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23 10, 2024
  • The northern Hasakah road leading to the M4 international highway, in the area between Bako and Tal Mansour villages and the town of Safiya, 18/9/2024 (Salam Ali/Syria Direct)

Armed robbers stalk northeastern Syria’s country roads

By Salam Ali|2024-10-23T18:44:26+02:00October 23, 2024|

Countryside roads in SDF-controlled northeastern Syria are a hunting ground for armed robbers targeting civilians and humanitarian workers. Repeated security incidents limit residents’ freedom of movement and cut into organizations’ limited funding.

11 06, 2024
  • A man casts his vote during elections for the People’s Municipalities in the Sheikh al-Hadid district of Afrin, in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, 2017 (Syria Direct)

The war over AANES municipal elections in northeastern Syria

By Sozdar Muhammad|2024-06-11T22:09:54+02:00June 11, 2024|

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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