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# YPJ CAMPAIGN

A campaign under the slogan "We are all YPJ" has been started and is gaining attention both nationally and internationally. The women's movement and organizations of Rojava started this campaign the 26th of April with the aim to have YPJ be part of the integration process.
As we have mentioned before, the role of YPJ and NES's women's organizations more generally, is and will continue to be a stickling point in the negotiations because women's struggle is a foundation of the revolution while at the same time al-Sharaa with his islamic fundamentalist ideology does not want to legitimize women's power and rightful place in society.

# UNREST AND REPRESSION UNDER STG

- Amid increasing living costs, protests took place in different cities of Syria, including Damascus. Prices of oil and gas are being raised by the government, reaching prices impossible to pay for most of the population. The government recently issued a decree announcing that every demonstration has to be approved by the government beforehand or it will be considered illegal.

- Following some clashes in Homs where a government soldier was killed by an Alawite man, a wave of attacks and raids against Alawite population once again took place in that region, not as big as before but still inflaming ethnic tensions and conflicts.

- In Haseke, after government forces removed the sign in Kurdish and arabic to change it for one in arabic and english, a wave of protests erupted around the building, removing the new sign and demanding the one that included kurdish language to be put back.

- In Idlib, a brigade of Uzbek radical islamists clashed with government forces after some of their members were arrested. This is the second incident involving foreign fighters in Idlib after in October some French islamist groups also clashed with government forces on the outskirts of their training camp close to the Turkish border.

# MIT AIDING ARAB TRIBAL FORCES

Reports are circulating about alleged meetings between MIT (Turkish intelligence) and some tribal leaders, to negotiate and build groups able to carry out attacks and killings in kurdish majority areas of north east Syria. Allegedly, MIT is providing weapons, training and funding to some men connected to what has been presented as "tribal armies", building an underground network able to carry out insurgent attacks on Kurdish regions. Those groups may be able to count with tacit government support while allowing government forces to deny any official links, building on tactics of paramilitary counter-guerrilla that the Turkish State has been using for decades against the kurdish movement.

# LARGEST CONVOY OF RETURNEES TO AFRIN

A fifth convoy of Afrin refugees departed from Haseke on May 10th, comprising an estimated 1,600 families of Kurds, who were forced to leave their homes in 2018 following the Olive Branch military operation. This has been the largest so far, bigger than the forth one that traveled on early May with around 1,000 families.
The first of these convoys went to Afrin on March 9, and consisted of around 400 displaced families. A second group of around 200 families arrived on April 4, followed by a third convoy of approximately 800 families that reached Afrin on April 14. So in total we are counting around 4000 families that returned to Afrin, even if the conditions there are still unclear as the influence of the Turkish state and its armed groups, comprised of former SNA, still have a heavy presence in the region.

# RESHUFFLING POWER POSITIONS ON SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT

Ahmad al‑Sharaa issued a series of presidential decrees introducing new appointments to senior positions within the Presidency and several ministries.
Under the decrees, Abdulrahman Badr al‑Din al‑A‘ma was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency, replacing Maher al‑Sharaa, the brother of the president. Khaled Fawaz Zaarour succeeded Hamza Mustafa as Minister of Information. In the Agriculture Ministry, Bassel Hafez al‑Suweidan was named minister, replacing Amjad Badr.
The decrees further appointed new governors in several governorates; Ghassan Elias al‑Sayyed Ahmad as Governor of Quneitra, replacing Ahmad al‑Dalati, Murhaf Khaled al‑Naasan as Governor of Homs, Ahmad Ali Mustafa as Governor of Latakia, Ziyad Fawaz al‑Ayesh was appointed Governor of Deir ez‑Zor.

# STALLING OF PEACE PROCESS IN BAKUR

In recent declarations, leaders of the apoist movement stated that the peace initiative with Turkey has been effectively "frozen", since Ankara has failed to implement the necessary legal and political reforms to advance the process.
The Apoist Movement leadership also held a press conference marking the first anniversary of the PKK’s dissolution congress, were they evaluated the achievements of the Kurdish liberation movement. They remarked that the dissolution of PKK should be understood as a new beginning for the Kurdish liberation movement, opening space for political and democratic developments.

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# EVALUATION

In the last month we saw how the war tensions between US and Israel against Iran continue to cast their shadow over the whole Middle East. Western powers formalize their ties with the Syrian government, and today (May 11th) Syria and the EU will hold the first high-level political talks since the fall of the Assad regime. It is expected that the talks will focus on establishing a political framework for the relations between the EU and Syria and to assess EU support for economical recovery and political transition.

The project of the Autonomous Administration of NES as an official institution is ending, as talks about integration into the Syrian State are becoming the everyday life in NES. The revolutionary movement is working to defend the values and achievements of the revolution as the formal institutions dissolve, but the communes and the grassroots movement continue on its path. Many people ARE sad about those loses, but at the same time very aware of the reasons behind it.

The decisions of SDF and the DAANES prevented a bloodbath, and everyone on the ground is very aware of that. The lives of the people of NES were put in front of any political agenda, allowing for a relative peace and calm on the ground. The political and military bodies of NES maneuvered in the best way possible to avoid any massacres or long bloody battles. As prisoners exchange go on, families celebrate that their sons and daughters come back home, knowing that in other conditions they wouldn't be able to see them ever again.

At the same time, important political achievements have been reached for Kurds in Syria, with their rights formally recognized in the constitution and official decrees. That brings some hopes for political struggle instead of simply continuation of war, but everyone is aware that those agreements mean nothing if people are not organized and ready to fight when the state tries to walk back on any of those achievements. The means of self-defense have also been somewhat preserved, making sure that SDF didn't end up surrendering or simply giving up weapons.

Today is clear that al-Sharaa is a good strategist. He used his cards very well to achieve the central position he wanted. He is a pragmatist with no problems to compromise the ideological lines of his organization in order to strengthen his own grip on Syrian State power. How much he will try to return to his Islamist roots as he consolidates power, how much he will simply embrace western capitalist politics and play the role of responsible head of state for western powers is something that will become more clear in time to come.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Monthly higlights

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# YPJ CAMPAIGN

A campaign under the slogan "We are all YPJ" has been started and is gaining attention both nationally and internationally. The women's movement and organizations of Rojava started this campaign the 26th of April with the aim to have YPJ be part of the integration process.
As we have mentioned before, the role of YPJ and NES's women's organizations more generally, is and will continue to be a stickling point in the negotiations because women's struggle is a foundation of the revolution while at the same time al-Sharaa with his islamic fundamentalist ideology does not want to legitimize women's power and rightful place in society.

# UNREST AND REPRESSION UNDER STG

- Amid increasing living costs, protests took place in different cities of Syria, including Damascus. Prices of oil and gas are being raised by the government, reaching prices impossible to pay for most of the population. The government recently issued a decree announcing that every demonstration has to be approved by the government beforehand or it will be considered illegal.

- Following some clashes in Homs where a government soldier was killed by an Alawite man, a wave of attacks and raids against Alawite population once again took place in that region, not as big as before but still inflaming ethnic tensions and conflicts.

- In Haseke, after government forces removed the sign in Kurdish and arabic to change it for one in arabic and english, a wave of protests erupted around the building, removing the new sign and demanding the one that included kurdish language to be put back.

- In Idlib, a brigade of Uzbek radical islamists clashed with government forces after some of their members were arrested. This is the second incident involving foreign fighters in Idlib after in October some French islamist groups also clashed with government forces on the outskirts of their training camp close to the Turkish border.

# MIT AIDING ARAB TRIBAL FORCES

Reports are circulating about alleged meetings between MIT (Turkish intelligence) and some tribal leaders, to negotiate and build groups able to carry out attacks and killings in kurdish majority areas of north east Syria. Allegedly, MIT is providing weapons, training and funding to some men connected to what has been presented as "tribal armies", building an underground network able to carry out insurgent attacks on Kurdish regions. Those groups may be able to count with tacit government support while allowing government forces to deny any official links, building on tactics of paramilitary counter-guerrilla that the Turkish State has been using for decades against the kurdish movement.

# LARGEST CONVOY OF RETURNEES TO AFRIN

A fifth convoy of Afrin refugees departed from Haseke on May 10th, comprising an estimated 1,600 families of Kurds, who were forced to leave their homes in 2018 following the Olive Branch military operation. This has been the largest so far, bigger than the forth one that traveled on early May with around 1,000 families.
The first of these convoys went to Afrin on March 9, and consisted of around 400 displaced families. A second group of around 200 families arrived on April 4, followed by a third convoy of approximately 800 families that reached Afrin on April 14. So in total we are counting around 4000 families that returned to Afrin, even if the conditions there are still unclear as the influence of the Turkish state and its armed groups, comprised of former SNA, still have a heavy presence in the region.

# RESHUFFLING POWER POSITIONS ON SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT

Ahmad al‑Sharaa issued a series of presidential decrees introducing new appointments to senior positions within the Presidency and several ministries.
Under the decrees, Abdulrahman Badr al‑Din al‑A‘ma was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency, replacing Maher al‑Sharaa, the brother of the president. Khaled Fawaz Zaarour succeeded Hamza Mustafa as Minister of Information. In the Agriculture Ministry, Bassel Hafez al‑Suweidan was named minister, replacing Amjad Badr.
The decrees further appointed new governors in several governorates; Ghassan Elias al‑Sayyed Ahmad as Governor of Quneitra, replacing Ahmad al‑Dalati, Murhaf Khaled al‑Naasan as Governor of Homs, Ahmad Ali Mustafa as Governor of Latakia, Ziyad Fawaz al‑Ayesh was appointed Governor of Deir ez‑Zor.

# STALLING OF PEACE PROCESS IN BAKUR

In recent declarations, leaders of the apoist movement stated that the peace initiative with Turkey has been effectively "frozen", since Ankara has failed to implement the necessary legal and political reforms to advance the process.
The Apoist Movement leadership also held a press conference marking the first anniversary of the PKK’s dissolution congress, were they evaluated the achievements of the Kurdish liberation movement. They remarked that the dissolution of PKK should be understood as a new beginning for the Kurdish liberation movement, opening space for political and democratic developments.

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# EVALUATION

In the last month we saw how the war tensions between US and Israel against Iran continue to cast their shadow over the whole Middle East. Western powers formalize their ties with the Syrian government, and today (May 11th) Syria and the EU will hold the first high-level political talks since the fall of the Assad regime. It is expected that the talks will focus on establishing a political framework for the relations between the EU and Syria and to assess EU support for economical recovery and political transition.

The project of the Autonomous Administration of NES as an official institution is ending, as talks about integration into the Syrian State are becoming the everyday life in NES. The revolutionary movement is working to defend the values and achievements of the revolution as the formal institutions dissolve, but the communes and the grassroots movement continue on its path. Many people ARE sad about those loses, but at the same time very aware of the reasons behind it.

The decisions of SDF and the DAANES prevented a bloodbath, and everyone on the ground is very aware of that. The lives of the people of NES were put in front of any political agenda, allowing for a relative peace and calm on the ground. The political and military bodies of NES maneuvered in the best way possible to avoid any massacres or long bloody battles. As prisoners exchange go on, families celebrate that their sons and daughters come back home, knowing that in other conditions they wouldn't be able to see them ever again.

At the same time, important political achievements have been reached for Kurds in Syria, with their rights formally recognized in the constitution and official decrees. That brings some hopes for political struggle instead of simply continuation of war, but everyone is aware that those agreements mean nothing if people are not organized and ready to fight when the state tries to walk back on any of those achievements. The means of self-defense have also been somewhat preserved, making sure that SDF didn't end up surrendering or simply giving up weapons.

Today is clear that al-Sharaa is a good strategist. He used his cards very well to achieve the central position he wanted. He is a pragmatist with no problems to compromise the ideological lines of his organization in order to strengthen his own grip on Syrian State power. How much he will try to return to his Islamist roots as he consolidates power, how much he will simply embrace western capitalist politics and play the role of responsible head of state for western powers is something that will become more clear in time to come.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Monthly higlights

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# YPJ CAMPAIGN

A campaign under the slogan "We are all YPJ" has been started and is gaining attention both nationally and internationally. The women's movement and organizations of Rojava started this campaign the 26th of April with the aim to have YPJ be part of the integration process.
As we have mentioned before, the role of YPJ and NES's women's organizations more generally, is and will continue to be a stickling point in the negotiations because women's struggle is a foundation of the revolution while at the same time al-Sharaa with his islamic fundamentalist ideology does not want to legitimize women's power and rightful place in society.

# UNREST AND REPRESSION UNDER STG

- Amid increasing living costs, protests took place in different cities of Syria, including Damascus. Prices of oil and gas are being raised by the government, reaching prices impossible to pay for most of the population. The government recently issued a decree announcing that every demonstration has to be approved by the government beforehand or it will be considered illegal.

- Following some clashes in Homs where a government soldier was killed by an Alawite man, a wave of attacks and raids against Alawite population once again took place in that region, not as big as before but still inflaming ethnic tensions and conflicts.

- In Haseke, after government forces removed the sign in Kurdish and arabic to change it for one in arabic and english, a wave of protests erupted around the building, removing the new sign and demanding the one that included kurdish language to be put back.

- In Idlib, a brigade of Uzbek radical islamists clashed with government forces after some of their members were arrested. This is the second incident involving foreign fighters in Idlib after in October some French islamist groups also clashed with government forces on the outskirts of their training camp close to the Turkish border.

# MIT AIDING ARAB TRIBAL FORCES

Reports are circulating about alleged meetings between MIT (Turkish intelligence) and some tribal leaders, to negotiate and build groups able to carry out attacks and killings in kurdish majority areas of north east Syria. Allegedly, MIT is providing weapons, training and funding to some men connected to what has been presented as "tribal armies", building an underground network able to carry out insurgent attacks on Kurdish regions. Those groups may be able to count with tacit government support while allowing government forces to deny any official links, building on tactics of paramilitary counter-guerrilla that the Turkish State has been using for decades against the kurdish movement.

# LARGEST CONVOY OF RETURNEES TO AFRIN

A fifth convoy of Afrin refugees departed from Haseke on May 10th, comprising an estimated 1,600 families of Kurds, who were forced to leave their homes in 2018 following the Olive Branch military operation. This has been the largest so far, bigger than the forth one that traveled on early May with around 1,000 families.
The first of these convoys went to Afrin on March 9, and consisted of around 400 displaced families. A second group of around 200 families arrived on April 4, followed by a third convoy of approximately 800 families that reached Afrin on April 14. So in total we are counting around 4000 families that returned to Afrin, even if the conditions there are still unclear as the influence of the Turkish state and its armed groups, comprised of former SNA, still have a heavy presence in the region.

# RESHUFFLING POWER POSITIONS ON SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT

Ahmad al‑Sharaa issued a series of presidential decrees introducing new appointments to senior positions within the Presidency and several ministries.
Under the decrees, Abdulrahman Badr al‑Din al‑A‘ma was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency, replacing Maher al‑Sharaa, the brother of the president. Khaled Fawaz Zaarour succeeded Hamza Mustafa as Minister of Information. In the Agriculture Ministry, Bassel Hafez al‑Suweidan was named minister, replacing Amjad Badr.
The decrees further appointed new governors in several governorates; Ghassan Elias al‑Sayyed Ahmad as Governor of Quneitra, replacing Ahmad al‑Dalati, Murhaf Khaled al‑Naasan as Governor of Homs, Ahmad Ali Mustafa as Governor of Latakia, Ziyad Fawaz al‑Ayesh was appointed Governor of Deir ez‑Zor.

# STALLING OF PEACE PROCESS IN BAKUR

In recent declarations, leaders of the apoist movement stated that the peace initiative with Turkey has been effectively "frozen", since Ankara has failed to implement the necessary legal and political reforms to advance the process.
The Apoist Movement leadership also held a press conference marking the first anniversary of the PKK’s dissolution congress, were they evaluated the achievements of the Kurdish liberation movement. They remarked that the dissolution of PKK should be understood as a new beginning for the Kurdish liberation movement, opening space for political and democratic developments.

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# EVALUATION

In the last month we saw how the war tensions between US and Israel against Iran continue to cast their shadow over the whole Middle East. Western powers formalize their ties with the Syrian government, and today (May 11th) Syria and the EU will hold the first high-level political talks since the fall of the Assad regime. It is expected that the talks will focus on establishing a political framework for the relations between the EU and Syria and to assess EU support for economical recovery and political transition.

The project of the Autonomous Administration of NES as an official institution is ending, as talks about integration into the Syrian State are becoming the everyday life in NES. The revolutionary movement is working to defend the values and achievements of the revolution as the formal institutions dissolve, but the communes and the grassroots movement continue on its path. Many people ARE sad about those loses, but at the same time very aware of the reasons behind it.

The decisions of SDF and the DAANES prevented a bloodbath, and everyone on the ground is very aware of that. The lives of the people of NES were put in front of any political agenda, allowing for a relative peace and calm on the ground. The political and military bodies of NES maneuvered in the best way possible to avoid any massacres or long bloody battles. As prisoners exchange go on, families celebrate that their sons and daughters come back home, knowing that in other conditions they wouldn't be able to see them ever again.

At the same time, important political achievements have been reached for Kurds in Syria, with their rights formally recognized in the constitution and official decrees. That brings some hopes for political struggle instead of simply continuation of war, but everyone is aware that those agreements mean nothing if people are not organized and ready to fight when the state tries to walk back on any of those achievements. The means of self-defense have also been somewhat preserved, making sure that SDF didn't end up surrendering or simply giving up weapons.

