SYRIA

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — Qamishli International Airport lies at the heart of Syria’s northeast and has become a potent symbol of the region’s changing politics. In recent weeks, local authorities have rebranded the facility with welcome signs in Syriac, Kurdish, Arabic, and English, a move in line…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — Sanharib Barsom, Co-Chair of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) and a member of the delegation representing the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region in North and East Syria (DAARNES) in negotiations with the Syrian government, has criticized the US decision to approve the…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — In an interview aired Monday on Rojava TV, Co-Chair of the Democratic Peoples’ Council in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) Siham Quryo emphasized the crucial role women have played in administrative institutions and civil society…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — The Olaf Taw Association for Syriac Language launched its annual summer program for children in its branch in Beth Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria, with activities taking place at the Martyr Abdulmasih Heidari School. As part of its ongoing efforts to preserve…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bassam Ishak, a senior member of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) based in Washington, D.C., strongly criticized a new US-supported initiative to incorporate thousands of foreign fighters into Syria’s national military, describing it as a significant departure from prior American policy. In an interview with Rudaw, Ishak…

ANKARA — The United States announced a significant policy shift in Syria, marking a turning point in its approach to the country. US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack stated plans to drastically reduce America’s military presence while supporting a Syrian initiative to integrate thousands of…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the arrest of an Islamic State (ISIS) member in Al-Hol Camp during a security operation conducted in coordination with the US-led International Coalition.  The SDF Media Center reported that the arrested individual, Saleh Ali Salman Ali — known by…

DARAMSUQ — Officials from the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAARNES), including co-chair of the Syriac Union Party Sanharib Barsom, met with representatives of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) on Sunday in Daramsuq (Damascus), marking the first formal round of negotiations between the two sides. The meeting,…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — Dozens of families from Iraq and Syria were departed this week from two displacement camps in North and East Syria, part of ongoing efforts by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) to facilitate the voluntary return of…

ZALIN, North and East Syria — A high-level delegation from the European Parliament, led by Martin Schirdewan, co-chair of The Left group, visited the headquarters of the Foreign Relations Department of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) this week, in a gesture of…