A new political path. The Damascus-SDF Agreement and the Future of the Syrian Event With the signing of the agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian file has entered a new phase that may constitute a strategic turning point in the path of building a pluralistic democratic state. In this context,…
17/02/2025 QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – ISIS is capitalizing on a security vacuum left by the Assad regime in the Syrian Desert to stockpile weapons and establish strategic positions, Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said on Sunday. Speaking to The Times, Abdi stated, “There is a security vacuum. In the desert, Daesh has…
By Dilosoz Youssef HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – After a rainy night, 70-year-old Khalil al-Faraj finished packing his belongings in al-Arisha IDP camp, located in the southern countryside of Hasakah, northeastern Syria, preparing to return to his hometown in Deir ez-Zor, eastern the country, after eight years of displacement. On Feb. 11, hundreds of families departed…
17/02/2025 HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander said on Monday that the force has conducted 75 operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) in coordination with the U.S.-led Global Coalition since December 2024. Mahmoud Habib, spokesman for the North Democratic Brigade operating under the SDF umbrella, told North Press that SDF units…
THE WASHINGTON TIMES — 1/27/2025 Dr. David L. Phillips The Syrian Democratic Council plays a pivotal role in Syria’s transition and future constitution. It rejects independence for Rojava, the Kurdish region in northeast Syria, in lieu of power-sharing between Damascus and Syria’s regions. The SDC does not seek a “zero-sum gain,” where its gains come at the expense of others. After 50 years of conflict and hardship, the SDC wants…
By David L. Phillips Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric who died last week, were political allies and business partners. They engineered an Islamist take-over of the civil service and police until a disagreement in 2013 dividing the spoils. When Gulen’s allies in the judiciary launched an investigation into Erdogan’s dealings,…
The Syrian regime forces committed a new massacre in the villages of Jadeed Bakara and al-Dahalah after shelling the villages with rockets and artillery, where the number of martyrs reached 11 martyrs, most of them children and women. At 02:30 on Friday, the regime forces began shelling the two villages with rockets from their bases…
Four civilians, including two children, were martyred and four others injured in a Syrian regime shelling on the village of al-Dahalah, Deir Ezzor eastern countryside.On the night of Thursday to Friday, at approximately 02:30 a.m., the Syrian regime forces stationed on the western bank of the Euphrates River launched a barrage of rockets and artillery…
Non-governmental organisation Maloca Internationale, which operates under the umbrella of the UN and in the international arena, submitted a report to the 80th session of the UN Committee against Torture, which started on 8 July and will continue until 26 July. The report draws attention to the rights violations in the regions under the occupation…
Jul 13, 2024 QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A United Nations agency released on Friday a report highlighting how sanctions against Syria affected the lives of the Syrian people. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) released a report titled “Dynamics and Unintended Effects of Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs) against the Syrian Arab Republic,”…