Today is clear that al-Sharaa is a good strategist. He used his cards very well to achieve the central position he wanted. He is a pragmatist with no problems to compromise the ideological lines of his organization in order to strengthen his own grip on Syrian State power. How much he will try to return to his Islamist roots as he consolidates power, how much he will simply embrace western capitalist politics and play the role of responsible head of state for western powers is something that will become more clear in time to come.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Monthly higlights

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# YPJ CAMPAIGN

A campaign under the slogan "We are all YPJ" has been started and is gaining attention both nationally and internationally. The women's movement and organizations of Rojava started this campaign the 26th of April with the aim to have YPJ be part of the integration process.
As we have mentioned before, the role of YPJ and NES's women's organizations more generally, is and will continue to be a stickling point in the negotiations because women's struggle is a foundation of the revolution while at the same time al-Sharaa with his islamic fundamentalist ideology does not want to legitimize women's power and rightful place in society.

# UNREST AND REPRESSION UNDER STG

- Amid increasing living costs, protests took place in different cities of Syria, including Damascus. Prices of oil and gas are being raised by the government, reaching prices impossible to pay for most of the population. The government recently issued a decree announcing that every demonstration has to be approved by the government beforehand or it will be considered illegal.

- Following some clashes in Homs where a government soldier was killed by an Alawite man, a wave of attacks and raids against Alawite population once again took place in that region, not as big as before but still inflaming ethnic tensions and conflicts.

- In Haseke, after government forces removed the sign in Kurdish and arabic to change it for one in arabic and english, a wave of protests erupted around the building, removing the new sign and demanding the one that included kurdish language to be put back.

- In Idlib, a brigade of Uzbek radical islamists clashed with government forces after some of their members were arrested. This is the second incident involving foreign fighters in Idlib after in October some French islamist groups also clashed with government forces on the outskirts of their training camp close to the Turkish border.

# MIT AIDING ARAB TRIBAL FORCES

Reports are circulating about alleged meetings between MIT (Turkish intelligence) and some tribal leaders, to negotiate and build groups able to carry out attacks and killings in kurdish majority areas of north east Syria. Allegedly, MIT is providing weapons, training and funding to some men connected to what has been presented as "tribal armies", building an underground network able to carry out insurgent attacks on Kurdish regions. Those groups may be able to count with tacit government support while allowing government forces to deny any official links, building on tactics of paramilitary counter-guerrilla that the Turkish State has been using for decades against the kurdish movement.

# LARGEST CONVOY OF RETURNEES TO AFRIN

A fifth convoy of Afrin refugees departed from Haseke on May 10th, comprising an estimated 1,600 families of Kurds, who were forced to leave their homes in 2018 following the Olive Branch military operation. This has been the largest so far, bigger than the forth one that traveled on early May with around 1,000 families.
The first of these convoys went to Afrin on March 9, and consisted of around 400 displaced families. A second group of around 200 families arrived on April 4, followed by a third convoy of approximately 800 families that reached Afrin on April 14. So in total we are counting around 4000 families that returned to Afrin, even if the conditions there are still unclear as the influence of the Turkish state and its armed groups, comprised of former SNA, still have a heavy presence in the region.

# RESHUFFLING POWER POSITIONS ON SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT

Ahmad al‑Sharaa issued a series of presidential decrees introducing new appointments to senior positions within the Presidency and several ministries.
Under the decrees, Abdulrahman Badr al‑Din al‑A‘ma was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency, replacing Maher al‑Sharaa, the brother of the president. Khaled Fawaz Zaarour succeeded Hamza Mustafa as Minister of Information. In the Agriculture Ministry, Bassel Hafez al‑Suweidan was named minister, replacing Amjad Badr.
The decrees further appointed new governors in several governorates; Ghassan Elias al‑Sayyed Ahmad as Governor of Quneitra, replacing Ahmad al‑Dalati, Murhaf Khaled al‑Naasan as Governor of Homs, Ahmad Ali Mustafa as Governor of Latakia, Ziyad Fawaz al‑Ayesh was appointed Governor of Deir ez‑Zor.

# STALLING OF PEACE PROCESS IN BAKUR

In recent declarations, leaders of the apoist movement stated that the peace initiative with Turkey has been effectively "frozen", since Ankara has failed to implement the necessary legal and political reforms to advance the process.
The Apoist Movement leadership also held a press conference marking the first anniversary of the PKK’s dissolution congress, were they evaluated the achievements of the Kurdish liberation movement. They remarked that the dissolution of PKK should be understood as a new beginning for the Kurdish liberation movement, opening space for political and democratic developments.

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# EVALUATION

In the last month we saw how the war tensions between US and Israel against Iran continue to cast their shadow over the whole Middle East. Western powers formalize their ties with the Syrian government, and today (May 11th) Syria and the EU will hold the first high-level political talks since the fall of the Assad regime. It is expected that the talks will focus on establishing a political framework for the relations between the EU and Syria and to assess EU support for economical recovery and political transition.

The project of the Autonomous Administration of NES as an official institution is ending, as talks about integration into the Syrian State are becoming the everyday life in NES. The revolutionary movement is working to defend the values and achievements of the revolution as the formal institutions dissolve, but the communes and the grassroots movement continue on its path. Many people ARE sad about those loses, but at the same time very aware of the reasons behind it.

The decisions of SDF and the DAANES prevented a bloodbath, and everyone on the ground is very aware of that. The lives of the people of NES were put in front of any political agenda, allowing for a relative peace and calm on the ground. The political and military bodies of NES maneuvered in the best way possible to avoid any massacres or long bloody battles. As prisoners exchange go on, families celebrate that their sons and daughters come back home, knowing that in other conditions they wouldn't be able to see them ever again.

At the same time, important political achievements have been reached for Kurds in Syria, with their rights formally recognized in the constitution and official decrees. That brings some hopes for political struggle instead of simply continuation of war, but everyone is aware that those agreements mean nothing if people are not organized and ready to fight when the state tries to walk back on any of those achievements. The means of self-defense have also been somewhat preserved, making sure that SDF didn't end up surrendering or simply giving up weapons.

Today is clear that al-Sharaa is a good strategist. He used his cards very well to achieve the central position he wanted. He is a pragmatist with no problems to compromise the ideological lines of his organization in order to strengthen his own grip on Syrian State power. How much he will try to return to his Islamist roots as he consolidates power, how much he will simply embrace western capitalist politics and play the role of responsible head of state for western powers is something that will become more clear in time to come.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

-----------------------------------------------------------------
#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Monthly higlights

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# YPJ CAMPAIGN

A campaign under the slogan "We are all YPJ" has been started and is gaining attention both nationally and internationally. The women's movement and organizations of Rojava started this campaign the 26th of April with the aim to have YPJ be part of the integration process.
As we have mentioned before, the role of YPJ and NES's women's organizations more generally, is and will continue to be a stickling point in the negotiations because women's struggle is a foundation of the revolution while at the same time al-Sharaa with his islamic fundamentalist ideology does not want to legitimize women's power and rightful place in society.

# UNREST AND REPRESSION UNDER STG

- Amid increasing living costs, protests took place in different cities of Syria, including Damascus. Prices of oil and gas are being raised by the government, reaching prices impossible to pay for most of the population. The government recently issued a decree announcing that every demonstration has to be approved by the government beforehand or it will be considered illegal.

- Following some clashes in Homs where a government soldier was killed by an Alawite man, a wave of attacks and raids against Alawite population once again took place in that region, not as big as before but still inflaming ethnic tensions and conflicts.

- In Haseke, after government forces removed the sign in Kurdish and arabic to change it for one in arabic and english, a wave of protests erupted around the building, removing the new sign and demanding the one that included kurdish language to be put back.

- In Idlib, a brigade of Uzbek radical islamists clashed with government forces after some of their members were arrested. This is the second incident involving foreign fighters in Idlib after in October some French islamist groups also clashed with government forces on the outskirts of their training camp close to the Turkish border.

# MIT AIDING ARAB TRIBAL FORCES

Reports are circulating about alleged meetings between MIT (Turkish intelligence) and some tribal leaders, to negotiate and build groups able to carry out attacks and killings in kurdish majority areas of north east Syria. Allegedly, MIT is providing weapons, training and funding to some men connected to what has been presented as "tribal armies", building an underground network able to carry out insurgent attacks on Kurdish regions. Those groups may be able to count with tacit government support while allowing government forces to deny any official links, building on tactics of paramilitary counter-guerrilla that the Turkish State has been using for decades against the kurdish movement.

# LARGEST CONVOY OF RETURNEES TO AFRIN

A fifth convoy of Afrin refugees departed from Haseke on May 10th, comprising an estimated 1,600 families of Kurds, who were forced to leave their homes in 2018 following the Olive Branch military operation. This has been the largest so far, bigger than the forth one that traveled on early May with around 1,000 families.
The first of these convoys went to Afrin on March 9, and consisted of around 400 displaced families. A second group of around 200 families arrived on April 4, followed by a third convoy of approximately 800 families that reached Afrin on April 14. So in total we are counting around 4000 families that returned to Afrin, even if the conditions there are still unclear as the influence of the Turkish state and its armed groups, comprised of former SNA, still have a heavy presence in the region.

# RESHUFFLING POWER POSITIONS ON SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT

Ahmad al‑Sharaa issued a series of presidential decrees introducing new appointments to senior positions within the Presidency and several ministries.
Under the decrees, Abdulrahman Badr al‑Din al‑A‘ma was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency, replacing Maher al‑Sharaa, the brother of the president. Khaled Fawaz Zaarour succeeded Hamza Mustafa as Minister of Information. In the Agriculture Ministry, Bassel Hafez al‑Suweidan was named minister, replacing Amjad Badr.
The decrees further appointed new governors in several governorates; Ghassan Elias al‑Sayyed Ahmad as Governor of Quneitra, replacing Ahmad al‑Dalati, Murhaf Khaled al‑Naasan as Governor of Homs, Ahmad Ali Mustafa as Governor of Latakia, Ziyad Fawaz al‑Ayesh was appointed Governor of Deir ez‑Zor.

# STALLING OF PEACE PROCESS IN BAKUR

In recent declarations, leaders of the apoist movement stated that the peace initiative with Turkey has been effectively "frozen", since Ankara has failed to implement the necessary legal and political reforms to advance the process.
The Apoist Movement leadership also held a press conference marking the first anniversary of the PKK’s dissolution congress, were they evaluated the achievements of the Kurdish liberation movement. They remarked that the dissolution of PKK should be understood as a new beginning for the Kurdish liberation movement, opening space for political and democratic developments.

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# EVALUATION

In the last month we saw how the war tensions between US and Israel against Iran continue to cast their shadow over the whole Middle East. Western powers formalize their ties with the Syrian government, and today (May 11th) Syria and the EU will hold the first high-level political talks since the fall of the Assad regime. It is expected that the talks will focus on establishing a political framework for the relations between the EU and Syria and to assess EU support for economical recovery and political transition.

The project of the Autonomous Administration of NES as an official institution is ending, as talks about integration into the Syrian State are becoming the everyday life in NES. The revolutionary movement is working to defend the values and achievements of the revolution as the formal institutions dissolve, but the communes and the grassroots movement continue on its path. Many people ARE sad about those loses, but at the same time very aware of the reasons behind it.

The decisions of SDF and the DAANES prevented a bloodbath, and everyone on the ground is very aware of that. The lives of the people of NES were put in front of any political agenda, allowing for a relative peace and calm on the ground. The political and military bodies of NES maneuvered in the best way possible to avoid any massacres or long bloody battles. As prisoners exchange go on, families celebrate that their sons and daughters come back home, knowing that in other conditions they wouldn't be able to see them ever again.

At the same time, important political achievements have been reached for Kurds in Syria, with their rights formally recognized in the constitution and official decrees. That brings some hopes for political struggle instead of simply continuation of war, but everyone is aware that those agreements mean nothing if people are not organized and ready to fight when the state tries to walk back on any of those achievements. The means of self-defense have also been somewhat preserved, making sure that SDF didn't end up surrendering or simply giving up weapons.

Today is clear that al-Sharaa is a good strategist. He used his cards very well to achieve the central position he wanted. He is a pragmatist with no problems to compromise the ideological lines of his organization in order to strengthen his own grip on Syrian State power. How much he will try to return to his Islamist roots as he consolidates power, how much he will simply embrace western capitalist politics and play the role of responsible head of state for western powers is something that will become more clear in time to come.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 13-20.04.2026

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# ILHAM AHMED AND MAZLOUM ABDI IN DAMASCUS

Al-Sharaa tried to 'buy' Abdi and Ahmed by offering Abdi the position of vice president and Ahmed a senior advisory role. Both rejected those offers on the basis of it being symbolic and representational instead of offering real decision making power. The offers were made during a meeting between the transitional government and a Kurdish delegation to discuss the integration of Kurdish civilian and security structures into the Syrian state.

# MAJOR US BASES NOW IN HANDS OF STG

The US has completed the handover of all their major military basis in Syria to the STG amid the AANES integration process. Some US forces do stay in the region for joint anti-ISIS operations. The handover extends STG military power in NES, where they previously had very limited presence.

# SEREKANIYE REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME SHOT AT

As the road between Til Tamer and Serekaniye is opened again, former residents of Serekaniye who became refugees in other parts of NES attempted a return home and were met with live fire. It is unknown whether there were any casualties. The return of all IDP's to their homes is supposed to be part of the integration, these incidents show that this will continue to be a point of tension.

# ATTACK ON KURDISH FLAG SPARKS MOBILIZATIONS

Hussein al-Hasou, a man form al-Aramiya village, recently made a video opening fire with an AK-47 on the Rojava flag in the southern Qamishlo roundabout. The action sparked a mobilization in many cities around northern Syria as well as a campaign on social network with the tag #AlaMePiroze (My flag is sacred). Hussein al-Hassou was known for having relations with the old baath regime, the sheik of Hassou tribe already made a statement distancing itself from his actions. Hussein was recently arrested, but the mobilizations in defense of Rojava flag still ongoing.

# DISAPPEARED JOURNALISTS PROBABLY IN ALEPPO PRISON

The journalists Eva Maria Michelmann and Ahmed Polad that had been disappeared since January might be in STG prison in Aleppo. Accounts of former SDF fighters who were freed in recent prison exchange suggest that, since most of them were held in that prison during their captive time, along with other captured SDF members.

# SIT-IN PROTEST IN DAMASCUS

A protest took place in Damascus to draw attention to the general living condition of people, political freedom and needed improvements in public services. The issue of favoritism within the new regime was also addressed, the protesters demand merit-based assignment of positions. The demonstration was met by a counter-demonstration that tried to disrupt, police forces were also present, no big bursts of violence seem to have happened.
Iranian Attacks in South Kurdistan
Iran renewed attacks on the Iraq Kurdistan Region, with multiple drone strikes on different targets including refugee camps and civilian institutions.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 13-20.04.2026

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# ILHAM AHMED AND MAZLOUM ABDI IN DAMASCUS

Al-Sharaa tried to 'buy' Abdi and Ahmed by offering Abdi the position of vice president and Ahmed a senior advisory role. Both rejected those offers on the basis of it being symbolic and representational instead of offering real decision making power. The offers were made during a meeting between the transitional government and a Kurdish delegation to discuss the integration of Kurdish civilian and security structures into the Syrian state.

# MAJOR US BASES NOW IN HANDS OF STG

The US has completed the handover of all their major military basis in Syria to the STG amid the AANES integration process. Some US forces do stay in the region for joint anti-ISIS operations. The handover extends STG military power in NES, where they previously had very limited presence.

# SEREKANIYE REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME SHOT AT

As the road between Til Tamer and Serekaniye is opened again, former residents of Serekaniye who became refugees in other parts of NES attempted a return home and were met with live fire. It is unknown whether there were any casualties. The return of all IDP's to their homes is supposed to be part of the integration, these incidents show that this will continue to be a point of tension.

# ATTACK ON KURDISH FLAG SPARKS MOBILIZATIONS

Hussein al-Hasou, a man form al-Aramiya village, recently made a video opening fire with an AK-47 on the Rojava flag in the southern Qamishlo roundabout. The action sparked a mobilization in many cities around northern Syria as well as a campaign on social network with the tag #AlaMePiroze (My flag is sacred). Hussein al-Hassou was known for having relations with the old baath regime, the sheik of Hassou tribe already made a statement distancing itself from his actions. Hussein was recently arrested, but the mobilizations in defense of Rojava flag still ongoing.

# DISAPPEARED JOURNALISTS PROBABLY IN ALEPPO PRISON

The journalists Eva Maria Michelmann and Ahmed Polad that had been disappeared since January might be in STG prison in Aleppo. Accounts of former SDF fighters who were freed in recent prison exchange suggest that, since most of them were held in that prison during their captive time, along with other captured SDF members.

# SIT-IN PROTEST IN DAMASCUS

A protest took place in Damascus to draw attention to the general living condition of people, political freedom and needed improvements in public services. The issue of favoritism within the new regime was also addressed, the protesters demand merit-based assignment of positions. The demonstration was met by a counter-demonstration that tried to disrupt, police forces were also present, no big bursts of violence seem to have happened.
Iranian Attacks in South Kurdistan
Iran renewed attacks on the Iraq Kurdistan Region, with multiple drone strikes on different targets including refugee camps and civilian institutions.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 13-20.04.2026

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# ILHAM AHMED AND MAZLOUM ABDI IN DAMASCUS

Al-Sharaa tried to 'buy' Abdi and Ahmed by offering Abdi the position of vice president and Ahmed a senior advisory role. Both rejected those offers on the basis of it being symbolic and representational instead of offering real decision making power. The offers were made during a meeting between the transitional government and a Kurdish delegation to discuss the integration of Kurdish civilian and security structures into the Syrian state.

