Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)

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Conflicting futures for Syria’s Kurds and other minorities?

Two days after meeting with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, the Syrian government announced it was pulling out of a planned meeting with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Sarah Glynn reports.

Suwayda’s resistance and the struggle for Syria’s future

A week of brutal sectarian violence in Suwayda, in southern Syria, has left more than 1000 people dead, during which disparate Druze factions united against the Syrian government and Israel further consolidated its grip on the region. Sarah Glynn reports.

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Turkey: Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation may be coming to an end

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step, writes Devriş Çimen.

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Break the silence on Turkey’s attacks on Rojava

Members of the European Parliament are calling for a stronger stance against Turkey’s ongoing attacks on North East Syria, reports Medya News.

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The fall of Assad and the future of Syria: An interview with Joseph Daher

Brazilian socialist Israel Dutra interviews Swiss-Syrian activist and academic Joseph Daher about the situation in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

From Assad’s frying pan to Erdoğan’s fire: Turkey in Syria

Syrian dictator Basar al Assad’s fall should be celebrated — but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.

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Turkey escalates strikes on AANES areas amid war crime accusations

Turkey has intensified airstrikes on key urban centres in regions governed by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, targeting critical infrastructure, including power stations, oil fields and food storage facilities, reports Medya News.

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Kurdish leader: Turkey’s attacks on Rojava weaken the fight against ISIS

Turkey carried out a devastating string of airstrikes on North East Syria (NES) over Christmas, targeting civilian service facilities and infrastructure. The Rojava Information Center (RIC) spoke with Kurdish politician and former Syrian Democratic Council co-chair, Ilham Ahmed, about the latest attacks.

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Turkey continues to attack Kobani’s women-led reconstruction

Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) Women’s Assemblies Speaker Halide Türkoğlu said in Turkey on November 1, World Kobanê Day: 'No power, no tank, no weapon is strong enough' to tear down Rojava's revolution.

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Turkish warplanes bomb civilians, infrastructure in North East Syria

Turkey escalated its bombing of civilian targets in North East Syria (in the region known as Rojava) on October 5, reports Susan Price.

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YPJ commander: ‘Women create life, and we can make it free’

Sozdar Dêrik, commander of the Kurdish Women's Protection Units (YPJ) speaks to Cristina Mas, in Barcelona.

Kurds appeal for urgent aid in wake of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Twin earthquakes have devastated Kurdish towns and cities in Turkey and Syria. But the Turkish and Syrian governments have not been providing desperately needed emergency aid, explains Gulfer Olan.