two children from the camp

  • Study Finds European Components Used in Drone Attacks in North and East Syria

    Conflict Armament Research (CAR), an organization dedicated to tracking the origins of weapons and weapon components used in war, has found evidence of European Union-manufactured components being used in missiles fired by Turkish drones in North and East Syria. The organization stated that after analyzing the remnants of 17 air-to-surface

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  • SDF Launches Counterterrorism Operation in Response to Deadly Raqqa Attack
  • High-Level Delegation Led By PUK Leader and Head of CJTFOIR Visits North and East Syria
  • 2023 Repatriations Begin as Spain and Barbados Repatriate Citizens
  • Study Finds European Components Used in Drone Attacks in North and East Syria
  • As Erdogan and Assad move towards reconciliation, SDC and National Alliance for Syria Hold Joint Press Conference

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