# MAJOR US BASES NOW IN HANDS OF STG

The US has completed the handover of all their major military basis in Syria to the STG amid the AANES integration process. Some US forces do stay in the region for joint anti-ISIS operations. The handover extends STG military power in NES, where they previously had very limited presence.

# SEREKANIYE REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME SHOT AT

As the road between Til Tamer and Serekaniye is opened again, former residents of Serekaniye who became refugees in other parts of NES attempted a return home and were met with live fire. It is unknown whether there were any casualties. The return of all IDP's to their homes is supposed to be part of the integration, these incidents show that this will continue to be a point of tension.

# ATTACK ON KURDISH FLAG SPARKS MOBILIZATIONS

Hussein al-Hasou, a man form al-Aramiya village, recently made a video opening fire with an AK-47 on the Rojava flag in the southern Qamishlo roundabout. The action sparked a mobilization in many cities around northern Syria as well as a campaign on social network with the tag #AlaMePiroze (My flag is sacred). Hussein al-Hassou was known for having relations with the old baath regime, the sheik of Hassou tribe already made a statement distancing itself from his actions. Hussein was recently arrested, but the mobilizations in defense of Rojava flag still ongoing.

# DISAPPEARED JOURNALISTS PROBABLY IN ALEPPO PRISON

The journalists Eva Maria Michelmann and Ahmed Polad that had been disappeared since January might be in STG prison in Aleppo. Accounts of former SDF fighters who were freed in recent prison exchange suggest that, since most of them were held in that prison during their captive time, along with other captured SDF members.

# SIT-IN PROTEST IN DAMASCUS

A protest took place in Damascus to draw attention to the general living condition of people, political freedom and needed improvements in public services. The issue of favoritism within the new regime was also addressed, the protesters demand merit-based assignment of positions. The demonstration was met by a counter-demonstration that tried to disrupt, police forces were also present, no big bursts of violence seem to have happened.
Iranian Attacks in South Kurdistan
Iran renewed attacks on the Iraq Kurdistan Region, with multiple drone strikes on different targets including refugee camps and civilian institutions.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 13-20.04.2026

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# ILHAM AHMED AND MAZLOUM ABDI IN DAMASCUS

Al-Sharaa tried to 'buy' Abdi and Ahmed by offering Abdi the position of vice president and Ahmed a senior advisory role. Both rejected those offers on the basis of it being symbolic and representational instead of offering real decision making power. The offers were made during a meeting between the transitional government and a Kurdish delegation to discuss the integration of Kurdish civilian and security structures into the Syrian state.

# MAJOR US BASES NOW IN HANDS OF STG

The US has completed the handover of all their major military basis in Syria to the STG amid the AANES integration process. Some US forces do stay in the region for joint anti-ISIS operations. The handover extends STG military power in NES, where they previously had very limited presence.

# SEREKANIYE REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME SHOT AT

As the road between Til Tamer and Serekaniye is opened again, former residents of Serekaniye who became refugees in other parts of NES attempted a return home and were met with live fire. It is unknown whether there were any casualties. The return of all IDP's to their homes is supposed to be part of the integration, these incidents show that this will continue to be a point of tension.

# ATTACK ON KURDISH FLAG SPARKS MOBILIZATIONS

Hussein al-Hasou, a man form al-Aramiya village, recently made a video opening fire with an AK-47 on the Rojava flag in the southern Qamishlo roundabout. The action sparked a mobilization in many cities around northern Syria as well as a campaign on social network with the tag #AlaMePiroze (My flag is sacred). Hussein al-Hassou was known for having relations with the old baath regime, the sheik of Hassou tribe already made a statement distancing itself from his actions. Hussein was recently arrested, but the mobilizations in defense of Rojava flag still ongoing.

# DISAPPEARED JOURNALISTS PROBABLY IN ALEPPO PRISON

The journalists Eva Maria Michelmann and Ahmed Polad that had been disappeared since January might be in STG prison in Aleppo. Accounts of former SDF fighters who were freed in recent prison exchange suggest that, since most of them were held in that prison during their captive time, along with other captured SDF members.

# SIT-IN PROTEST IN DAMASCUS

A protest took place in Damascus to draw attention to the general living condition of people, political freedom and needed improvements in public services. The issue of favoritism within the new regime was also addressed, the protesters demand merit-based assignment of positions. The demonstration was met by a counter-demonstration that tried to disrupt, police forces were also present, no big bursts of violence seem to have happened.
Iranian Attacks in South Kurdistan
Iran renewed attacks on the Iraq Kurdistan Region, with multiple drone strikes on different targets including refugee camps and civilian institutions.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 13-20.04.2026

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# ILHAM AHMED AND MAZLOUM ABDI IN DAMASCUS

Al-Sharaa tried to 'buy' Abdi and Ahmed by offering Abdi the position of vice president and Ahmed a senior advisory role. Both rejected those offers on the basis of it being symbolic and representational instead of offering real decision making power. The offers were made during a meeting between the transitional government and a Kurdish delegation to discuss the integration of Kurdish civilian and security structures into the Syrian state.

# MAJOR US BASES NOW IN HANDS OF STG

The US has completed the handover of all their major military basis in Syria to the STG amid the AANES integration process. Some US forces do stay in the region for joint anti-ISIS operations. The handover extends STG military power in NES, where they previously had very limited presence.

# SEREKANIYE REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME SHOT AT

As the road between Til Tamer and Serekaniye is opened again, former residents of Serekaniye who became refugees in other parts of NES attempted a return home and were met with live fire. It is unknown whether there were any casualties. The return of all IDP's to their homes is supposed to be part of the integration, these incidents show that this will continue to be a point of tension.

# ATTACK ON KURDISH FLAG SPARKS MOBILIZATIONS

Hussein al-Hasou, a man form al-Aramiya village, recently made a video opening fire with an AK-47 on the Rojava flag in the southern Qamishlo roundabout. The action sparked a mobilization in many cities around northern Syria as well as a campaign on social network with the tag #AlaMePiroze (My flag is sacred). Hussein al-Hassou was known for having relations with the old baath regime, the sheik of Hassou tribe already made a statement distancing itself from his actions. Hussein was recently arrested, but the mobilizations in defense of Rojava flag still ongoing.

# DISAPPEARED JOURNALISTS PROBABLY IN ALEPPO PRISON

The journalists Eva Maria Michelmann and Ahmed Polad that had been disappeared since January might be in STG prison in Aleppo. Accounts of former SDF fighters who were freed in recent prison exchange suggest that, since most of them were held in that prison during their captive time, along with other captured SDF members.

# SIT-IN PROTEST IN DAMASCUS

A protest took place in Damascus to draw attention to the general living condition of people, political freedom and needed improvements in public services. The issue of favoritism within the new regime was also addressed, the protesters demand merit-based assignment of positions. The demonstration was met by a counter-demonstration that tried to disrupt, police forces were also present, no big bursts of violence seem to have happened.
Iranian Attacks in South Kurdistan
Iran renewed attacks on the Iraq Kurdistan Region, with multiple drone strikes on different targets including refugee camps and civilian institutions.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 06-12.04.2026

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# 400 LIBERATED IN A NEWS PRISONER EXCHANGE

400 SDF members were released in the third prisoner exchange with the transitional government. With the current group, the number of people released so far from Northeast Syria has risen to around 870. This last group also included 35 YPJ fighters. The released prisoners were brought to Hassakah. The releases are considered part of an ongoing process, the continuation of which depends on the further implementation of the January 29 agreement. At the same time, the demand remains to free all those still being held. During the offensive, up to 4,000 people from Northeast Syria were abducted, including German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and her Kurdish colleague Ahmed Polad. Their fate remains unknown.

# UNREST AND RAIDS IN SHEIKH MAGHSOOD

STG forces carried out raids in several Kurdish homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. The situation in the historic Kurdish neighborhoods is very tense since the attacks on January, that forced many people to flee to save their live. Mass graves had been discovered over recent months, with more that 4.800 bodies that were buried unnamed. Those bodies belong to residents of the neighborhoods (fighters and civilians) as well as SNA fighters who attacked the neighborhoods on January.

# MAYOR OF KOBANE GETS BACK HER POSITION

A delegation from the Kobanê Administration visited Aleppo province a few days ago, and Almaz Romî was officially appointed as Mayor of Kobanê by Aleppo Governor Ezam Xerîb. She worked in different areas of the Kobane administration since 2013, including the the coordination committee of Kongra star in 2018. After the handover ceremony, Almaz Romî said: “Within the framework of the January 29 Agreement, institutions will be integrated with government institutions. Today in Kobanê we have launched the process of integrating the institutions of the Kobanê Municipality into the General People’s Municipality. For this purpose, I held a meeting with the Aleppo Governor two days ago and was appointed as Mayor of Kobanê.”

# ISRAEL MOVES FURTHER IN DARAA COUNTRYSIDE

Israeli army forces continued their advances toward Wadi al-Raqad in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa western countryside, southern Syria. SANA agency reported that around 12 Israeli military vehicles crossed through the Tel Abu al-Ghaythar gate along the separation line with the Golan Heights and entered the village of Hamata, raided a young man’s house and arrested him before withdrawing toward the Golan. Areas in the western countryside of Daraa have witnessed repeated incidents involving Israeli raids and artillery since the collapse of the Assad regime.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 06-12.04.2026

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# 400 LIBERATED IN A NEWS PRISONER EXCHANGE

400 SDF members were released in the third prisoner exchange with the transitional government. With the current group, the number of people released so far from Northeast Syria has risen to around 870. This last group also included 35 YPJ fighters. The released prisoners were brought to Hassakah. The releases are considered part of an ongoing process, the continuation of which depends on the further implementation of the January 29 agreement. At the same time, the demand remains to free all those still being held. During the offensive, up to 4,000 people from Northeast Syria were abducted, including German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and her Kurdish colleague Ahmed Polad. Their fate remains unknown.

# UNREST AND RAIDS IN SHEIKH MAGHSOOD

STG forces carried out raids in several Kurdish homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. The situation in the historic Kurdish neighborhoods is very tense since the attacks on January, that forced many people to flee to save their live. Mass graves had been discovered over recent months, with more that 4.800 bodies that were buried unnamed. Those bodies belong to residents of the neighborhoods (fighters and civilians) as well as SNA fighters who attacked the neighborhoods on January.

# MAYOR OF KOBANE GETS BACK HER POSITION

A delegation from the Kobanê Administration visited Aleppo province a few days ago, and Almaz Romî was officially appointed as Mayor of Kobanê by Aleppo Governor Ezam Xerîb. She worked in different areas of the Kobane administration since 2013, including the the coordination committee of Kongra star in 2018. After the handover ceremony, Almaz Romî said: “Within the framework of the January 29 Agreement, institutions will be integrated with government institutions. Today in Kobanê we have launched the process of integrating the institutions of the Kobanê Municipality into the General People’s Municipality. For this purpose, I held a meeting with the Aleppo Governor two days ago and was appointed as Mayor of Kobanê.”

# ISRAEL MOVES FURTHER IN DARAA COUNTRYSIDE

Israeli army forces continued their advances toward Wadi al-Raqad in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa western countryside, southern Syria. SANA agency reported that around 12 Israeli military vehicles crossed through the Tel Abu al-Ghaythar gate along the separation line with the Golan Heights and entered the village of Hamata, raided a young man’s house and arrested him before withdrawing toward the Golan. Areas in the western countryside of Daraa have witnessed repeated incidents involving Israeli raids and artillery since the collapse of the Assad regime.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 06-12.04.2026

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# 400 LIBERATED IN A NEWS PRISONER EXCHANGE

400 SDF members were released in the third prisoner exchange with the transitional government. With the current group, the number of people released so far from Northeast Syria has risen to around 870. This last group also included 35 YPJ fighters. The released prisoners were brought to Hassakah. The releases are considered part of an ongoing process, the continuation of which depends on the further implementation of the January 29 agreement. At the same time, the demand remains to free all those still being held. During the offensive, up to 4,000 people from Northeast Syria were abducted, including German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and her Kurdish colleague Ahmed Polad. Their fate remains unknown.

# UNREST AND RAIDS IN SHEIKH MAGHSOOD

STG forces carried out raids in several Kurdish homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. The situation in the historic Kurdish neighborhoods is very tense since the attacks on January, that forced many people to flee to save their live. Mass graves had been discovered over recent months, with more that 4.800 bodies that were buried unnamed. Those bodies belong to residents of the neighborhoods (fighters and civilians) as well as SNA fighters who attacked the neighborhoods on January.

# MAYOR OF KOBANE GETS BACK HER POSITION

A delegation from the Kobanê Administration visited Aleppo province a few days ago, and Almaz Romî was officially appointed as Mayor of Kobanê by Aleppo Governor Ezam Xerîb. She worked in different areas of the Kobane administration since 2013, including the the coordination committee of Kongra star in 2018. After the handover ceremony, Almaz Romî said: “Within the framework of the January 29 Agreement, institutions will be integrated with government institutions. Today in Kobanê we have launched the process of integrating the institutions of the Kobanê Municipality into the General People’s Municipality. For this purpose, I held a meeting with the Aleppo Governor two days ago and was appointed as Mayor of Kobanê.”

# ISRAEL MOVES FURTHER IN DARAA COUNTRYSIDE

Israeli army forces continued their advances toward Wadi al-Raqad in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa western countryside, southern Syria. SANA agency reported that around 12 Israeli military vehicles crossed through the Tel Abu al-Ghaythar gate along the separation line with the Golan Heights and entered the village of Hamata, raided a young man’s house and arrested him before withdrawing toward the Golan. Areas in the western countryside of Daraa have witnessed repeated incidents involving Israeli raids and artillery since the collapse of the Assad regime.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 06-12.04.2026

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# 400 LIBERATED IN A NEWS PRISONER EXCHANGE

400 SDF members were released in the third prisoner exchange with the transitional government. With the current group, the number of people released so far from Northeast Syria has risen to around 870. This last group also included 35 YPJ fighters. The released prisoners were brought to Hassakah. The releases are considered part of an ongoing process, the continuation of which depends on the further implementation of the January 29 agreement. At the same time, the demand remains to free all those still being held. During the offensive, up to 4,000 people from Northeast Syria were abducted, including German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and her Kurdish colleague Ahmed Polad. Their fate remains unknown.

# UNREST AND RAIDS IN SHEIKH MAGHSOOD

STG forces carried out raids in several Kurdish homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. The situation in the historic Kurdish neighborhoods is very tense since the attacks on January, that forced many people to flee to save their live. Mass graves had been discovered over recent months, with more that 4.800 bodies that were buried unnamed. Those bodies belong to residents of the neighborhoods (fighters and civilians) as well as SNA fighters who attacked the neighborhoods on January.

# MAYOR OF KOBANE GETS BACK HER POSITION

A delegation from the Kobanê Administration visited Aleppo province a few days ago, and Almaz Romî was officially appointed as Mayor of Kobanê by Aleppo Governor Ezam Xerîb. She worked in different areas of the Kobane administration since 2013, including the the coordination committee of Kongra star in 2018. After the handover ceremony, Almaz Romî said: “Within the framework of the January 29 Agreement, institutions will be integrated with government institutions. Today in Kobanê we have launched the process of integrating the institutions of the Kobanê Municipality into the General People’s Municipality. For this purpose, I held a meeting with the Aleppo Governor two days ago and was appointed as Mayor of Kobanê.”

# ISRAEL MOVES FURTHER IN DARAA COUNTRYSIDE

Israeli army forces continued their advances toward Wadi al-Raqad in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa western countryside, southern Syria. SANA agency reported that around 12 Israeli military vehicles crossed through the Tel Abu al-Ghaythar gate along the separation line with the Golan Heights and entered the village of Hamata, raided a young man’s house and arrested him before withdrawing toward the Golan. Areas in the western countryside of Daraa have witnessed repeated incidents involving Israeli raids and artillery since the collapse of the Assad regime.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 06-12.04.2026

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# 400 LIBERATED IN A NEWS PRISONER EXCHANGE

400 SDF members were released in the third prisoner exchange with the transitional government. With the current group, the number of people released so far from Northeast Syria has risen to around 870. This last group also included 35 YPJ fighters. The released prisoners were brought to Hassakah. The releases are considered part of an ongoing process, the continuation of which depends on the further implementation of the January 29 agreement. At the same time, the demand remains to free all those still being held. During the offensive, up to 4,000 people from Northeast Syria were abducted, including German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and her Kurdish colleague Ahmed Polad. Their fate remains unknown.

# UNREST AND RAIDS IN SHEIKH MAGHSOOD

STG forces carried out raids in several Kurdish homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. The situation in the historic Kurdish neighborhoods is very tense since the attacks on January, that forced many people to flee to save their live. Mass graves had been discovered over recent months, with more that 4.800 bodies that were buried unnamed. Those bodies belong to residents of the neighborhoods (fighters and civilians) as well as SNA fighters who attacked the neighborhoods on January.

# MAYOR OF KOBANE GETS BACK HER POSITION

A delegation from the Kobanê Administration visited Aleppo province a few days ago, and Almaz Romî was officially appointed as Mayor of Kobanê by Aleppo Governor Ezam Xerîb. She worked in different areas of the Kobane administration since 2013, including the the coordination committee of Kongra star in 2018. After the handover ceremony, Almaz Romî said: “Within the framework of the January 29 Agreement, institutions will be integrated with government institutions. Today in Kobanê we have launched the process of integrating the institutions of the Kobanê Municipality into the General People’s Municipality. For this purpose, I held a meeting with the Aleppo Governor two days ago and was appointed as Mayor of Kobanê.”

