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SDF continues to recruit child soldiers, despite pledges to stop the practice

Sep 15,2020

‘A ticking time bomb’: COVID-19 spike catches northeast Syria unprepared

Will oil spark conflict between ‘Qandil’ and the SDF in northeast Syria?

Turkish dams threaten northeast Syria with ecological and economic blight

In spite of legal protections and quotas, women are still not equal under the Autonomous Administration

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