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Policy Snapshot

There’s fresh talk of the Turkish threat to North and East Syria, as Turkey moves more troops and equipment to the Syria border in an apparent move to intimidate US troops stationed in Syria. This once again poses a grave threat to the people of the North and East Syria.Continue Reading

Recommendations from Conference on ISIS Terrorism in Northeast Syria

By: Syrian Democratic Times

Over the course of three days, the participants discussed various aspects of ISIS terrorism.Continue Reading

Economic Terrorism in Syria

By: Syrian Democratic Times

The economic lives of Syrians will take years to recover. In the meantime, the suffering continues.Continue Reading

SDC cannot release ISIS militants without trial

By: Dr. Hawzhin Azeez

“Simply freeing the militants …is inhumane, and legally and morally irresponsible.”Continue Reading

US Defense Spending Bill Could Authorize Funds for ISIS Detainees

By: Managing Editor

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

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

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

By: Managing Editor

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

Independence Day Remarks

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

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

By: Managing Editor

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

What’s After the Military Defeat of ISIS

By: Bassam Ishak

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

Policy Snapshot

By: Managing Editor

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

International Womens Day: Celebrating Successes and Continuing the Struggle
On this day, International Womens Day, we celebrate and congratulate all of the women who have stepped forward, raised their voices, and called out for their rights to be protected. Throughout the world, on this day, women are marching for their freedom and their rights. Women’s rights are human rights,
Women Celebrate International Womens Day Throughout North and East Syria
Throughout North and East Syria, women marked International Women’s Day with marches, rallies, seminars, special events, and declarations. They acknowledged the gains in women’s freedoms that have occurred, while also vowing to continue the struggle for equality, human rights, and power to control their own destinies. They danced, enjoyed music,
YPJ Women’s Protection Units: We Will Fight For “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”
The YPJ Women’s Protection Units are military units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of North and East Syria. To commemorate International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, and their 10th anniversary, they issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to fighting for their rights and the rights of all women. “In
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