# ISRAEL MOVES FURTHER IN DARAA COUNTRYSIDE

Israeli army forces continued their advances toward Wadi al-Raqad in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa western countryside, southern Syria. SANA agency reported that around 12 Israeli military vehicles crossed through the Tel Abu al-Ghaythar gate along the separation line with the Golan Heights and entered the village of Hamata, raided a young man’s house and arrested him before withdrawing toward the Golan. Areas in the western countryside of Daraa have witnessed repeated incidents involving Israeli raids and artillery since the collapse of the Assad regime.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 30.03.-05.04.2026

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# QUESTION OF YPJ INTEGRATION INTO SYRIAN ARMY

The position of YPJ is a key stumbling block in the integration process. Publicly made suggestions of what integration should look like from the STG side insist on it becoming part of a (women's) police force, instead of being collectively granted a place in the military which YPJ demands. On April 2nd a YPJ delegation discussed the topic in Damascus and said that the minister showed some openness and 'flexibility'. However what this means concretely is unclear. YPJ, which just celebrated their 14th anniversary, has been a cornerstone of the Rojava revolution and is not willing to dissolve nor to integrate individually.

# TENSIONS IN JALABIYA

According to the agreements between the SDF and STG, important offices should be held by people from the areas they govern. With the appointment of a mayor by the STG, Kobane residents say this is not being applied. Officials from other regions are appointed without the promised consultation of Kobane residents. The people of the city where also violently prevented by STG security forces to express their dissent by way of a statement. This is another point of friction in the integration process. Thus, people took to the streets in protest, and were met with live fire, which they see as a breach of the January 29 agreement.

# SECOND LARGER GROUP OF AFRIN RESIDENTS RETURN

Another convoy of 200 people who were displaced from Afrin now returned with about 145 vehicles from Hesekeh to their homes. As part of the January 29 agreement, STG overlooked the transit.

# 4 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED FROM SEREKANIYE

Turkish military police abducted four civilians from occupied Serekaniye handing them over to Turkish secret service. Their whereabouts remain unclear.

# PROTESTS DEMANDING TO KNOW ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE

Protests took place in Kobane and Qamishlo to demand more information about people still missing. With prisoner exchanges some detainees have returned home, while many families remain without information of their loved ones. There was also a protest in front of the UN in Geneva to demand information on the two journalists that went missing in Raqqa, now about two months ago.

# FIRST STEPS FOR SYRIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS KURDS

Following a January 16 decree, the Syrian Interim Government set up places where 'stateless' Kurds can go to register, as a first step to eventual citizenship in the Syrian state. This comes after decades of systematically removing or denying citizenship for Kurds living in Syria that started in the 1960s.

# EXPLOSION IN HESEKEH, CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

An explosion in a shop in Hesekeh took the lives of six people including children. The origins and reasons for the explosions remain unclear.

# TURKEY RENTS OUT KURDISH VILLAGES IN BAKUR AS TRAINING FACILITY TO MILITARY

Since the 'scorched earth' politics of 1990, Kurdish villages around Mount Sirnex had been emptied and people are prohibited from resettling or even stepping foot up to this day. Now it got known that since 2009, the Turkish state had been renting out those places to the military for 49 years. Besides the use for military training, those areas have been turned into extraction sites for timber, coal, and other raw material. Additionally, there are plans for a dam that would flood and thereby extinguish at least two villages. Among those is the village Sax which is registered a first grade archaeological site.

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# MONTHLY EVALUATION

On the ground in Rojava, not much has changed over March. The situation still seems fragile. The more the time goes, the more negotiations and agreements are falling short on their implementation, it becomes more clear that women liberation is the core of this revolution. It is something we already knew as it is often emphasized, but it is becoming very clear once again. As political and military lines are changing due to "integration", it is the women's movement that helps to remember where are the fault lines and main contradictions located. The discussions about YPJ are the most clear example of it.

For all those forces who those who try to impose their authority, the question of women's freedom, together with the proposal of all nations coexisting together with ethnic and cultural autonomy, is still a problem. It questions their legitimacy, it poses a danger to the program of the Syrian state, as well as to the ongoing regional projects of Israel, US and Turkey. It is a reminder about the real ongoing struggles and the eventuality of renewed war. The military structures of SDF, as well as the civilian bodies of the Autonomous Administration, continue their resistance, navigating the contradictions and conflicts as they come.

One thing is sure, the Syrian civil war is not over yet: there are constant militarized attacks on minorities, there is Assadist underground insurgency, there are powerful Arab tribes who won't accept external domination, there is Israeli intervention in the south, there are Druze who advocate for independence from Syria... And there are also entire battalions of religious fundamentalists, who after more than a decade fighting for an islamic state with al-Qaeda or ISIS, see now themselves integrated in the new Syrian army. Many of them are comfortable as they rise the ranks of state power, but others are disappointed to see the new Syrian government shaking hands with US, Russia and Israel. That is creating a perfect ground for ISIS, which is on the rise again .

Syria is far from any sort of resolution and peace, and on top of all that the new regional war, unleashed by the attacks of Israel and US against Iran, are making things even more complicated. Kurdish forces are trying to keep distance with this war, not just in Syria but also in Iran. Revolutionary forces are working to build up a political alliance with other forces opposed to the Islamic republic, mainly other Kurdish parties but not only. They are not rushing into the war, knowing from experience that war itself won't address the political and ideological struggle that is needed for a real transformation of society.

Still, iranian drones are not only exploding on US bases, but also on critical infrastructure all around middle east. Several locations on the Kurdish regions in Iraq are suffering attacks, including kurdish revolutionary territories close to the iranian border. KRG authorities don't have the capacity to stop iranian dornes, and even the house of Maseud Barzani has become a target for the Shahed drones.

Another sidetrack of this war is how it is serving as excuse for Turkey to stall the peace process started in Bakur. It gives them the perfect smoke cover to simply delay any steps for democratization, leaving the steps taken by the revolutionary movement made in this last year unanswered. Still, many kurds continue working tirelessly for such a peace process. In Öcalans recent message for Newroz, emphasis was put on action, on making the struggle practical. A key term coming up in this regard is the commune, thus efforts of grassroots decentralized self-organisation of society. But when it comes to the Turkish government, seems clear they prefer to wait, leaving doors open to consider what will be more beneficial for them based on the results of the war on Iran.

All this unfolding conflicts are forcing us more than ever to reflect what it means to be a revolutionary. Rojava created an example of what a stateless society can be, navigating a sea of local, regional and geopolitical conflicts with really high consequences. But nothing lasts forever and the situation is constantly changing, constantly evolving. Can we achieve victory through war as the dominant field of struggle? Perhaps the answer might not be the same everywhere. In Kurdistan, the Kurdish Liberation Movement has been fighting a war for over half a century. Currently this movement is taking steps to open their for political maneuvering, shifting away from armed struggle as the main strategy without losing their means of self-defense. Now, can this revolutionary society coexist with the Syrian state and wage this political struggle, can it stop the war? The answer to this is unfolding before our eyes, but the final result is yet to be seen.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤
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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 30.03.-05.04.2026

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# QUESTION OF YPJ INTEGRATION INTO SYRIAN ARMY

The position of YPJ is a key stumbling block in the integration process. Publicly made suggestions of what integration should look like from the STG side insist on it becoming part of a (women's) police force, instead of being collectively granted a place in the military which YPJ demands. On April 2nd a YPJ delegation discussed the topic in Damascus and said that the minister showed some openness and 'flexibility'. However what this means concretely is unclear. YPJ, which just celebrated their 14th anniversary, has been a cornerstone of the Rojava revolution and is not willing to dissolve nor to integrate individually.

# TENSIONS IN JALABIYA

According to the agreements between the SDF and STG, important offices should be held by people from the areas they govern. With the appointment of a mayor by the STG, Kobane residents say this is not being applied. Officials from other regions are appointed without the promised consultation of Kobane residents. The people of the city where also violently prevented by STG security forces to express their dissent by way of a statement. This is another point of friction in the integration process. Thus, people took to the streets in protest, and were met with live fire, which they see as a breach of the January 29 agreement.

# SECOND LARGER GROUP OF AFRIN RESIDENTS RETURN

Another convoy of 200 people who were displaced from Afrin now returned with about 145 vehicles from Hesekeh to their homes. As part of the January 29 agreement, STG overlooked the transit.

# 4 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED FROM SEREKANIYE

Turkish military police abducted four civilians from occupied Serekaniye handing them over to Turkish secret service. Their whereabouts remain unclear.

# PROTESTS DEMANDING TO KNOW ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE

Protests took place in Kobane and Qamishlo to demand more information about people still missing. With prisoner exchanges some detainees have returned home, while many families remain without information of their loved ones. There was also a protest in front of the UN in Geneva to demand information on the two journalists that went missing in Raqqa, now about two months ago.

# FIRST STEPS FOR SYRIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS KURDS

Following a January 16 decree, the Syrian Interim Government set up places where 'stateless' Kurds can go to register, as a first step to eventual citizenship in the Syrian state. This comes after decades of systematically removing or denying citizenship for Kurds living in Syria that started in the 1960s.

# EXPLOSION IN HESEKEH, CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

An explosion in a shop in Hesekeh took the lives of six people including children. The origins and reasons for the explosions remain unclear.

# TURKEY RENTS OUT KURDISH VILLAGES IN BAKUR AS TRAINING FACILITY TO MILITARY

Since the 'scorched earth' politics of 1990, Kurdish villages around Mount Sirnex had been emptied and people are prohibited from resettling or even stepping foot up to this day. Now it got known that since 2009, the Turkish state had been renting out those places to the military for 49 years. Besides the use for military training, those areas have been turned into extraction sites for timber, coal, and other raw material. Additionally, there are plans for a dam that would flood and thereby extinguish at least two villages. Among those is the village Sax which is registered a first grade archaeological site.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 30.03.-05.04.2026

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# QUESTION OF YPJ INTEGRATION INTO SYRIAN ARMY

The position of YPJ is a key stumbling block in the integration process. Publicly made suggestions of what integration should look like from the STG side insist on it becoming part of a (women's) police force, instead of being collectively granted a place in the military which YPJ demands. On April 2nd a YPJ delegation discussed the topic in Damascus and said that the minister showed some openness and 'flexibility'. However what this means concretely is unclear. YPJ, which just celebrated their 14th anniversary, has been a cornerstone of the Rojava revolution and is not willing to dissolve nor to integrate individually.

# TENSIONS IN JALABIYA

According to the agreements between the SDF and STG, important offices should be held by people from the areas they govern. With the appointment of a mayor by the STG, Kobane residents say this is not being applied. Officials from other regions are appointed without the promised consultation of Kobane residents. The people of the city where also violently prevented by STG security forces to express their dissent by way of a statement. This is another point of friction in the integration process. Thus, people took to the streets in protest, and were met with live fire, which they see as a breach of the January 29 agreement.

# SECOND LARGER GROUP OF AFRIN RESIDENTS RETURN

Another convoy of 200 people who were displaced from Afrin now returned with about 145 vehicles from Hesekeh to their homes. As part of the January 29 agreement, STG overlooked the transit.

# 4 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED FROM SEREKANIYE

Turkish military police abducted four civilians from occupied Serekaniye handing them over to Turkish secret service. Their whereabouts remain unclear.

# PROTESTS DEMANDING TO KNOW ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE

Protests took place in Kobane and Qamishlo to demand more information about people still missing. With prisoner exchanges some detainees have returned home, while many families remain without information of their loved ones. There was also a protest in front of the UN in Geneva to demand information on the two journalists that went missing in Raqqa, now about two months ago.

# FIRST STEPS FOR SYRIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS KURDS

Following a January 16 decree, the Syrian Interim Government set up places where 'stateless' Kurds can go to register, as a first step to eventual citizenship in the Syrian state. This comes after decades of systematically removing or denying citizenship for Kurds living in Syria that started in the 1960s.

# EXPLOSION IN HESEKEH, CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

An explosion in a shop in Hesekeh took the lives of six people including children. The origins and reasons for the explosions remain unclear.

# TURKEY RENTS OUT KURDISH VILLAGES IN BAKUR AS TRAINING FACILITY TO MILITARY

Since the 'scorched earth' politics of 1990, Kurdish villages around Mount Sirnex had been emptied and people are prohibited from resettling or even stepping foot up to this day. Now it got known that since 2009, the Turkish state had been renting out those places to the military for 49 years. Besides the use for military training, those areas have been turned into extraction sites for timber, coal, and other raw material. Additionally, there are plans for a dam that would flood and thereby extinguish at least two villages. Among those is the village Sax which is registered a first grade archaeological site.

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# MONTHLY EVALUATION

On the ground in Rojava, not much has changed over March. The situation still seems fragile. The more the time goes, the more negotiations and agreements are falling short on their implementation, it becomes more clear that women liberation is the core of this revolution. It is something we already knew as it is often emphasized, but it is becoming very clear once again. As political and military lines are changing due to "integration", it is the women's movement that helps to remember where are the fault lines and main contradictions located. The discussions about YPJ are the most clear example of it.

For all those forces who those who try to impose their authority, the question of women's freedom, together with the proposal of all nations coexisting together with ethnic and cultural autonomy, is still a problem. It questions their legitimacy, it poses a danger to the program of the Syrian state, as well as to the ongoing regional projects of Israel, US and Turkey. It is a reminder about the real ongoing struggles and the eventuality of renewed war. The military structures of SDF, as well as the civilian bodies of the Autonomous Administration, continue their resistance, navigating the contradictions and conflicts as they come.

One thing is sure, the Syrian civil war is not over yet: there are constant militarized attacks on minorities, there is Assadist underground insurgency, there are powerful Arab tribes who won't accept external domination, there is Israeli intervention in the south, there are Druze who advocate for independence from Syria... And there are also entire battalions of religious fundamentalists, who after more than a decade fighting for an islamic state with al-Qaeda or ISIS, see now themselves integrated in the new Syrian army. Many of them are comfortable as they rise the ranks of state power, but others are disappointed to see the new Syrian government shaking hands with US, Russia and Israel. That is creating a perfect ground for ISIS, which is on the rise again .

Syria is far from any sort of resolution and peace, and on top of all that the new regional war, unleashed by the attacks of Israel and US against Iran, are making things even more complicated. Kurdish forces are trying to keep distance with this war, not just in Syria but also in Iran. Revolutionary forces are working to build up a political alliance with other forces opposed to the Islamic republic, mainly other Kurdish parties but not only. They are not rushing into the war, knowing from experience that war itself won't address the political and ideological struggle that is needed for a real transformation of society.

Still, iranian drones are not only exploding on US bases, but also on critical infrastructure all around middle east. Several locations on the Kurdish regions in Iraq are suffering attacks, including kurdish revolutionary territories close to the iranian border. KRG authorities don't have the capacity to stop iranian dornes, and even the house of Maseud Barzani has become a target for the Shahed drones.

Another sidetrack of this war is how it is serving as excuse for Turkey to stall the peace process started in Bakur. It gives them the perfect smoke cover to simply delay any steps for democratization, leaving the steps taken by the revolutionary movement made in this last year unanswered. Still, many kurds continue working tirelessly for such a peace process. In Öcalans recent message for Newroz, emphasis was put on action, on making the struggle practical. A key term coming up in this regard is the commune, thus efforts of grassroots decentralized self-organisation of society. But when it comes to the Turkish government, seems clear they prefer to wait, leaving doors open to consider what will be more beneficial for them based on the results of the war on Iran.

All this unfolding conflicts are forcing us more than ever to reflect what it means to be a revolutionary. Rojava created an example of what a stateless society can be, navigating a sea of local, regional and geopolitical conflicts with really high consequences. But nothing lasts forever and the situation is constantly changing, constantly evolving. Can we achieve victory through war as the dominant field of struggle? Perhaps the answer might not be the same everywhere. In Kurdistan, the Kurdish Liberation Movement has been fighting a war for over half a century. Currently this movement is taking steps to open their for political maneuvering, shifting away from armed struggle as the main strategy without losing their means of self-defense. Now, can this revolutionary society coexist with the Syrian state and wage this political struggle, can it stop the war? The answer to this is unfolding before our eyes, but the final result is yet to be seen.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤
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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 30.03.-05.04.2026

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# QUESTION OF YPJ INTEGRATION INTO SYRIAN ARMY

The position of YPJ is a key stumbling block in the integration process. Publicly made suggestions of what integration should look like from the STG side insist on it becoming part of a (women's) police force, instead of being collectively granted a place in the military which YPJ demands. On April 2nd a YPJ delegation discussed the topic in Damascus and said that the minister showed some openness and 'flexibility'. However what this means concretely is unclear. YPJ, which just celebrated their 14th anniversary, has been a cornerstone of the Rojava revolution and is not willing to dissolve nor to integrate individually.

# TENSIONS IN JALABIYA

According to the agreements between the SDF and STG, important offices should be held by people from the areas they govern. With the appointment of a mayor by the STG, Kobane residents say this is not being applied. Officials from other regions are appointed without the promised consultation of Kobane residents. The people of the city where also violently prevented by STG security forces to express their dissent by way of a statement. This is another point of friction in the integration process. Thus, people took to the streets in protest, and were met with live fire, which they see as a breach of the January 29 agreement.

# SECOND LARGER GROUP OF AFRIN RESIDENTS RETURN

Another convoy of 200 people who were displaced from Afrin now returned with about 145 vehicles from Hesekeh to their homes. As part of the January 29 agreement, STG overlooked the transit.

# 4 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED FROM SEREKANIYE

Turkish military police abducted four civilians from occupied Serekaniye handing them over to Turkish secret service. Their whereabouts remain unclear.

