Op-Ed: How the US is losing Syria’s tribes to Iran
US support for the SDF in 2023 clashes in Deir e-Zor has provided Iran with a critical opportunity to expand its influence in Syria, researcher Ömer Özkizilcik writes.
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07, 2024
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07, 2024
Restrictions on local journalists in northeastern Syria multiply
For journalists, northeastern Syria is a minefield of unspoken red lines. While the AANES says it is committed to freedom of the press, restrictions have proliferated in recent years.
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06, 2024
The war over AANES municipal elections in northeastern Syria
After facing major local, regional and international pushback—including a Turkish threat to invade northeastern Syria—the AANES postponed municipal elections scheduled for this week until August, citing “internal” reasons and "the demands of the political parties and alliances participating."
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06, 2022
Turkey’s northern Syria operation a test of the SDF’s allies and an opportunity for regime and Iranian expansion
Signs of an imminent Turkish operation in northern Syria are not apparent. But amid blistering Turkish rhetoric, the shape of things to come depends on Ankara’s resolve, Washington and Moscow’s stances, and what options the SDF has to fight back.
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07, 2021
Authoritarian tendencies mar the AANES’ quest for recognition
Arbitrary arrests targeting journalists and opposition members are on the rise in territories controlled by the SDF, which faces mounting popular dissent and intra-Kurdish tensions.
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06, 2021
Red tape in northeast Syria: Kurdish political tensions shrink the media space
The closure of the Kurdistan24 bureau in northeast Syria by local authorities reveals a restricted media space, against the backdrop of mounting Kurdish political tensions.