Behind Closed Doors: Afrin’s People Between Detention and Denial
3 1. Executive Summary This report presents a detailed, evidence-based account of a systematic pattern of grave human…
Syria on plans for separate Kurdish military unit in Afrin: recruitment is voluntary
2026-04-28T11:14:14+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Damascus Syria’s deputy defense minister for the eastern…
Syria/Nowruz 2026: Attacks on Kurds, Humiliation of Symbols, and Security Failure to Protect Civilians
60 This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian…
Syria: Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile
GHAITH ALSAYED, of Associated Press, reports on how Syrian Kurds are celebrating the spring festival of Nowruz for…
Violence Erupts in Northwest Syria as Kurds Targeted for Displaying Kurdistan Flag
Kurdistan flag burnings and attacks on Kurds were reported across Afrin and Aleppo countryside during Nowruz, with authorities…
We must do all we can to maintain momentum towards a more stable and secure future for the Syrian people: UK statement at the UN Security Council | Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office
Statement given yesterday by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security…
Rights Group in Syria’s Northwest Documents Killing & Mass Displacement Eight Years After Afrin’s Takeover
Afrin rights group documented killings, displacement, and demographic change eight years after 2018 events, while calling for safe…
For First Time Since Syria’s Founding, Nation Prepares to Celebrate Nowroz as Official Holiday
For the first time since Syria’s founding, Nowroz will be celebrated as an official national holiday after President…
First convoy of displaced Afrin families departs Hasakah for home
2026-03-09T16:20:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Hasakah Around 400 Kurdish families departed Hasakah province…
Syria Announces Eid Return Plan for Afrin IDPs
Syria announced plans for Afrin IDPs to return home by Eid. Ahmad al-Hilali said, “We are currently here…