# PROTESTS DEMANDING TO KNOW ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE

Protests took place in Kobane and Qamishlo to demand more information about people still missing. With prisoner exchanges some detainees have returned home, while many families remain without information of their loved ones. There was also a protest in front of the UN in Geneva to demand information on the two journalists that went missing in Raqqa, now about two months ago.

# FIRST STEPS FOR SYRIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS KURDS

Following a January 16 decree, the Syrian Interim Government set up places where 'stateless' Kurds can go to register, as a first step to eventual citizenship in the Syrian state. This comes after decades of systematically removing or denying citizenship for Kurds living in Syria that started in the 1960s.

# EXPLOSION IN HESEKEH, CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

An explosion in a shop in Hesekeh took the lives of six people including children. The origins and reasons for the explosions remain unclear.

# TURKEY RENTS OUT KURDISH VILLAGES IN BAKUR AS TRAINING FACILITY TO MILITARY

Since the 'scorched earth' politics of 1990, Kurdish villages around Mount Sirnex had been emptied and people are prohibited from resettling or even stepping foot up to this day. Now it got known that since 2009, the Turkish state had been renting out those places to the military for 49 years. Besides the use for military training, those areas have been turned into extraction sites for timber, coal, and other raw material. Additionally, there are plans for a dam that would flood and thereby extinguish at least two villages. Among those is the village Sax which is registered a first grade archaeological site.

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# MONTHLY EVALUATION

On the ground in Rojava, not much has changed over March. The situation still seems fragile. The more the time goes, the more negotiations and agreements are falling short on their implementation, it becomes more clear that women liberation is the core of this revolution. It is something we already knew as it is often emphasized, but it is becoming very clear once again. As political and military lines are changing due to "integration", it is the women's movement that helps to remember where are the fault lines and main contradictions located. The discussions about YPJ are the most clear example of it.

For all those forces who those who try to impose their authority, the question of women's freedom, together with the proposal of all nations coexisting together with ethnic and cultural autonomy, is still a problem. It questions their legitimacy, it poses a danger to the program of the Syrian state, as well as to the ongoing regional projects of Israel, US and Turkey. It is a reminder about the real ongoing struggles and the eventuality of renewed war. The military structures of SDF, as well as the civilian bodies of the Autonomous Administration, continue their resistance, navigating the contradictions and conflicts as they come.

One thing is sure, the Syrian civil war is not over yet: there are constant militarized attacks on minorities, there is Assadist underground insurgency, there are powerful Arab tribes who won't accept external domination, there is Israeli intervention in the south, there are Druze who advocate for independence from Syria... And there are also entire battalions of religious fundamentalists, who after more than a decade fighting for an islamic state with al-Qaeda or ISIS, see now themselves integrated in the new Syrian army. Many of them are comfortable as they rise the ranks of state power, but others are disappointed to see the new Syrian government shaking hands with US, Russia and Israel. That is creating a perfect ground for ISIS, which is on the rise again .

Syria is far from any sort of resolution and peace, and on top of all that the new regional war, unleashed by the attacks of Israel and US against Iran, are making things even more complicated. Kurdish forces are trying to keep distance with this war, not just in Syria but also in Iran. Revolutionary forces are working to build up a political alliance with other forces opposed to the Islamic republic, mainly other Kurdish parties but not only. They are not rushing into the war, knowing from experience that war itself won't address the political and ideological struggle that is needed for a real transformation of society.

Still, iranian drones are not only exploding on US bases, but also on critical infrastructure all around middle east. Several locations on the Kurdish regions in Iraq are suffering attacks, including kurdish revolutionary territories close to the iranian border. KRG authorities don't have the capacity to stop iranian dornes, and even the house of Maseud Barzani has become a target for the Shahed drones.

Another sidetrack of this war is how it is serving as excuse for Turkey to stall the peace process started in Bakur. It gives them the perfect smoke cover to simply delay any steps for democratization, leaving the steps taken by the revolutionary movement made in this last year unanswered. Still, many kurds continue working tirelessly for such a peace process. In Öcalans recent message for Newroz, emphasis was put on action, on making the struggle practical. A key term coming up in this regard is the commune, thus efforts of grassroots decentralized self-organisation of society. But when it comes to the Turkish government, seems clear they prefer to wait, leaving doors open to consider what will be more beneficial for them based on the results of the war on Iran.

All this unfolding conflicts are forcing us more than ever to reflect what it means to be a revolutionary. Rojava created an example of what a stateless society can be, navigating a sea of local, regional and geopolitical conflicts with really high consequences. But nothing lasts forever and the situation is constantly changing, constantly evolving. Can we achieve victory through war as the dominant field of struggle? Perhaps the answer might not be the same everywhere. In Kurdistan, the Kurdish Liberation Movement has been fighting a war for over half a century. Currently this movement is taking steps to open their for political maneuvering, shifting away from armed struggle as the main strategy without losing their means of self-defense. Now, can this revolutionary society coexist with the Syrian state and wage this political struggle, can it stop the war? The answer to this is unfolding before our eyes, but the final result is yet to be seen.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤
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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Highlights 30.03.-05.04.2026

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# QUESTION OF YPJ INTEGRATION INTO SYRIAN ARMY

The position of YPJ is a key stumbling block in the integration process. Publicly made suggestions of what integration should look like from the STG side insist on it becoming part of a (women's) police force, instead of being collectively granted a place in the military which YPJ demands. On April 2nd a YPJ delegation discussed the topic in Damascus and said that the minister showed some openness and 'flexibility'. However what this means concretely is unclear. YPJ, which just celebrated their 14th anniversary, has been a cornerstone of the Rojava revolution and is not willing to dissolve nor to integrate individually.

# TENSIONS IN JALABIYA

According to the agreements between the SDF and STG, important offices should be held by people from the areas they govern. With the appointment of a mayor by the STG, Kobane residents say this is not being applied. Officials from other regions are appointed without the promised consultation of Kobane residents. The people of the city where also violently prevented by STG security forces to express their dissent by way of a statement. This is another point of friction in the integration process. Thus, people took to the streets in protest, and were met with live fire, which they see as a breach of the January 29 agreement.

# SECOND LARGER GROUP OF AFRIN RESIDENTS RETURN

Another convoy of 200 people who were displaced from Afrin now returned with about 145 vehicles from Hesekeh to their homes. As part of the January 29 agreement, STG overlooked the transit.

# 4 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED FROM SEREKANIYE

Turkish military police abducted four civilians from occupied Serekaniye handing them over to Turkish secret service. Their whereabouts remain unclear.

# PROTESTS DEMANDING TO KNOW ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE

Protests took place in Kobane and Qamishlo to demand more information about people still missing. With prisoner exchanges some detainees have returned home, while many families remain without information of their loved ones. There was also a protest in front of the UN in Geneva to demand information on the two journalists that went missing in Raqqa, now about two months ago.

# FIRST STEPS FOR SYRIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS KURDS

Following a January 16 decree, the Syrian Interim Government set up places where 'stateless' Kurds can go to register, as a first step to eventual citizenship in the Syrian state. This comes after decades of systematically removing or denying citizenship for Kurds living in Syria that started in the 1960s.

# EXPLOSION IN HESEKEH, CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

An explosion in a shop in Hesekeh took the lives of six people including children. The origins and reasons for the explosions remain unclear.

# TURKEY RENTS OUT KURDISH VILLAGES IN BAKUR AS TRAINING FACILITY TO MILITARY

Since the 'scorched earth' politics of 1990, Kurdish villages around Mount Sirnex had been emptied and people are prohibited from resettling or even stepping foot up to this day. Now it got known that since 2009, the Turkish state had been renting out those places to the military for 49 years. Besides the use for military training, those areas have been turned into extraction sites for timber, coal, and other raw material. Additionally, there are plans for a dam that would flood and thereby extinguish at least two villages. Among those is the village Sax which is registered a first grade archaeological site.

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# MONTHLY EVALUATION

On the ground in Rojava, not much has changed over March. The situation still seems fragile. The more the time goes, the more negotiations and agreements are falling short on their implementation, it becomes more clear that women liberation is the core of this revolution. It is something we already knew as it is often emphasized, but it is becoming very clear once again. As political and military lines are changing due to "integration", it is the women's movement that helps to remember where are the fault lines and main contradictions located. The discussions about YPJ are the most clear example of it.

For all those forces who those who try to impose their authority, the question of women's freedom, together with the proposal of all nations coexisting together with ethnic and cultural autonomy, is still a problem. It questions their legitimacy, it poses a danger to the program of the Syrian state, as well as to the ongoing regional projects of Israel, US and Turkey. It is a reminder about the real ongoing struggles and the eventuality of renewed war. The military structures of SDF, as well as the civilian bodies of the Autonomous Administration, continue their resistance, navigating the contradictions and conflicts as they come.

One thing is sure, the Syrian civil war is not over yet: there are constant militarized attacks on minorities, there is Assadist underground insurgency, there are powerful Arab tribes who won't accept external domination, there is Israeli intervention in the south, there are Druze who advocate for independence from Syria... And there are also entire battalions of religious fundamentalists, who after more than a decade fighting for an islamic state with al-Qaeda or ISIS, see now themselves integrated in the new Syrian army. Many of them are comfortable as they rise the ranks of state power, but others are disappointed to see the new Syrian government shaking hands with US, Russia and Israel. That is creating a perfect ground for ISIS, which is on the rise again .

Syria is far from any sort of resolution and peace, and on top of all that the new regional war, unleashed by the attacks of Israel and US against Iran, are making things even more complicated. Kurdish forces are trying to keep distance with this war, not just in Syria but also in Iran. Revolutionary forces are working to build up a political alliance with other forces opposed to the Islamic republic, mainly other Kurdish parties but not only. They are not rushing into the war, knowing from experience that war itself won't address the political and ideological struggle that is needed for a real transformation of society.

Still, iranian drones are not only exploding on US bases, but also on critical infrastructure all around middle east. Several locations on the Kurdish regions in Iraq are suffering attacks, including kurdish revolutionary territories close to the iranian border. KRG authorities don't have the capacity to stop iranian dornes, and even the house of Maseud Barzani has become a target for the Shahed drones.

Another sidetrack of this war is how it is serving as excuse for Turkey to stall the peace process started in Bakur. It gives them the perfect smoke cover to simply delay any steps for democratization, leaving the steps taken by the revolutionary movement made in this last year unanswered. Still, many kurds continue working tirelessly for such a peace process. In Öcalans recent message for Newroz, emphasis was put on action, on making the struggle practical. A key term coming up in this regard is the commune, thus efforts of grassroots decentralized self-organisation of society. But when it comes to the Turkish government, seems clear they prefer to wait, leaving doors open to consider what will be more beneficial for them based on the results of the war on Iran.

All this unfolding conflicts are forcing us more than ever to reflect what it means to be a revolutionary. Rojava created an example of what a stateless society can be, navigating a sea of local, regional and geopolitical conflicts with really high consequences. But nothing lasts forever and the situation is constantly changing, constantly evolving. Can we achieve victory through war as the dominant field of struggle? Perhaps the answer might not be the same everywhere. In Kurdistan, the Kurdish Liberation Movement has been fighting a war for over half a century. Currently this movement is taking steps to open their for political maneuvering, shifting away from armed struggle as the main strategy without losing their means of self-defense. Now, can this revolutionary society coexist with the Syrian state and wage this political struggle, can it stop the war? The answer to this is unfolding before our eyes, but the final result is yet to be seen.

Revolutionary greetings 🖤
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The Kurdish-SDF-affiliated “Rojava Women's Protection Units” failed to obtain a separate women's brigade in the Syrian army after their meeting with the Syrian Defense Minister.

#Syria #HTS #Rojava #Kurds

Weekly highlights 23-29.03.2026

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# TENSE NEWROZ AMID CHANGES

Newroz was celebrated by Kurds across Syria, including in Damascus were people are trying out how much room there really is for Kurds under al-Sharaa. Unfortunately it has also gone paired with violence, after an incident where a man in Kobane took down a Syrian flag, ethnic violence was sparked, mostly in Afrin, and by Arab tribes south of Kobane. In response people in Heseke and Qamishlo took to the streets, which led to increased asayis presences in these major cities. The comments of al-Hilali on this situation, spokesperson of the Syrian Presidential Team leading the integration process, emphasize the contradictions that still stand in the way of integration. He stressed their commitment to integration, but also emphasized that there is no place for YPJ in the army and that no parallel structures such as DAANES or Asayis will exist after the completion of the process.

# IRANIAN DRONES ON SYRIA

Drones launched by shia militias in Irak had been targeting positions on Syria, including the american base of Qesrik near Hassakah, where US air defenses repelled a heavy drone attack recently. Iran also threatened to attack hotels in Damascus where US citizens are hosted. Kamikaze drones also targeted several locations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including US bases and also the residence of Masoud Barzani.

# KCK DISAPPROVES TURKISH PARLIAMENT REPORT

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) expressed strong disagreement and criticism on the report from the Turkish Parliament. The report “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” is supposed to be part of the peace process between the PKK and Turkish state, working towards democratic and diplomatic solutions instead of armed struggle. The KCK points out that the parliament refuses to acknowledge the Kurdish issue within Turkey, while at the same time using rhetoric of democracy and willingness. This aligns with the feeling many Kurds and supporters have had about this process, namely that the PKK has made significant steps towards peaceful democratic solutions, while the Turkish state continues its oppression of Kurdish people.

# ISRAEL CONTINUES PROVOCATIONS IN QUNEITRA

On the 27th of March Israeli forces carried out an incursion on the ground to a village in Quneitra. Similar operations have been happening recently, as well as arrests of civilians by the Israeli army on Syrian territory, and setting up of check-points. While the new Syrian Government holds some strong rhetoric against Israel, when it comes to action on the ground the STG comes out a toothless, allowing a long string of violations of Syria's territorial integrity to placate Israel.

# YPJ CAPTURED FIGHTERS FREED AFTER PRISONER SWAP

2 Arab YPJ fighters captured by HTS forces in Deir Ezzor last January had been set free with the ongoing prisoner swaps between SDF and the forces of the transitional government. The case spread in media after a video was published in social networks with the 2 YPJ fighter being presented as a "gift" to “Abu Mujahid”. In a recent interview with Narîn Axîn, back in her YPJ uniform, she commented on their capture and release, reaffirming her will to continue struggling for the women's revolution back on the ranks of YPJ.

# UN EFFORTS IN SYRIA

UN is consolidating relations with the Syria Transitional Government. In a recent meeting between Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, with Nathalie Fustier, the acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for UN operations in Syria, they discussed expanding cooperation on humanitarian and social programs. Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the UN investigation report on Suweida, where the UN final report praised the transparency that the government demonstrated, giving unprecedented access to Syrian territory and institutions to the UN investigation commission. That opening of Syria to international institutions can be also see reflected in new bilateral agreements with western countries, like a new signed deal with Germany for boosting emergency response centers or newly created joint Business Councils with Italy and Spain.

# CONFERENCE IN TURIN ON KURDISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH

On the 26th and 27th of March a conference was held in Turin, Italy, about the current juncture that the Kurdish Freedom Movement is at. It is a collaboration between an Italian Turin univeristy, Garmian an Iraqi Kurdish university, Rojava university, the newspaper Amargi and others. Many important figures of the Kurdish movement were in attendance to speak.

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Weekly highlights 23-29.03.2026

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# TENSE NEWROZ AMID CHANGES

Newroz was celebrated by Kurds across Syria, including in Damascus were people are trying out how much room there really is for Kurds under al-Sharaa. Unfortunately it has also gone paired with violence, after an incident where a man in Kobane took down a Syrian flag, ethnic violence was sparked, mostly in Afrin, and by Arab tribes south of Kobane. In response people in Heseke and Qamishlo took to the streets, which led to increased asayis presences in these major cities. The comments of al-Hilali on this situation, spokesperson of the Syrian Presidential Team leading the integration process, emphasize the contradictions that still stand in the way of integration. He stressed their commitment to integration, but also emphasized that there is no place for YPJ in the army and that no parallel structures such as DAANES or Asayis will exist after the completion of the process.

# IRANIAN DRONES ON SYRIA

Drones launched by shia militias in Irak had been targeting positions on Syria, including the american base of Qesrik near Hassakah, where US air defenses repelled a heavy drone attack recently. Iran also threatened to attack hotels in Damascus where US citizens are hosted. Kamikaze drones also targeted several locations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including US bases and also the residence of Masoud Barzani.

# KCK DISAPPROVES TURKISH PARLIAMENT REPORT

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) expressed strong disagreement and criticism on the report from the Turkish Parliament. The report “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” is supposed to be part of the peace process between the PKK and Turkish state, working towards democratic and diplomatic solutions instead of armed struggle. The KCK points out that the parliament refuses to acknowledge the Kurdish issue within Turkey, while at the same time using rhetoric of democracy and willingness. This aligns with the feeling many Kurds and supporters have had about this process, namely that the PKK has made significant steps towards peaceful democratic solutions, while the Turkish state continues its oppression of Kurdish people.

# ISRAEL CONTINUES PROVOCATIONS IN QUNEITRA

On the 27th of March Israeli forces carried out an incursion on the ground to a village in Quneitra. Similar operations have been happening recently, as well as arrests of civilians by the Israeli army on Syrian territory, and setting up of check-points. While the new Syrian Government holds some strong rhetoric against Israel, when it comes to action on the ground the STG comes out a toothless, allowing a long string of violations of Syria's territorial integrity to placate Israel.

