Rising Number of Civilian Casualties Concurrent with the Interim Authority’s Announcement of an Attack on Kurdish Neighborhoods in Aleppo

The number of civilian casualties in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo—both predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods—has risen to seven dead, in addition to dozens wounded, concurrent with the interim authority’s announcement on the morning of 7 January 2026 of the launch of a military attack on those neighborhoods. The “Syrian Army” … Read more

Al Arabiya and Al Hadath Stand with al-Joulani in His Battle Against the Kurds

Rustem Ehmed From the moment the spark of clashes erupted in the city of Aleppo, coinciding with threats issued by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan from Damascus against the Syrian Democratic Forces, it became clear that the Saudi channels Al Arabiya and Al Hadath had settled their position early on. They chose to stand alongside … Read more

Rights Monitor Syria: Victims of the Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhood in the City of Aleppo: Documentation of the Killing of a Civilian and the Injury of 17 Others as a Result of Shelling

On 22 December 2025, the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods, which have a predominantly Kurdish population in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, were subjected to a violent attack carried out by the forces of the Interim Authority affiliated with “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham,” resulting in civilian casualties and widespread damage to property. Information about … Read more

The release of the book “the kurdish state a struggle for survival” by Dr. Jawad Ibrahim Mella in Arabic, English, Kurmanji, and Turkish.

The Kurdish writer and politician Dr. Jawad Ibrahim Malla announced the release of his new book entitled “The Kurdish State, A Struggle for Survival,” which sheds light on the Kurdish issue from a historical, political, and personal perspective. The book, which was released in its first edition in 2025, addresses the history of the Kurdish … Read more

US envoy and General Cooper hold talks with SDF commander in Rojava

US envoy and General Cooper hold talks with SDF commander in Rojava

Today, the US envoy to Syria, Ambassador Tom Barrack, visited Rojava (northeast Syria) accompanied by the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, where they held in-depth talks with the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), General Mazloum Abdi. Ambassador Barak said, in a post on the “X” platform, that the … Read more

SDF: Our forces overthrew a Daesh leader in Drang and failed in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in the town of Abriha, east of Deir ez-Zor

SDF: Our forces overthrew a Daesh leader in Drang and failed in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in the town of Abriha, east of Deir ez-Zor

The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that “the forces of the Hajin Military Council of their forces managed to arrest a leader of a Daesh terrorist cell in the town of Drang in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, after a clash that resulted in his injury and arrest.” … Read more

Looting houses of Kurdish citizens in the village of Al-Nairabiya in the northern countryside of Aleppo

Looting houses of Kurdish citizens in the village of Al-Nairabiya in the northern countryside of Aleppo

The human rights organization Afrin-Syria said that four houses belonging to Kurdish citizens in the village of Al-Nairabiya in the northern countryside of Aleppo were looted and looted by a leader of the Hamzat Division.According to a report by the organization, the operation came “after the so-called joint force (Hamzat and Amshat) took control of … Read more

Four people (workers) from the Alawite community were killed in the village of Jedrin in the countryside of Hama in western Syria (harsh scenes)

Cord Online Follow UpFour people (workers) from the Alawite community were killed in the village of Jedrin in the countryside of Hama in western Syria after being targeted by bullets while returning from their work to the house on September 28, 2025. Activists accused elements of the General Security Forces of the Interim Authority (Hay … Read more

An economic committee in Bulbul sub-district in the countryside of Afrin imposes restrictions on olive harvesting

An economic committee in Bulbul sub-district in the countryside of Afrin imposes restrictions on olive harvesting

The Afrin-Syria Human Rights Organization said that what it described as a “policy of seizing the property of Kurdish citizens in the Afrin region” is still continuing, despite the promises made by the new authority in Damascus after the fall of the former regime on December 8, 2024.According to the organization, the economic committee in … Read more

A series of killings and violations affecting civilians from sectarian minorities in Homs, Tartous and Hama

A series of killings and violations affecting civilians from sectarian minorities in Homs, Tartous and Hama

Cord Online Follow UpIn recent days, the governorates of Homs, Tartus, and Hama have witnessed sporadic incidents that resulted in the killing of civilians belonging to the Shiite, Alawite, and Murshidi sects, in addition to kidnap a young woman in the countryside of Hama. According to local sources, members of the General Security and Turkmen … Read more

Msd representative Sinem Mohamed meets with diplomats on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings

Msd representative Sinem Mohamed meets with diplomats on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings

The representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in Washington, Sinem Mohammed, participated in a number of diplomatic events and meetings, including high-level meetings with Arab, African and European officials, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in Washington, Sinem … Read more

SDF: foiling a Daesh terrorist attack east of Deir ez-Zor and the martyrdom of five of our fighters

SDF: foiling a Daesh terrorist attack east of Deir ez-Zor and the martyrdom of five of our fighters

The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that while their fighters were confronting a terrorist network affiliated with Daesh that targeted a position for their forces in the town of Al-Bahra Al-Wusta, east of Deir ez-Zor, on Thursday morning, September 25, 2025, five of their fighters lost their lives and another was … Read more

Groups from the Headquarters for the Liberation of Al-Sham launch an attack on villages in the Al-Ghab Plain

Groups from the Headquarters for the Liberation of Al-Sham launch an attack on villages in the Al-Ghab Plain

Cord Online Follow Up Yesterday, Wednesday, villages in the Al-Ghab Plain in the countryside of Hama witnessed an attack carried out by HTS groups on the village of Hourat Amorin and the town of Salhab, where the attackers vandalized and burned houses and shops, in addition to kidnapping a number of civilians from the Alawite … Read more