SYRIA

MOSCOW — At the invitation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, a high-level delegation from North and East Syria visited Moscow. The delegation included Co-Chair of the Executive Council of Gozarto (Jazira) Region in North and East Syria Nazira Goreya, Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC)…

LONDON — This year’s World Mayors Prize was awarded to nine mayors. Among them was Co-Chair of the Raqqa Civil Council in North and East Syria, Leila Mustapha. The World Mayors Prize is awarded every two years by the London-based World Mayors Project to mayors around the world based on…

TEL TAMR, Syria — Turkish aggressive towards North and East Syria has not only caused widespread destruction and displacement, but has turned the Khabur River, the central artery of the predominantly Syriac–Assyrian Khabur River Valley, into a breeding ground for disease. Years before the invasion, Turkey cut off the waters…

TEL TAMR, Syria — Spokesperson for the Syriac Military Council (Mawtbo Fulḥoyo Suryoyo, MFS) Matai Hanna assured the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people that their military formations are ready for any violation or abuses affecting their villages, stressing that they will remain the shield of their land. Human rights violations committed by…

TEL TAMR, Syria — On the International Day to Protect Education, Abdul Razzaq Knehr, Co-Chair of the Tel Tamr Schools Department in North and East Syria, explained that although 63 countries agreed to protect education from attack, and dedicated this day to the occasion, they have not done enough to…

ZOETERMEER, The Netherlands — Dutch authorities have arrested a Syrian refugee accused of working as a spy for the Syrian regime. The suspect, Anas Seif el-Din, lives in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer. Dutch news outlet The Telegraph stated that the reason for the refugee’s arrest was his spying on…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — In an interview with SuroyoTV, Co-Chair of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) Sanharib Barsoum discussed the presence of the U.S. forces in Syria following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “The situation in Afghanistan is not like the situation in the regions of North and East Syria,…

AL-HOL, Syria — Sources reported that, after searching and collecting information over a period of several months, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) of North and East Syria arrested the three largest money exchange and transfer offices in Al-Hol Camp for transferring large sums of money to families of the Islamic…

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS), Syria – Upon his arrival in the Syrian capital Daramsuq, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held talks and meetings with officials of the Syrian Ba’ath regime, including with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Miqdad, to discuss ways to resume the meetings of the…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA – A few years ago, member of the Syriac Military Council Jirjis Daoud left his native land in the Gozarto (Jazira) Region in search of better job opportunities. After spending several months in Erbil, Iraq, he felt compelled to return to his home city because of…