# YPJ CAPTURED FIGHTERS FREED AFTER PRISONER SWAP

2 Arab YPJ fighters captured by HTS forces in Deir Ezzor last January had been set free with the ongoing prisoner swaps between SDF and the forces of the transitional government. The case spread in media after a video was published in social networks with the 2 YPJ fighter being presented as a "gift" to “Abu Mujahid”. In a recent interview with Narîn Axîn, back in her YPJ uniform, she commented on their capture and release, reaffirming her will to continue struggling for the women's revolution back on the ranks of YPJ.

# UN EFFORTS IN SYRIA

UN is consolidating relations with the Syria Transitional Government. In a recent meeting between Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, with Nathalie Fustier, the acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for UN operations in Syria, they discussed expanding cooperation on humanitarian and social programs. Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the UN investigation report on Suweida, where the UN final report praised the transparency that the government demonstrated, giving unprecedented access to Syrian territory and institutions to the UN investigation commission. That opening of Syria to international institutions can be also see reflected in new bilateral agreements with western countries, like a new signed deal with Germany for boosting emergency response centers or newly created joint Business Councils with Italy and Spain.

# CONFERENCE IN TURIN ON KURDISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH

On the 26th and 27th of March a conference was held in Turin, Italy, about the current juncture that the Kurdish Freedom Movement is at. It is a collaboration between an Italian Turin univeristy, Garmian an Iraqi Kurdish university, Rojava university, the newspaper Amargi and others. Many important figures of the Kurdish movement were in attendance to speak.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 23-29.03.2026

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# TENSE NEWROZ AMID CHANGES

Newroz was celebrated by Kurds across Syria, including in Damascus were people are trying out how much room there really is for Kurds under al-Sharaa. Unfortunately it has also gone paired with violence, after an incident where a man in Kobane took down a Syrian flag, ethnic violence was sparked, mostly in Afrin, and by Arab tribes south of Kobane. In response people in Heseke and Qamishlo took to the streets, which led to increased asayis presences in these major cities. The comments of al-Hilali on this situation, spokesperson of the Syrian Presidential Team leading the integration process, emphasize the contradictions that still stand in the way of integration. He stressed their commitment to integration, but also emphasized that there is no place for YPJ in the army and that no parallel structures such as DAANES or Asayis will exist after the completion of the process.

# IRANIAN DRONES ON SYRIA

Drones launched by shia militias in Irak had been targeting positions on Syria, including the american base of Qesrik near Hassakah, where US air defenses repelled a heavy drone attack recently. Iran also threatened to attack hotels in Damascus where US citizens are hosted. Kamikaze drones also targeted several locations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including US bases and also the residence of Masoud Barzani.

# KCK DISAPPROVES TURKISH PARLIAMENT REPORT

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) expressed strong disagreement and criticism on the report from the Turkish Parliament. The report “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” is supposed to be part of the peace process between the PKK and Turkish state, working towards democratic and diplomatic solutions instead of armed struggle. The KCK points out that the parliament refuses to acknowledge the Kurdish issue within Turkey, while at the same time using rhetoric of democracy and willingness. This aligns with the feeling many Kurds and supporters have had about this process, namely that the PKK has made significant steps towards peaceful democratic solutions, while the Turkish state continues its oppression of Kurdish people.

# ISRAEL CONTINUES PROVOCATIONS IN QUNEITRA

On the 27th of March Israeli forces carried out an incursion on the ground to a village in Quneitra. Similar operations have been happening recently, as well as arrests of civilians by the Israeli army on Syrian territory, and setting up of check-points. While the new Syrian Government holds some strong rhetoric against Israel, when it comes to action on the ground the STG comes out a toothless, allowing a long string of violations of Syria's territorial integrity to placate Israel.

# YPJ CAPTURED FIGHTERS FREED AFTER PRISONER SWAP

2 Arab YPJ fighters captured by HTS forces in Deir Ezzor last January had been set free with the ongoing prisoner swaps between SDF and the forces of the transitional government. The case spread in media after a video was published in social networks with the 2 YPJ fighter being presented as a "gift" to “Abu Mujahid”. In a recent interview with Narîn Axîn, back in her YPJ uniform, she commented on their capture and release, reaffirming her will to continue struggling for the women's revolution back on the ranks of YPJ.

# UN EFFORTS IN SYRIA

UN is consolidating relations with the Syria Transitional Government. In a recent meeting between Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, with Nathalie Fustier, the acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for UN operations in Syria, they discussed expanding cooperation on humanitarian and social programs. Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the UN investigation report on Suweida, where the UN final report praised the transparency that the government demonstrated, giving unprecedented access to Syrian territory and institutions to the UN investigation commission. That opening of Syria to international institutions can be also see reflected in new bilateral agreements with western countries, like a new signed deal with Germany for boosting emergency response centers or newly created joint Business Councils with Italy and Spain.

# CONFERENCE IN TURIN ON KURDISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH

On the 26th and 27th of March a conference was held in Turin, Italy, about the current juncture that the Kurdish Freedom Movement is at. It is a collaboration between an Italian Turin univeristy, Garmian an Iraqi Kurdish university, Rojava university, the newspaper Amargi and others. Many important figures of the Kurdish movement were in attendance to speak.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 23-29.03.2026

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# TENSE NEWROZ AMID CHANGES

Newroz was celebrated by Kurds across Syria, including in Damascus were people are trying out how much room there really is for Kurds under al-Sharaa. Unfortunately it has also gone paired with violence, after an incident where a man in Kobane took down a Syrian flag, ethnic violence was sparked, mostly in Afrin, and by Arab tribes south of Kobane. In response people in Heseke and Qamishlo took to the streets, which led to increased asayis presences in these major cities. The comments of al-Hilali on this situation, spokesperson of the Syrian Presidential Team leading the integration process, emphasize the contradictions that still stand in the way of integration. He stressed their commitment to integration, but also emphasized that there is no place for YPJ in the army and that no parallel structures such as DAANES or Asayis will exist after the completion of the process.

# IRANIAN DRONES ON SYRIA

Drones launched by shia militias in Irak had been targeting positions on Syria, including the american base of Qesrik near Hassakah, where US air defenses repelled a heavy drone attack recently. Iran also threatened to attack hotels in Damascus where US citizens are hosted. Kamikaze drones also targeted several locations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including US bases and also the residence of Masoud Barzani.

# KCK DISAPPROVES TURKISH PARLIAMENT REPORT

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) expressed strong disagreement and criticism on the report from the Turkish Parliament. The report “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” is supposed to be part of the peace process between the PKK and Turkish state, working towards democratic and diplomatic solutions instead of armed struggle. The KCK points out that the parliament refuses to acknowledge the Kurdish issue within Turkey, while at the same time using rhetoric of democracy and willingness. This aligns with the feeling many Kurds and supporters have had about this process, namely that the PKK has made significant steps towards peaceful democratic solutions, while the Turkish state continues its oppression of Kurdish people.

# ISRAEL CONTINUES PROVOCATIONS IN QUNEITRA

On the 27th of March Israeli forces carried out an incursion on the ground to a village in Quneitra. Similar operations have been happening recently, as well as arrests of civilians by the Israeli army on Syrian territory, and setting up of check-points. While the new Syrian Government holds some strong rhetoric against Israel, when it comes to action on the ground the STG comes out a toothless, allowing a long string of violations of Syria's territorial integrity to placate Israel.

# YPJ CAPTURED FIGHTERS FREED AFTER PRISONER SWAP

2 Arab YPJ fighters captured by HTS forces in Deir Ezzor last January had been set free with the ongoing prisoner swaps between SDF and the forces of the transitional government. The case spread in media after a video was published in social networks with the 2 YPJ fighter being presented as a "gift" to “Abu Mujahid”. In a recent interview with Narîn Axîn, back in her YPJ uniform, she commented on their capture and release, reaffirming her will to continue struggling for the women's revolution back on the ranks of YPJ.

# UN EFFORTS IN SYRIA

UN is consolidating relations with the Syria Transitional Government. In a recent meeting between Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, with Nathalie Fustier, the acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for UN operations in Syria, they discussed expanding cooperation on humanitarian and social programs. Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the UN investigation report on Suweida, where the UN final report praised the transparency that the government demonstrated, giving unprecedented access to Syrian territory and institutions to the UN investigation commission. That opening of Syria to international institutions can be also see reflected in new bilateral agreements with western countries, like a new signed deal with Germany for boosting emergency response centers or newly created joint Business Councils with Italy and Spain.

# CONFERENCE IN TURIN ON KURDISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH

On the 26th and 27th of March a conference was held in Turin, Italy, about the current juncture that the Kurdish Freedom Movement is at. It is a collaboration between an Italian Turin univeristy, Garmian an Iraqi Kurdish university, Rojava university, the newspaper Amargi and others. Many important figures of the Kurdish movement were in attendance to speak.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

Weekly highlights 23-29.03.2026

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# TENSE NEWROZ AMID CHANGES

Newroz was celebrated by Kurds across Syria, including in Damascus were people are trying out how much room there really is for Kurds under al-Sharaa. Unfortunately it has also gone paired with violence, after an incident where a man in Kobane took down a Syrian flag, ethnic violence was sparked, mostly in Afrin, and by Arab tribes south of Kobane. In response people in Heseke and Qamishlo took to the streets, which led to increased asayis presences in these major cities. The comments of al-Hilali on this situation, spokesperson of the Syrian Presidential Team leading the integration process, emphasize the contradictions that still stand in the way of integration. He stressed their commitment to integration, but also emphasized that there is no place for YPJ in the army and that no parallel structures such as DAANES or Asayis will exist after the completion of the process.

# IRANIAN DRONES ON SYRIA

Drones launched by shia militias in Irak had been targeting positions on Syria, including the american base of Qesrik near Hassakah, where US air defenses repelled a heavy drone attack recently. Iran also threatened to attack hotels in Damascus where US citizens are hosted. Kamikaze drones also targeted several locations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including US bases and also the residence of Masoud Barzani.

# KCK DISAPPROVES TURKISH PARLIAMENT REPORT

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) expressed strong disagreement and criticism on the report from the Turkish Parliament. The report “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” is supposed to be part of the peace process between the PKK and Turkish state, working towards democratic and diplomatic solutions instead of armed struggle. The KCK points out that the parliament refuses to acknowledge the Kurdish issue within Turkey, while at the same time using rhetoric of democracy and willingness. This aligns with the feeling many Kurds and supporters have had about this process, namely that the PKK has made significant steps towards peaceful democratic solutions, while the Turkish state continues its oppression of Kurdish people.

# ISRAEL CONTINUES PROVOCATIONS IN QUNEITRA

On the 27th of March Israeli forces carried out an incursion on the ground to a village in Quneitra. Similar operations have been happening recently, as well as arrests of civilians by the Israeli army on Syrian territory, and setting up of check-points. While the new Syrian Government holds some strong rhetoric against Israel, when it comes to action on the ground the STG comes out a toothless, allowing a long string of violations of Syria's territorial integrity to placate Israel.

# YPJ CAPTURED FIGHTERS FREED AFTER PRISONER SWAP

2 Arab YPJ fighters captured by HTS forces in Deir Ezzor last January had been set free with the ongoing prisoner swaps between SDF and the forces of the transitional government. The case spread in media after a video was published in social networks with the 2 YPJ fighter being presented as a "gift" to “Abu Mujahid”. In a recent interview with Narîn Axîn, back in her YPJ uniform, she commented on their capture and release, reaffirming her will to continue struggling for the women's revolution back on the ranks of YPJ.

# UN EFFORTS IN SYRIA

UN is consolidating relations with the Syria Transitional Government. In a recent meeting between Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, with Nathalie Fustier, the acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for UN operations in Syria, they discussed expanding cooperation on humanitarian and social programs. Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the UN investigation report on Suweida, where the UN final report praised the transparency that the government demonstrated, giving unprecedented access to Syrian territory and institutions to the UN investigation commission. That opening of Syria to international institutions can be also see reflected in new bilateral agreements with western countries, like a new signed deal with Germany for boosting emergency response centers or newly created joint Business Councils with Italy and Spain.

# CONFERENCE IN TURIN ON KURDISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH

On the 26th and 27th of March a conference was held in Turin, Italy, about the current juncture that the Kurdish Freedom Movement is at. It is a collaboration between an Italian Turin univeristy, Garmian an Iraqi Kurdish university, Rojava university, the newspaper Amargi and others. Many important figures of the Kurdish movement were in attendance to speak.

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Highlights 10.-22.03.26

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# ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST KURDS IN AFRIN

Following Newroz celebrations, Saturday night many Kurdish people were targeted with violence on the road between Aleppo and Afrin. The attacks included beatings, burning Kurdish flags, destroying vehicles and further means to threaten. The trigger supposedly was the taking down of the Syrian national flag at the Newroz celebration in Kobane. Shortly after, the ethnically targeted violence started. There is further videos of some (partially armed) mobs and motorcades entering villages to provoke and seek out Kurds. In response, people on Heseke and Qamislo took to the streets protesting against the attacks and ethnic divisions.

# DEATHS OF SALIH MUSLIM, FORMER PYD CO-CHAIR

At age 75, PYD politician Salih Muslim, who was part of PYD executive council, succumbed to kidney failure in Erbil. 2010 to 2017 he was co-chair of PYD and is also known as 'father of the country/land'. His youngest was martyred as part of YPG in 2013 in battle against ISIS. In a large burial ceremony on March 13, he was buried in Kobane with high ranking figures of the Kurdish liberation struggle present, as well as a North and a South Kurdish delegation. Politicians Leyla Zana, Tuncer Bakırhan, highest SDF commander Mazloum Abdi gave commemoration speeches.

# NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND

Public celebrations for the Kurdish, Afghani and Persian New Year Newroz are being held in all major cities. The celebrations are not just a cultural expression, but an act of resistance in the face of decades of assimilation and attacks. This year's festivities are held under the motto "Newroz of Freedom and Democratic Unity". In Amed, the unofficial Kurdish capital, hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate. In Cizire canton (NES), many celebrations had to be postponed to 24 March due to the floods. Newroz is also being enjoyed across the diaspora, for example in Frankfurt about 50,000 people joined the festivities.

# PRISONER SWAP SYRIA AND NES

On Thursday 300 detainees arrived to Heseke where they were elaborately welcomed. They were a mixed groups of SDF fighters, Asayish and civilians, abducted and held by the STG since January. On March 10th a group of 100 was already released. According to diplomatic talks the STG had 1070 AANES/SDF detainees. STG is also in possession of bodies of fallen SDF fighters that SDF seek to reclaim. Many hundreds of people from Rojava still remain missing.

# HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE RAINS

Because of the sudden heavy downfall of the last week, many towns, roads (including the important connection road M4) and IDP camps were flooded. In some places whole houses were destroyed in the overflowing of rivers. Heseke, Zirgan and Til Temir are the most affected areas. Municipalities collaborated with internal security forces Asayis to help and evacuate residents in need.

# TURKEY BOLSTERS ARMAMENT IN FACE OF US-ISRAELI IRAN WAR

In the Kurdish region Meleti on Turkish territory, a patriot rocket defense system was set up, and generally as part of NATO measures, Turkish air defense is strengthened.
UN Report Concluding that Human Rights Abuses Persist in Syria
Various investigators informing the United Nations Human Rights Council reported on abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances and abductions.

# TWO MEMBERS OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TARGETED

In separate incidents in Deir-Ezzor, two Defense Ministers were targeted by unidentified gunmen, one died, one was injured. In two further incidents, unidentified gunmen attacked Internal Security Forces of the STG, injuring one while others escaped.

# SIPAN HAMO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER OF EASTERN SYRIA

SDF senior commander Sipan Hamo accepts position as deputy defense minister of Eastern Syria after being appointed by SDF.

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Highlights 10.-22.03.26

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# ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST KURDS IN AFRIN

Following Newroz celebrations, Saturday night many Kurdish people were targeted with violence on the road between Aleppo and Afrin. The attacks included beatings, burning Kurdish flags, destroying vehicles and further means to threaten. The trigger supposedly was the taking down of the Syrian national flag at the Newroz celebration in Kobane. Shortly after, the ethnically targeted violence started. There is further videos of some (partially armed) mobs and motorcades entering villages to provoke and seek out Kurds. In response, people on Heseke and Qamislo took to the streets protesting against the attacks and ethnic divisions.

# DEATHS OF SALIH MUSLIM, FORMER PYD CO-CHAIR

At age 75, PYD politician Salih Muslim, who was part of PYD executive council, succumbed to kidney failure in Erbil. 2010 to 2017 he was co-chair of PYD and is also known as 'father of the country/land'. His youngest was martyred as part of YPG in 2013 in battle against ISIS. In a large burial ceremony on March 13, he was buried in Kobane with high ranking figures of the Kurdish liberation struggle present, as well as a North and a South Kurdish delegation. Politicians Leyla Zana, Tuncer Bakırhan, highest SDF commander Mazloum Abdi gave commemoration speeches.

# NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND

Public celebrations for the Kurdish, Afghani and Persian New Year Newroz are being held in all major cities. The celebrations are not just a cultural expression, but an act of resistance in the face of decades of assimilation and attacks. This year's festivities are held under the motto "Newroz of Freedom and Democratic Unity". In Amed, the unofficial Kurdish capital, hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate. In Cizire canton (NES), many celebrations had to be postponed to 24 March due to the floods. Newroz is also being enjoyed across the diaspora, for example in Frankfurt about 50,000 people joined the festivities.

# PRISONER SWAP SYRIA AND NES

On Thursday 300 detainees arrived to Heseke where they were elaborately welcomed. They were a mixed groups of SDF fighters, Asayish and civilians, abducted and held by the STG since January. On March 10th a group of 100 was already released. According to diplomatic talks the STG had 1070 AANES/SDF detainees. STG is also in possession of bodies of fallen SDF fighters that SDF seek to reclaim. Many hundreds of people from Rojava still remain missing.

# HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE RAINS

Because of the sudden heavy downfall of the last week, many towns, roads (including the important connection road M4) and IDP camps were flooded. In some places whole houses were destroyed in the overflowing of rivers. Heseke, Zirgan and Til Temir are the most affected areas. Municipalities collaborated with internal security forces Asayis to help and evacuate residents in need.

# TURKEY BOLSTERS ARMAMENT IN FACE OF US-ISRAELI IRAN WAR

In the Kurdish region Meleti on Turkish territory, a patriot rocket defense system was set up, and generally as part of NATO measures, Turkish air defense is strengthened.
UN Report Concluding that Human Rights Abuses Persist in Syria
Various investigators informing the United Nations Human Rights Council reported on abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances and abductions.

# TWO MEMBERS OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TARGETED

In separate incidents in Deir-Ezzor, two Defense Ministers were targeted by unidentified gunmen, one died, one was injured. In two further incidents, unidentified gunmen attacked Internal Security Forces of the STG, injuring one while others escaped.

# SIPAN HAMO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER OF EASTERN SYRIA

SDF senior commander Sipan Hamo accepts position as deputy defense minister of Eastern Syria after being appointed by SDF.

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# ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST KURDS IN AFRIN

Following Newroz celebrations, Saturday night many Kurdish people were targeted with violence on the road between Aleppo and Afrin. The attacks included beatings, burning Kurdish flags, destroying vehicles and further means to threaten. The trigger supposedly was the taking down of the Syrian national flag at the Newroz celebration in Kobane. Shortly after, the ethnically targeted violence started. There is further videos of some (partially armed) mobs and motorcades entering villages to provoke and seek out Kurds. In response, people on Heseke and Qamislo took to the streets protesting against the attacks and ethnic divisions.

# DEATHS OF SALIH MUSLIM, FORMER PYD CO-CHAIR

At age 75, PYD politician Salih Muslim, who was part of PYD executive council, succumbed to kidney failure in Erbil. 2010 to 2017 he was co-chair of PYD and is also known as 'father of the country/land'. His youngest was martyred as part of YPG in 2013 in battle against ISIS. In a large burial ceremony on March 13, he was buried in Kobane with high ranking figures of the Kurdish liberation struggle present, as well as a North and a South Kurdish delegation. Politicians Leyla Zana, Tuncer Bakırhan, highest SDF commander Mazloum Abdi gave commemoration speeches.

# NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND

Public celebrations for the Kurdish, Afghani and Persian New Year Newroz are being held in all major cities. The celebrations are not just a cultural expression, but an act of resistance in the face of decades of assimilation and attacks. This year's festivities are held under the motto "Newroz of Freedom and Democratic Unity". In Amed, the unofficial Kurdish capital, hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate. In Cizire canton (NES), many celebrations had to be postponed to 24 March due to the floods. Newroz is also being enjoyed across the diaspora, for example in Frankfurt about 50,000 people joined the festivities.

# PRISONER SWAP SYRIA AND NES

On Thursday 300 detainees arrived to Heseke where they were elaborately welcomed. They were a mixed groups of SDF fighters, Asayish and civilians, abducted and held by the STG since January. On March 10th a group of 100 was already released. According to diplomatic talks the STG had 1070 AANES/SDF detainees. STG is also in possession of bodies of fallen SDF fighters that SDF seek to reclaim. Many hundreds of people from Rojava still remain missing.

# HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE RAINS

Because of the sudden heavy downfall of the last week, many towns, roads (including the important connection road M4) and IDP camps were flooded. In some places whole houses were destroyed in the overflowing of rivers. Heseke, Zirgan and Til Temir are the most affected areas. Municipalities collaborated with internal security forces Asayis to help and evacuate residents in need.

# TURKEY BOLSTERS ARMAMENT IN FACE OF US-ISRAELI IRAN WAR

In the Kurdish region Meleti on Turkish territory, a patriot rocket defense system was set up, and generally as part of NATO measures, Turkish air defense is strengthened.
UN Report Concluding that Human Rights Abuses Persist in Syria
Various investigators informing the United Nations Human Rights Council reported on abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances and abductions.

# TWO MEMBERS OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TARGETED

In separate incidents in Deir-Ezzor, two Defense Ministers were targeted by unidentified gunmen, one died, one was injured. In two further incidents, unidentified gunmen attacked Internal Security Forces of the STG, injuring one while others escaped.

# SIPAN HAMO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER OF EASTERN SYRIA

SDF senior commander Sipan Hamo accepts position as deputy defense minister of Eastern Syria after being appointed by SDF.

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Highlights 10.-22.03.26

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# ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST KURDS IN AFRIN

Following Newroz celebrations, Saturday night many Kurdish people were targeted with violence on the road between Aleppo and Afrin. The attacks included beatings, burning Kurdish flags, destroying vehicles and further means to threaten. The trigger supposedly was the taking down of the Syrian national flag at the Newroz celebration in Kobane. Shortly after, the ethnically targeted violence started. There is further videos of some (partially armed) mobs and motorcades entering villages to provoke and seek out Kurds. In response, people on Heseke and Qamislo took to the streets protesting against the attacks and ethnic divisions.

# DEATHS OF SALIH MUSLIM, FORMER PYD CO-CHAIR

At age 75, PYD politician Salih Muslim, who was part of PYD executive council, succumbed to kidney failure in Erbil. 2010 to 2017 he was co-chair of PYD and is also known as 'father of the country/land'. His youngest was martyred as part of YPG in 2013 in battle against ISIS. In a large burial ceremony on March 13, he was buried in Kobane with high ranking figures of the Kurdish liberation struggle present, as well as a North and a South Kurdish delegation. Politicians Leyla Zana, Tuncer Bakırhan, highest SDF commander Mazloum Abdi gave commemoration speeches.

# NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND

Public celebrations for the Kurdish, Afghani and Persian New Year Newroz are being held in all major cities. The celebrations are not just a cultural expression, but an act of resistance in the face of decades of assimilation and attacks. This year's festivities are held under the motto "Newroz of Freedom and Democratic Unity". In Amed, the unofficial Kurdish capital, hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate. In Cizire canton (NES), many celebrations had to be postponed to 24 March due to the floods. Newroz is also being enjoyed across the diaspora, for example in Frankfurt about 50,000 people joined the festivities.

# PRISONER SWAP SYRIA AND NES

On Thursday 300 detainees arrived to Heseke where they were elaborately welcomed. They were a mixed groups of SDF fighters, Asayish and civilians, abducted and held by the STG since January. On March 10th a group of 100 was already released. According to diplomatic talks the STG had 1070 AANES/SDF detainees. STG is also in possession of bodies of fallen SDF fighters that SDF seek to reclaim. Many hundreds of people from Rojava still remain missing.

# HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE RAINS

Because of the sudden heavy downfall of the last week, many towns, roads (including the important connection road M4) and IDP camps were flooded. In some places whole houses were destroyed in the overflowing of rivers. Heseke, Zirgan and Til Temir are the most affected areas. Municipalities collaborated with internal security forces Asayis to help and evacuate residents in need.

# TURKEY BOLSTERS ARMAMENT IN FACE OF US-ISRAELI IRAN WAR

In the Kurdish region Meleti on Turkish territory, a patriot rocket defense system was set up, and generally as part of NATO measures, Turkish air defense is strengthened.
UN Report Concluding that Human Rights Abuses Persist in Syria
Various investigators informing the United Nations Human Rights Council reported on abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances and abductions.

# TWO MEMBERS OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TARGETED

In separate incidents in Deir-Ezzor, two Defense Ministers were targeted by unidentified gunmen, one died, one was injured. In two further incidents, unidentified gunmen attacked Internal Security Forces of the STG, injuring one while others escaped.

# SIPAN HAMO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER OF EASTERN SYRIA

SDF senior commander Sipan Hamo accepts position as deputy defense minister of Eastern Syria after being appointed by SDF.

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Highlights 10.-22.03.26

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# ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST KURDS IN AFRIN

Following Newroz celebrations, Saturday night many Kurdish people were targeted with violence on the road between Aleppo and Afrin. The attacks included beatings, burning Kurdish flags, destroying vehicles and further means to threaten. The trigger supposedly was the taking down of the Syrian national flag at the Newroz celebration in Kobane. Shortly after, the ethnically targeted violence started. There is further videos of some (partially armed) mobs and motorcades entering villages to provoke and seek out Kurds. In response, people on Heseke and Qamislo took to the streets protesting against the attacks and ethnic divisions.

# DEATHS OF SALIH MUSLIM, FORMER PYD CO-CHAIR

At age 75, PYD politician Salih Muslim, who was part of PYD executive council, succumbed to kidney failure in Erbil. 2010 to 2017 he was co-chair of PYD and is also known as 'father of the country/land'. His youngest was martyred as part of YPG in 2013 in battle against ISIS. In a large burial ceremony on March 13, he was buried in Kobane with high ranking figures of the Kurdish liberation struggle present, as well as a North and a South Kurdish delegation. Politicians Leyla Zana, Tuncer Bakırhan, highest SDF commander Mazloum Abdi gave commemoration speeches.

# NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND

Public celebrations for the Kurdish, Afghani and Persian New Year Newroz are being held in all major cities. The celebrations are not just a cultural expression, but an act of resistance in the face of decades of assimilation and attacks. This year's festivities are held under the motto "Newroz of Freedom and Democratic Unity". In Amed, the unofficial Kurdish capital, hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate. In Cizire canton (NES), many celebrations had to be postponed to 24 March due to the floods. Newroz is also being enjoyed across the diaspora, for example in Frankfurt about 50,000 people joined the festivities.

# PRISONER SWAP SYRIA AND NES

On Thursday 300 detainees arrived to Heseke where they were elaborately welcomed. They were a mixed groups of SDF fighters, Asayish and civilians, abducted and held by the STG since January. On March 10th a group of 100 was already released. According to diplomatic talks the STG had 1070 AANES/SDF detainees. STG is also in possession of bodies of fallen SDF fighters that SDF seek to reclaim. Many hundreds of people from Rojava still remain missing.

# HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE RAINS

Because of the sudden heavy downfall of the last week, many towns, roads (including the important connection road M4) and IDP camps were flooded. In some places whole houses were destroyed in the overflowing of rivers. Heseke, Zirgan and Til Temir are the most affected areas. Municipalities collaborated with internal security forces Asayis to help and evacuate residents in need.

# TURKEY BOLSTERS ARMAMENT IN FACE OF US-ISRAELI IRAN WAR

In the Kurdish region Meleti on Turkish territory, a patriot rocket defense system was set up, and generally as part of NATO measures, Turkish air defense is strengthened.
UN Report Concluding that Human Rights Abuses Persist in Syria
Various investigators informing the United Nations Human Rights Council reported on abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances and abductions.

# TWO MEMBERS OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TARGETED

In separate incidents in Deir-Ezzor, two Defense Ministers were targeted by unidentified gunmen, one died, one was injured. In two further incidents, unidentified gunmen attacked Internal Security Forces of the STG, injuring one while others escaped.

# SIPAN HAMO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER OF EASTERN SYRIA

SDF senior commander Sipan Hamo accepts position as deputy defense minister of Eastern Syria after being appointed by SDF.

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Joseph Daher writes about the evolution of Kurdish politics after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and argues that the liberation of oppressed Kurds and the emancipation of the region’s popular classes as a whole are bound together: https://tempestmag.org/2026/03/the-kurds-and-the-syrian-revolutionary-process/

#Jihadism #Jihadists #Turkiye #Turkey #Syria #HTS #Bashir #alBashir #alGolani #Golani #alJolani #Jolani #alJulani #Julani #geopolitics #israel #Kurdistan #Rojava #Kurds #MiddleEast

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# OVER 1000 DETAINEES IN SYRIAN PRISONS

General Abdi stated he had been officially informed of 1,070 detainees in Syrian prisons, including civilians and military personnel. Intensive efforts are underway to address the issue within a specified timeline, and the return of detainees to their families is expected in the near term. He noted that several prisoners from both sides were released in recent days as part of practical steps to resolve the matter.

# 4000 AFRIN FAMILIES RETURN

The first convoy of displaced Kurdish families from Afrin is scheduled to return to their hometown on Monday as part of a coordinated plan between the Syrian transitional government and Kurdish authorities. The repeated relocations left many families living in temporary shelters for years, making the planned return to Afrin a significant step toward ending nearly eight years of displacement for thousands of Kurdish residents.

# KOBAN REJECTS THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED IN ALEPPO

The STG announced the appointment of Ibrahim Muslim as the new District Director for Kobani by the Aleppo Governorate. Political parties and forces of Kobane issued a joint statement the next day demanding the cancellation of that decision, insisting that such role should be filled by a local resident who represents all community components of Kobane.

# IRANIAN DRONES CRASHING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA

Iranian drones that are being intercepted by Israel forces are crashing in Southern Syria, in the Daraa district, few kilometers away from the Israeli occupied areas in Syria. The drones are often crashing on fields and sometime even inhabited areas.

# US DISCUSSING SUPPORT FROM IRANIAN KURDS

The CIA is reportedly discussing plans to arm Iranian Kurdish groups in an effort to encourage an uprising against the government in Iran. Donald Trump's administration has been holding talks with Iranian opposition figures and Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan about providing military support. Allegedly Trump spoke on Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, representative of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), among other Kurdish representatives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Kurdish groups with dozens of drones following cross-border tensions in the Kurdish regions between Irak-Iran border.

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# OVER 1000 DETAINEES IN SYRIAN PRISONS

General Abdi stated he had been officially informed of 1,070 detainees in Syrian prisons, including civilians and military personnel. Intensive efforts are underway to address the issue within a specified timeline, and the return of detainees to their families is expected in the near term. He noted that several prisoners from both sides were released in recent days as part of practical steps to resolve the matter.

# 4000 AFRIN FAMILIES RETURN

The first convoy of displaced Kurdish families from Afrin is scheduled to return to their hometown on Monday as part of a coordinated plan between the Syrian transitional government and Kurdish authorities. The repeated relocations left many families living in temporary shelters for years, making the planned return to Afrin a significant step toward ending nearly eight years of displacement for thousands of Kurdish residents.

# KOBAN REJECTS THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED IN ALEPPO

The STG announced the appointment of Ibrahim Muslim as the new District Director for Kobani by the Aleppo Governorate. Political parties and forces of Kobane issued a joint statement the next day demanding the cancellation of that decision, insisting that such role should be filled by a local resident who represents all community components of Kobane.

# IRANIAN DRONES CRASHING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA

Iranian drones that are being intercepted by Israel forces are crashing in Southern Syria, in the Daraa district, few kilometers away from the Israeli occupied areas in Syria. The drones are often crashing on fields and sometime even inhabited areas.

# US DISCUSSING SUPPORT FROM IRANIAN KURDS

The CIA is reportedly discussing plans to arm Iranian Kurdish groups in an effort to encourage an uprising against the government in Iran. Donald Trump's administration has been holding talks with Iranian opposition figures and Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan about providing military support. Allegedly Trump spoke on Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, representative of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), among other Kurdish representatives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Kurdish groups with dozens of drones following cross-border tensions in the Kurdish regions between Irak-Iran border.

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02.03 - 09.03.26

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# OVER 1000 DETAINEES IN SYRIAN PRISONS

General Abdi stated he had been officially informed of 1,070 detainees in Syrian prisons, including civilians and military personnel. Intensive efforts are underway to address the issue within a specified timeline, and the return of detainees to their families is expected in the near term. He noted that several prisoners from both sides were released in recent days as part of practical steps to resolve the matter.

# 4000 AFRIN FAMILIES RETURN

The first convoy of displaced Kurdish families from Afrin is scheduled to return to their hometown on Monday as part of a coordinated plan between the Syrian transitional government and Kurdish authorities. The repeated relocations left many families living in temporary shelters for years, making the planned return to Afrin a significant step toward ending nearly eight years of displacement for thousands of Kurdish residents.

# KOBAN REJECTS THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED IN ALEPPO

The STG announced the appointment of Ibrahim Muslim as the new District Director for Kobani by the Aleppo Governorate. Political parties and forces of Kobane issued a joint statement the next day demanding the cancellation of that decision, insisting that such role should be filled by a local resident who represents all community components of Kobane.

# IRANIAN DRONES CRASHING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA

Iranian drones that are being intercepted by Israel forces are crashing in Southern Syria, in the Daraa district, few kilometers away from the Israeli occupied areas in Syria. The drones are often crashing on fields and sometime even inhabited areas.

# US DISCUSSING SUPPORT FROM IRANIAN KURDS

The CIA is reportedly discussing plans to arm Iranian Kurdish groups in an effort to encourage an uprising against the government in Iran. Donald Trump's administration has been holding talks with Iranian opposition figures and Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan about providing military support. Allegedly Trump spoke on Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, representative of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), among other Kurdish representatives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Kurdish groups with dozens of drones following cross-border tensions in the Kurdish regions between Irak-Iran border.

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# OVER 1000 DETAINEES IN SYRIAN PRISONS

General Abdi stated he had been officially informed of 1,070 detainees in Syrian prisons, including civilians and military personnel. Intensive efforts are underway to address the issue within a specified timeline, and the return of detainees to their families is expected in the near term. He noted that several prisoners from both sides were released in recent days as part of practical steps to resolve the matter.

# 4000 AFRIN FAMILIES RETURN

The first convoy of displaced Kurdish families from Afrin is scheduled to return to their hometown on Monday as part of a coordinated plan between the Syrian transitional government and Kurdish authorities. The repeated relocations left many families living in temporary shelters for years, making the planned return to Afrin a significant step toward ending nearly eight years of displacement for thousands of Kurdish residents.

