US-backed Syrian Kurds report capture of key Islamic State figure

Mahmdouh Ibrahim ‘Abu Youssef’ al-Haji was captured Thursday in Raqqa, Syria Syrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its “key facilitators,” the force said Friday. Mahmdouh Ibrahim al-Haji, also known as Abu Youssef, was taken into custody on Thursday in the northern Syrian…

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UN HRC54: Joint Statement on Syria

Joint Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, as delivered by the UK’s Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley. Mr President, This statement is made on behalf of a cross regional group of 53 countries. We support the important work of the Commissioners and the role they play…

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The Fifth Congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan re-elects Pavel Talabani as president

The Fifth Congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) elected Pavel Talabani as party president again. Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 20:08 During its evening session of the first day of the Fifth Congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Congress unanimously re-elected Bafel Jalal Talabani as President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan….

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The SDC Discusses Opening the Channels of National Dialogue with the Representatives of Central Region, Raqqa and Idlib

Through two dialogue sessions under the auspices of the Syrian Democratic Council and at the invitation of the Relations Bureau; During which, the opening of channels of national dialogue with representatives of both the central region (Homs and Hama) and Raqqa was discussed separately. The discussion in the first session was with the sheikhs and…

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Aktham Naisse: The Paris workshop was very important to solve the intractable Syrian crisis

On June 29-30, the Syrian Democratic Council held a dialogue workshop in the French capital of Paris, which was attended by representatives from a broad spectrum of national democratic trends. The workshop was attended by political and human rights activist Aktham Naisa, where the Media office of the Syrian Democratic Council held this dialogue with…

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The Chairwoman of the SDC Says that the National Identity Should be a Stabilizing Factor for Syria

The Co-Chairwoman of the Syrian Democratic Council, Amina Omar, said that the inclusive national identity should be a factor of stability for all Syrian components, not a factor of concern because of exclusion. Omar’s speech came during her participation today, on Friday, in Al-Qamishli Consultative Forum, which was called by the Preparatory Committee for the…

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The Women Office in the Syria Democratic Council looks at the situations of women in Serin sub-district and discusses plans to help them financially and morally

The Women Office in the Syria Democratic Council in coordination with the Star Conference Foundation in Serin sub-district held a meeting for Serin sub-district women in the rural area of Kubani province in order to look at the women situations and to discuss the projects that were made by the Star Conference as a future…

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