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Lawrence Barley From the Jewish market, to the vertically intersecting streets of the French, and the mosaics of embracing peoples of Armenians, Syriacs, Kurds and Arabs, Qamishlo still writes in the pages of history the words of proof of existence and uniqueness, with love and purity. On the banks of the Jagjag River, in a … Read more
The governorates of Homs and Daraa have witnessed bloody events and kidnappings targeting civilians during the past days, according to reports by local activists. Killing of a retired teacher in Homs countrysideIn the countryside of Homs, Mr. Zahr al-Din Yusuf Muhammad, 62, a retired teacher belonging to the Alawite sect, was killed this morning, August … Read more
Dar News reported that Turkish officials and military personnel met in the countryside of Aleppo with leaders of the Syrian factions loyal to it, including the leaders of the 86th Division “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” and the 62nd Division known as “Amshat”, in addition to other factions deployed on the lines of contact with the Syrian Democratic … Read more
Activists reported the killing of three people in the village of Rabla in the southwestern countryside of Homs, on the evening of August 9, by a group belonging to the Public Security militias. The victims are Nasr al-Washkil, Ali al-Washkil, and Hussam Shaddad, all of whom belong to the Alawite sect. According to activists, militias … Read more
The Popular Defense Forces (HPG), the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), announced the loss of the leaders Nurettin Sufi and Kogrourfa in Turkish raids in previous years. The forces said in a statement, “Comrade Noureddine Sufi was martyred in an enemy attack on April 6, 2021, during his visit to the headquarters … Read more
The military operations units (Tol) of the Syrian Democratic Forces, with the support of the International Coalition, carried out a security operation in the town of Al-Hol in the countryside of Hasakah on August 9, 2025, targeting a Daesh cell active in transferring and managing financial and logistical resources for Daesh. The operation resulted in … Read more
In private dialogue with an agencyNuMedya, The leader of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and member of the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Siban Hamo, stressed that the future of Syria cannot be built by reproducing the central system or imposing administration by force, but rather by building a decentralized democratic system that … Read more
The killing of Engineer Muhammad Rafiq Al-Bahsas, a volunteer in the health staff at As-Suwayda National Hospital, provoked shock and widespread condemnation, after he was executed in cold blood inside the corridors of the hospital during the bloody events in the city on July 16. A video showed a number of medical staff gathered in … Read more
On August 5, the General Security of the Transitional Government in Syria kidnapped two Kurdish youths, Basil Salah Kadro from the village of Omer Samo in Sharan sub-district, and Ali Junaidan Ahmed Mohammed from the occupied city of Afrin, according to the Violations Documentation Center in northern Syria. The arrest took place while they were … Read more
Prominent Kurdish historian Abdul Hamid Herat Sajjadi died in the city of Sanandaj at the age of 96. Born in 1929 in the city of Sanandaj, known as’ Sunna ‘, Sajadi grew up in a scholarly family, where his father was a pioneer of education in Kurdistan. Sajjadi worked as a teacher for a long … Read more
The black dot tattoo is a tradition with historical roots for the women of Kurdistan that dates back thousands of years. It is one of the ancient symbolic rituals that are part of the Kurdish feminist culture, and over time it has turned into a symbol and implication in the lives of women, as it … Read more
Sheikh Akl of the Druze community, Abu Osama Yousef Jarboua, condemned the violent acts witnessed in As-Suwayda Governorate, describing them as “sectarian atrocities that amount to systematic ethnic cleansing.” In an official statement, he called on the guarantor states and international organizations to intervene immediately to stop the “massacres of innocent people” and lift the … Read more
As-Suwayda, August 9, 2025 – Medical sources reported the arrival of 20 bodies, including 4 women, to As-Suwayda National Hospital, after they were recovered by Red Crescent teams from the villages of Lahitha, Al-Matuna, and Walga, located north and west of As-Suwayda Governorate. Medical sources explained that “the bodies were in a state of decomposition, … Read more
The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces issued a statement to the Syrian people and public opinion, condemning the ongoing attacks by factions supported by Turkey and under the umbrella of the Damascus government, in several areas, including Deir ez-Zor, Deir Hafer, Tishreen Dam, and Tal Tamr, in addition to suspicious movements in the … Read more
An official source in the Syrian government run by Ahmed Al-Shara said that the conference held by the SDF in the northeast of the country does not represent an inclusive national framework, but rather a fragile alliance that includes parties affected by the victory of the Syrian people, indicating that the conference was a blow … Read more