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French parliamentarians denounce Turkish aggression in North and East Syria
PARIS — As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan repeatedly threatens to launch a new military attack against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in North and East Syria with the aim of controlling more Syrian territory and creating a so-called “safe zone”, international sentiment continues to turn against Turkey. More than…
Read More »SYRIA: 29 bodies exhumed from mass grave in Mabbug
MABBUG, Syria — During digging work to install sewage systems, workers of the People’s Municipality of Mabbug (Manbij), North and East Syria, found a mass grave next to the building of the Democratic Civil Administration of Mabbug. After careful exhumation, 29 unidentified bodies were found. Search operations are still underway…
Read More »Tuma Nahroyo House of Syriac Culture and Art inaugurated in Qabre Hewore, North and East Syria
QABRE HEWORE, Syria — The Culture and Art Authority of North and East Syria’s Gozarto (Jazira) Region, in cooperation with the Syriac Cultural Association, inaugurated the Tuma Nahroyo House of Syriac Culture and Art in Qabre Hewore (Al-Qahtaniyah), North and East Syria. The inauguration was attended by representatives of Syriac…
Read More »Al-Hurra TV highlights struggle of Syriac people in Syria
NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — U.S.-based Al-Hurra TV recently interviewed member of the Executive Body of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB) Elizabeth Gawriye about the historic struggle of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people in Syria. Gawriye touched on the coexistence of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people with other ethnic…
Read More »Noura Hanna sworn in as member of Legislative Council and Georgette Barsoum as member of General Council for Administration of North and East Syria
AMUDA, Syria — With the presence of the Executive Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) of North and East Syria, the Legislative Council of Gozarto (Jazira) Region held its 9th regular session on Monday at its headquarters in Amuda, North and East Syria. During the session, Noura Hanna, Sami…
Read More »Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria: Turkey seeks to destabilize and depopulate the region for its own gain
TEL ZIWAN, Syria — The village of Tel Ziwan in the eastern countryside of Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria, was bombed by the Turkish forces on Tuesday. The Internal Security Forces (ISF) in North and East Syria issued a statement indicating that Turkish forces have escalated their bombing and…
Read More »Syriac Progressive Youth Union organizes march in Tel Tamr, North and East Syria, in support of military forces
TAL TAMR, Syria — With the participation of administration officials, political representatives, members of youth movements, and members of the Syriac Progressive Youth Union from across North and East Syria, the Syriac Progressive Youth Union organized a march in support of the military forces defending the Khabur River Valley from…
Read More »Syriac organizations in Hasakah, North and East Syria, congratulate Msgr. Joseph Shamee on new appointment
HASAKAH, Syria — After his appointment years ago as Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Diocese of Hasakah-Nisibis, Msgr. Joseph Shamee was elected archbishop. A delegation from Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) organizations and institutions of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB) visited the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese to congratulate the newly…
Read More »International Crisis Group: ISIS has proven its ability to stay in different parts of Syria
NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — In a recent report, Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) stated that the Islamic State (ISIS) has not entirely collapsed and has proven its ability to survive in various places in central and northeastern Syria. The report pointed out that ISIS treats these two areas as…
Read More »Calls for No-Fly Zone for North and East Syria after Turkey assassinates commanders of Women’s Protection Units in drone strike
NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — Following the assassination of three members of the Women’s Protection Units (Yekîneyên Parastina Jin, YPJ) in a Turkish drone strike on 22 July 2022, Syrian and international activists and politicians called for a “No-Fly Zone” to be established over North and East Syria. According to…
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