Hasakah

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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‘The water will not last more than a month’: Northeast Syria faces critical water shortage

November 10

With the main source of potable water, Alok water station, still out of service, humanitarian organizations are scrambling to provide water to hundreds of thousands as reserves dw...

Civilians the only innocent party in ‘Operation Peace Spring’

October 27

Humanitarian and human rights organizations have intensified their warnings about the consequences of the military operation, especially as civilian casualties and displacements m...

'The Situation is miserable': IDPs caught between Turkey and Damascus' forces

October 17

Massive displacement caused by Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria has created a massive humanitarian crisis, trapping civilians between Turkey and Damascus.

The rise and fall of the Syrian Democratic Forces

October 16

Just as surprising as President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon US allies in northeastern Syria and pave the way for Turkey’s “Operation Peace Spring,” was the Syrian Democrati...

The Syrian National Army: For the Syrian revolution or against the Kurds?

October 15

Throughout the Syrian Revolution, there have been persistent popular calls for the Syrian opposition factions to unify as a single military body that can guarantee the gains made ...

International volunteers play a key role in documenting Turkish offensive

October 13

As the Turkish offensive raged on, foreign volunteers played a key role in helping journalists and the outside world understand what was happening in northeast Syria.

Turkey’s ‘Operation Peace Spring’ further splinters the Syrian opposition

October 13

The Turkish military operation has sparked a great deal of controversy among Syrians opposed to both the government and the PYD, including political entities and figures, intellec...

The ‘Autonomous Administration’ struggles under weight of IS detainees as insurgency evolves

September 17

As it contends with the Islamic State’s (IS) new post-caliphate strategy, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is struggling to deal with tens of thousands of detained IS ...

Discrimination, inefficiency and politics plague medical care in al-Hol camp

September 09

Amid a dire humanitarian situation in al-Hol camp in Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, medical services are reportedly scarce and quality treatment hard to receive, in addi...

Tribal sponsorship system offers hope to thousands of Syrians in al-Hol camp in al-Hasaka

August 26

AMMAN— In partnership with tribal leaders in eastern Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AA) has issued “tribal sponsorships” to release 1,122 women and ...

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