# KOBAN REJECTS THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED IN ALEPPO

The STG announced the appointment of Ibrahim Muslim as the new District Director for Kobani by the Aleppo Governorate. Political parties and forces of Kobane issued a joint statement the next day demanding the cancellation of that decision, insisting that such role should be filled by a local resident who represents all community components of Kobane.

# IRANIAN DRONES CRASHING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA

Iranian drones that are being intercepted by Israel forces are crashing in Southern Syria, in the Daraa district, few kilometers away from the Israeli occupied areas in Syria. The drones are often crashing on fields and sometime even inhabited areas.

# US DISCUSSING SUPPORT FROM IRANIAN KURDS

The CIA is reportedly discussing plans to arm Iranian Kurdish groups in an effort to encourage an uprising against the government in Iran. Donald Trump's administration has been holding talks with Iranian opposition figures and Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan about providing military support. Allegedly Trump spoke on Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, representative of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), among other Kurdish representatives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Kurdish groups with dozens of drones following cross-border tensions in the Kurdish regions between Irak-Iran border.

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# OVER 1000 DETAINEES IN SYRIAN PRISONS

General Abdi stated he had been officially informed of 1,070 detainees in Syrian prisons, including civilians and military personnel. Intensive efforts are underway to address the issue within a specified timeline, and the return of detainees to their families is expected in the near term. He noted that several prisoners from both sides were released in recent days as part of practical steps to resolve the matter.

# 4000 AFRIN FAMILIES RETURN

The first convoy of displaced Kurdish families from Afrin is scheduled to return to their hometown on Monday as part of a coordinated plan between the Syrian transitional government and Kurdish authorities. The repeated relocations left many families living in temporary shelters for years, making the planned return to Afrin a significant step toward ending nearly eight years of displacement for thousands of Kurdish residents.

# KOBAN REJECTS THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED IN ALEPPO

The STG announced the appointment of Ibrahim Muslim as the new District Director for Kobani by the Aleppo Governorate. Political parties and forces of Kobane issued a joint statement the next day demanding the cancellation of that decision, insisting that such role should be filled by a local resident who represents all community components of Kobane.

# IRANIAN DRONES CRASHING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA

Iranian drones that are being intercepted by Israel forces are crashing in Southern Syria, in the Daraa district, few kilometers away from the Israeli occupied areas in Syria. The drones are often crashing on fields and sometime even inhabited areas.

# US DISCUSSING SUPPORT FROM IRANIAN KURDS

The CIA is reportedly discussing plans to arm Iranian Kurdish groups in an effort to encourage an uprising against the government in Iran. Donald Trump's administration has been holding talks with Iranian opposition figures and Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan about providing military support. Allegedly Trump spoke on Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, representative of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), among other Kurdish representatives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Kurdish groups with dozens of drones following cross-border tensions in the Kurdish regions between Irak-Iran border.

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I usually don't post about politics in this account, but ...

These days mark the first anniversary of the horrific massacres (more like a genocidal campaign) committed against the #Alawites communities in #Syria by barbaric forces aligned with the de facto Syrian "government" (formerly the members of #ISIS, #HTS, and #AlQaeda) that is backed by #Turkey, #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, and western countries, primarily the #US. All these countries are complicit in these crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites

Crimes against members of these communities and other minorities sadly continue to this day, which include systemic killings, rape, abductions, and forced marriages.

May the victims and their families find justice and peace soon.

Once ISIS, always ISIS

#Syria #HTS #STG

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# SDF PRISONERS IN STG HANDS

In the last months during various attacks and skirmishes, the STG has taken an unknown number of SDF POW. While prisoner's release is supposed to be a part of the integration agreements, little headway has been made on the issue. In Qamishlo families have been protesting this, demanding information about their loved ones from STG. Often no information is know at all, not even if they are alive or dead.
There are also a number of civilians unaccounted for with no information of their status or whereabouts. Two journalists were also disappeared from Raqqa, one of them is an internationalist woman.

# CONTINUED INCREASE OF ISIS THREAD AND ATTACKS

ISIS issued a new call for jihad against the STG, calling al-Sharaa an apostate who is serving western powers. While al-Sharaa himself has his history in al-Qaeda, his pragmatism and willingness to (at least on the face) moderate his Islamist agenda has been causing frustration with more radical Islamist forces both within the STG and with other groups such as ISIS.
The monthly average of ISIS attacks is still up at 20. With prisoner transfers to Iraq, STG releasing prisoners when taking over previously SDF administered facilities, escapes from al-Hol and the general instability in the region, ISIS is taking its chances where it can to advance and disrupt.

# ILHAM AHMED AND ROJHILAT AFRIN AT EU PARLIAMENT

Ahmed and Afrin have been meeting with EU committees about the situation of the Kurdish population in NES. They emphasized the role the SDF has played against ISIS, the need for constitutional rights and the obstacles for IDP's to return to their homes. They also demanded that the EU take a more active stance as a guarantor.

# PRESSURE ON SHENGAL

Tension in Shengal has been increasing as Turkish foreign minister Hakkan Fidan has threatened operations in Shengal, Makhmur and Qandil to be carried out by the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaʿbi forces. Iraqi military presence has visibly increased in the region. Iraqi forces have been disarming Yezidi's, while effectively surrounding Shengal with the army. There are ongoing negotiations to integrate Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) into the Iraqi army. YBŞ has shown openness to dialogue on the matter, though with the red-lines that forces in their areas need to remain fully Yezidi, and that they will not integrate into Hashd al-Sha'bi. The YBŞ stated that if Shengal will be attacked, they will fight back fiercely.

# IRAN WAR

The recent attacks of US and Israel on Iran will impact Syria in ways we can only speculate. As for now, Iranian missiles already landed on Syrian soil, some even killing civilians on southern Syria. Syrian aviation authorities also decided to close airspace in southern Syria, probably under requests of US. Beyond immediate consequences like that, the ongoing attacks will influence not only the fate on Iran but of the whole middle east. The imperialist aggressions of US and Israel aim for the collapse of the regime of the ayatollahs in Iran, and the regime will answer desperately in front of such an existential threat.

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Syria under the leadership of Ahmad al-Sharaa condemns Iran — not the US and Israel — over the regional escalation, denouncing Tehran’s retaliation against US bases while ignoring US-Israeli strikes.

Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani conveyed messages of solidarity to Saudi and Emirati officials. - The Cradle

#Syria #Iran #HTS

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# AL-HOL EMPTYING OUT

Last week we reported on the exodus from the ISIS foreigners section of the al-Hol camp to the point of being nearly empty. Now it seems the camp as a whole, including the Iraqi and Syrian section are emptying since security at the camp has collapsed since the takeover of STG. There is little official information on where all the people have gone. It is likely some have moved to other parts of Syria, and that some have crossed illegally into Iraq and Turkey. STG is calling it an evacuation and says they are preparing the closure of the camp.

# US WITHDRAWS FROM SYRIA

The US has been present in Syria since the 2014 coalition against ISIS. Recently they left al-Tanf and Shaddadi bases, now they are also reported to be leaving Qasrik base near Heseke. The stated reason for this is that now the Syrian government is willing and able to take over "combating terrorists within its own borders". Through al-Sharaa, they are now able to extend their influence in the region through other methods than direct military involvement. At the same time, there are also US officials who are skeptical of the STG's ability to handle security risks of ISIS. Simultaneously, there is the question if this is not simply a re-distribution of troops closer to Iran, in case of a regime change there.

# DAMASCUS STARTS PROCEDURE

Citizenship of "Unregistered" Kurds
A significant part of the Syrian Kurdish population has no citizenship or official papers. This stems from policy in 1962, during which many were stripped of citizenship and civil rights. The repercussions of this have severely limited prospects of life for many Kurds for decades. Damascus said they are now opening a bureaucratic procedure to grant this group citizenship again. There is careful optimism, with caution as to how this will work out in practice.

# RETURN OF IDPs TO AFRIN

A joint security delegation from NES and STG traveled to Afrin to assess the situation. There is a plan to start returning IDPs to their homes soon. Some families have previously traveled back on their own initiative. However some of these families have faced issues such as theft, kidnapping, torture, etc. This is the first attempt at a structured return with some security considerations.

# MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE

The attendance of Mazlum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed at the Munich Security Conference seems to have been directly facilitated by the US. Abdi and Ahmed were not part of the delegation from Damascus. There is speculation that the main reason for their presence was a diplomatic one to calm the US parliament, as part of US congress is uneasy with STG expansion and the US withdrawal, having the SDF and STG together at a high-level meeting in Munich presents a picture of successful integration.
There are no clear binding outcomes of the conference. Though the following interviews with Abdi and Ahmed respectively give an insight into their perspectives on it.

Abdi: https://www.theamargi.com/posts/the-amargi-exclusive-with-general-mazloum-abdi-did-munich-change-syrias-future

Ahmed: https://www.theamargi.com/posts/syrian-kurdish-leader-calls-for-constitutional-guarantees-to-prevent-renewed-fighting-in-syria-at-munich-security-conference

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# EVALUATION

That the clearing of al-Hawl camp leading to unclarity about all the ISIS fighters' and sympathizers' whereabouts poses a massive risk, we do not need to repeat, it should be clear by now. Otherwise, careful cautious steps are continuing on the path of integration and normalization. With the same caveats, concerns, and risks, but also possibilities continuing to unfold. That imperial powers such as the US are in the end only pursuing their own ends, need to be all too familiar and expected for us.

In lieu of further own evaluation for this particular week, we want to share a quote by writer Cihad Hammy:

"The coexistence of diverse cultures is not a fantasy but rather a sociological reality in our regions. Our regions are woven from multiple histories, memories, and identities. What prevents differences from thriving is not their nature, but rather the structures of the nation-state and ideologies that operate through the hierarchical binary of “we” and the “Other.” We should not fall into the trap of such logic; instead, we must cultivate a consciousness capable of embracing unity within diversity and recognizing our shared human community.

The Syrian tragedy has shown how fragile revolutionary ideals can be when confronted by power politics, regional rivalries and internal miscalculations. But retreating into cynicism would only confirm the narrative that pluralism was always impossible.

I refuse to accept that conclusion.
The democratic nation remains, in my view, the only viable framework for Syria and for the broader region. Not because it is perfect, but because every alternative we have tried has led to catastrophe.

The revolution did not fail because the aspiration for coexistence was misguided. It faltered because we did not protect and institutionalize those values strongly enough.
The answer is not to mock them — but to deepen them."

Here you can read the entire comment:https://www.theamargi.com/posts/ocalans-vision-of-democratic-society

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Remember Omar Aziz!

On February 16th Internationalists in Rojava commemorated Syrian anarchist Omar Aziz. Work and struggle of Omar in the early years of Syrian revolution to organize neighborhood councils echo in Rojava's communes today. It continues to inspire and serve as a reminder of self-organized and egalitarian roots of Syrian revolution.

Today diverse communities across Syria - be it Christians, Druze, Alawites, Kurds or many others - face existential struggle for self-determination in the face of new Syrian nation-state imposing one flag, one nation and one language for everyone. It is incredibly relevant today to remember the struggle of such people as Omar and many women, youth and men who pursued the aim of liberation and fell martyrs in the hands of Assad regime.

The new centralized state and mercenaries in its control are determined to suffocate and take the revolutionary society of Rojava off the map.
We remember Omar Aziz and continue to stand together with peoples of Rojava in defense against authoritarian regime and in walking towards free life: Omar's dreams, hopes and aspirations live on with our struggle.

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Highlights
09 - 15.02.26

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# DAANES AND STG AT MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE

Highest DAANES co-representative Ilham Ehmed and SDF highest co-command Mazloum Abdi participate in the 62th Munich Security Conference, a renown conference of high-ranking actors of the fields of politics, diplomacy, and security. STG foreign minister al-Shabani too is taking part. Locally, people protest the STG participation and legitimization through the Western political powers.

# STG TAKES OVER AL-TANF AND SHADADI BASES

The Al-Tanf base is near the border area of Syria, Jordan and Iraq. The base and the area around it has been in US control since 2016 and played a role in monitoring border movements of ISIS. The hand-over was negotiated between the US and STG, as both sides have put out official statements. STG also took control of the Shadadi base also after a negotiated hand over.

# DEVELOPMENTS ON AL-HAWL CAMP AND ISIS PRISON-TRANSFERS

The area for foreign ISIS women and children of Al-Hawl camp is reported to be almost empty. Since little has changed in the repatriation status of those people, most have been smuggled to Idlib, others quietly moved into the Syrian side of the camp.
In the meanwhile prisoner transfers from Syria to Iraq continue, with Baghdad asking for more money to support the operations.

# YPG WELCOME HESEKE GOVERNOR

A delegation of high-ranking YPJ fighters and commanders visited the newly appointed governor of Heseke Nûredîn Îsa Ehmed, greeting him after his inauguration. They stressed good collaboration on the topic of security.

# TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN VISITS IRAQ

After Hakan Fidan had pressured Iraq in a TV interview to take more profound actions against PKK, the Iraqi foreign ministry invited Fidan for diplomatic talks. Iraq pushed back against the Turkish state's will to interfere with Iraqi affairs.

# WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN BOGOTA

Women of Abya Yala and Kurdistan are gathering for a large conference in Colombia discussing colonialism and resistance. Other focal points were the connection to and defense of the land, and linkage of struggles in solidarity. The discussions can be followed via livestream.

# EU PARLIAMANT ON NES

The EU passed a non-binding resolution February 12th condemning violence against civilians in NES. They also stated that the planned 620 million euro in financial assistance to the STG should be conditional on respecting the cease-fire, civilians protection and human rights progress.

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Rojava’s Experiment in Revolutionary Autonomy Is Facing Its Greatest Threat Yet

https://murica.website/2026/02/rojavas-experiment-in-revolutionary-autonomy-is-facing-its-greatest-threat-yet/

Rojava’s Experiment in Revolutionary Autonomy Is Facing Its Greatest Threat Yet

https://murica.website/2026/02/rojavas-experiment-in-revolutionary-autonomy-is-facing-its-greatest-threat-yet/

Rojava’s Experiment in Revolutionary Autonomy Is Facing Its Greatest Threat Yet

https://murica.website/2026/02/rojavas-experiment-in-revolutionary-autonomy-is-facing-its-greatest-threat-yet/

Highlights
04.02.26 - 08.02.26

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# KOBANE SIEGE

The siege of STG forces in Kobane is posing a serious danger for the many people who have been suffering from the imposed isolation for more than 2 weeks. Medical supplies have been depleted, while fuel and food stocks are nearing exhaustion. Some humanitarian convoys were allowed to distribute basic aid, but not enough for the high number of population that sought for shelter in the city due to the ongoing attacks. Also, since water and electricity are cut, viruses and disease are spreading due to lack of access to clean water, accentuating the humanitarian crisis. Schools had to be turned into shelters. Therefore, around 72,000 students of Kobani and surroundings can currently not attend school.

# STG DELEGATION AT QAMISHLO AIRPORT

A delegation of the Syrian Transitional Government arrived today at the Qamishlo Airport, implementing further steps of the agreement that include a joint DAANES-STG control of the airport as a civilian airport.

# ISIS GROWING THREAT

U.N. officials recently reported to the UN Security Council on how the threat posed by ISIS has increased steadily since mid-2025, becoming more complex and multi-front. ISIS and its affiliates have expanded their presence in West Africa and the Sahel, while sleeper cells remain active in Iraq and Syria. They warned that, with ongoing events in Syria, conditions in al Hawl camp and other detention facilities create a fertile environment for the group’s resurgence.

# SYRIA-SAUDI ARABIA ECONOMIC DEALS

Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a series of strategic agreements on Saturday covering aviation, telecommunications, infrastructure, and real estate development aimed at boosting Syria’s recovery. The agreements are presented as a major step toward reviving Syria’s economy and attracting foreign investment after years of war.

# DEFYING DEVIDE AND CONQUER RHETORICS AND TACTICS

Sheikh Akram Hajo Mashoush from the Jabour tribe reconfirms his commitments to siding with DAANES and the SDF amidst growing ethnic and national tensions.
Read the interview here: https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2026/02/sheikh-akram/

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# EVALUATION

With the ongoing negotiations, the chaotic rush that military conflict brings is slowing down. We are therefore returning to our previous rhythm of weekly highlights on Sundays. If the situation tenses up and escalates again, we are of course here to adapt the update frequency to the course of events.

It has been a very intense time for us, and we are still very busy with the ongoing situation on the ground. Now is a critical time for the Rojava revolution, where all the efforts to organize and develop an ethical and political society of the last decade will come to a real test. Yesterday would have been the deadline of the last ceasefire which then got replaced and continued by a thorough set of agreements of integrating into the transitional Syrian state.

Autonomy and resistance are the guiding lines in many social and political developments in NES, as well as in military structures. Always with the women in the forefront, Rojava is questioning the patriarchal logic that many domination systems imposed for millennia. Those seeds of autonomy and resistance have been sowed long time ago, and they have been able to take root. During the last decade in NES, those seeds of freedom were able to grow free of the impositions of state institutions. Now, the Syrian state is attempting to assert control and domination once more, with full support of Turkey and western powers. Revolutionary movements in NES may need to continue working from clandestinity once again, weaving the social relations and fabric of life and resistance.

The ongoing agreements with the transitional government are fragile, and tensions and military conflicts can easily rise again. We call to everyone to stay updated on what is happening in Syria, to be ready to respond when needed, to defend the revolution and keep building the new world we all carry in our hearts!

Revolutionary greetings!🖤

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