Financial Times, quoting a Western diplomat: The SDF has shown we cannot trust them to manage prisons. The SDF's abandonment of prisons and its risk of ISIS prisoners escaping has angered everyone.
The Kurdish Red Crescent reports that four children have died from cold exposure in Kobane, as the Kurdish city in northern Syria (Northern Syria ) remains under siege by Damascus-backed armed factions
2 day agoSDF now responding to the massacre in the Kobane countryside. Confirming that their forces were involved. Claims that the victims were fighters and that the perpetrator, or at least the man on camera, has been dismissed and referred to a military court
The Syrian Foreign Ministry told Sky News Arabia: There is close coordination between Damascus and Washington, and the relationship has not been this good for years.
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan has said ceasefire in Syria may need to be extended for a while due to the process of transferring ISIS prisoners
2 day agoClashes and riots broke out between French police and pro-Kurdish demonstrators in Marseille, France.
A large SDF convoy is coming from the city of Qamishli towards several axes south of Hasakah, including tanks, heavy vehicles and a large number of personnel
European Commission: We call for respect for and protection of the rights of all Syrians
Massive military reinforcements for the Syrian army towards Hasakah province
3 day agoPresident Masoud Barzani said on Friday that, if given the opportunity, he would send Kurdish Peshmerga forces to Kobane - just as he did in 2014 when ISIS posed a serious threat to the city - this time to counter Damascus-backed armed factions
3 day agoHeavy snowfall in the Hasakah countryside
3 day agoVideo shows the SDF fighters from the Raqqa prison have arrived in Kobani. Civilian in Kobani also confirmed they arrived
3 day agoState media posts footage of evacuation of SDF fighters from Raqqa prison
Belgian police: 6 injured in knife attack during Kurdish demonstration
3 day agoMazloum Abdi: We will work with all our capabilities and in a serious manner to achieve genuine integration and maintain the current ceasefire.
The Syrian army has taken control of the Sarrin military airport in the Aleppo countryside
3 day agoWSJ: the US is considering a total withdrawal from Syria, after Damascus took over most SDF-held areas last week
3 day agoSDF tunnel complex has also been uncovered beneath the Yarubiyah border crossing with Iraq (Eastern Hasakah)
Syria's UN representative: We welcome the US operation to transfer ISIS detainees out of Syria and are ready to provide support.
The Syrian army has taken control of the village of Al-Nawfaliyah in the Jabal Abdul Aziz area of the Hasakah countryside
Syrian envoy: The government expanded the operation in Aleppo after the SDF attacked the governorate building.
SDF confirms Syrian govt "factions targeted the outskirts of the town of Sarrin and attacked the village of Khrouss, south of Kobani, using heavy weapons and artillery. The entire southern and southwestern countryside of Kobani was also subjected to a barrage of artillery fire, and the shelling continues as of the time of this report."
3 day agoSyrian Ministry of Defense announced that the Military Police has begun taking action against a number of MoD members who violated the Ministry's code of conduct during battles against the SDF in the northeast. Legal measures will be taken against these elements
3 day agoIraqi government spokesperson: Transferring ISIS elements from Syria to Iraq is a preemptive step to defend our national security.
The aftermath of yesterday's Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential building in the center of Ansar, resulting in the destruction and damage of several homes, shops, properties, and the solar power network that supplies the town with electricity.
Tom Barrack: I met with the SDF commander and reaffirmed Washington's strong support for advancing the integration process outlined in the January 18 agreement with the Syrian government.
4 day agoThe Syrian Ministry of Energy denies reports circulating about a water cut-off in the city of Ain al-Arab (Kobani). The current outage is due to technical malfunctions in the Tishrin transformer, resulting from previous damage to the station caused by attacks on the energy infrastructure in the region by the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces)
4 day agoIntense overflights by warplanes over Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqqa countryside
US Envoy Barrack is expected to meet SDF leader Mazloum Abdi today in Erbil, per Turkish media reports
4 day agoSyria correspondent: The SDF carried out a night raid and arrest campaign in the Al-Umran and Ghwairan neighborhoods of Hasakah city.
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