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Displacement in Turkish-occupied areas higher than SDF-held areas

2019-07-05
By: Tom Freebairn

Turkish occupation, as well as occupation by the opposition, has led to significantly more displacement than control by AANES.Continue Reading

Policy Snapshot

2019-07-05
By: Managing Editor

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

Independence Day Remarks

2019-07-04
By: Syrian Democratic Times

SDC acknowledges “our mutual commitment to peace, equality, liberty, and justice, and a world free from terror.”Continue Reading

Ideas Do Not Die By Bullets

2019-06-21
By: Sinam Mohamad

Our international attention has turned away from ISIS as a threat. But this is premature.Continue Reading

Burnt Farm Fields Are Economic Terrorism

2019-06-21
By: Managing Editor

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

What’s After the Military Defeat of ISIS

2019-06-21
By: Bassam Ishak

We need a counter ideology and a counter moral vision.Continue Reading

Policy Snapshot

2019-06-21
By: Managing Editor

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

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