Bulletin: North East Syria Updates - 18.03.2019

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ISIS families in the corridor opened by SDF Key events: The battle of Baghouz is still ongoing. 29.600 jihadists and their families surrendered according to SDF.Five foreign children of ISIS fighters have been returned to France;…

The two women who claim to be Spanish - El País, Spain

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Original article by Natalia Sancha The YPJ commander Lilwa Abdulá talking with ISIS women who were evacuates from Baghouz. Picture published with the permission of Rojava Information Center En el este de Siria, junto a la frontera…

Factsheet: factions in the Turkish-backed “Free Syrian Army”

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In this research note we examine the make-up of the Turkish-backed "Free Syrian Army", which Turkish government-linked sources have announced will participate in a threatened invasion of North-Eastern Syria following their invasion of Afrin…

As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria - Novara Media, UK

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Original article by Dani Ellis, Novara Media Once encompassing an area the size of England with a population of almost 10 million, the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (Isis) now occupies just a small village near the Syria-Iraq…

Interview on the final operation against ISIS - Al-Jazeera, Qatar

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Hoseng Hussein on Al Jazeera: final SDF push against ISIS caliphate from Rojava Information Center on Vimeo.

They came to Syria to fight ISIS. Now, they want to stay - The Independent, UK

Original article by Richard Hall, The Independent, 25 February, 2019 They came to Syria to fight Isis. Now they want to stay A Canadian metal worker, a British engineer and an American restaurant worker are among thousands of western…

Kurdish-Arab forces fight their last battle against ISIS in eastern Syria - El Pais, Spain

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Original article by Natalia Sancha, El País Un miembro de las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias, este martes en Baguz. D. SOULEIMAN AFP “El avance está siendo lento debido al enorme número de minas plantadas en el camino y por los…

2,000 people, mostly IS militants, surrender in Syria, Kurds say - DPA, Germany

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Original article by Khalil Hamlo and Weedah Hamza, DPA. (Rojava Information Centre) Deir al-Zour, Syria (dpa) - Around 2,000 people, most of them Islamic State militants and their family members, have surrendered on Tuesday to the Kurdish-led…

Bulletin: North East Syria Updates - 11.03.2019

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International Women's Day on the ISIS front Key events: International Women’s Day sees ceremonies, celebrations, marches and events across Northern Eastern Syria Read more SDF resume operations against remaining IS enclave…

Jinwar, the Syrian village that is only for women - Ara, Catalonia

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Original article by Ethel Bonet, Ara, 8 March 2019 ¿És possible construir una utopia feminista enmig de la devastació de la guerra? Les dones del poblat de Jinwar ho han fet realitat. Han estat dos anys treballant intensament per…