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Civil Associations Form Committees to Resolve Conflicts in Deir Ezzor's Eastern Countryside

Five civil associations and organizations announced the creation of community mediation committees, in Syria's eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, following years of judicial vacuum and the control of conflicting military authorities. The group launched a civil campaign, under the slogan, “As-Solh Kheir” (reconciliation is good), in areas controlled by the…

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SDF Transfers ISIS Detainees to Stricter Prison in Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) transferred over 1,000 ISIS detainees from the prison it operates in the town of Al-Shadadi, located south of Syria’s Hasakah governorate, informed sources reported. ISIS inmates were taken to a maximum-security prison that was built with US and UK funding. The UK alone has spent…

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Kurdish Forces Launch Massive Raids in Syria’s Al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) have arrested dozens of wanted persons and suspects at al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and counter-terrorism forces, in coordination with the international coalition, took part in the largest security crackdown on the camp since the beginning of the…

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US, Russia Allies Witness Friction in Northeast Syria

Syrian government forces used automatic weapons to attack a military checkpoint in the village of Kozliya in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah governorate. The outpost was run by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is backed by the Washington-led International Coalition. The attack resulted in the death of a government…

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SDF Units Arrest ISIS Leader, Kill Another in Syria's Deir Ezzor

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the killing of a prominent ISIS leader responsible for terror plots and operations in the eastern countryside of Syria’s east governorate of Deir Ezzor. Another significant terror leader was arrested.

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'Cold War' Breaks Out between Russia, Iran East of Syria

A cold war broke out between Russia and Iran to win the loyalty of the “seven villages” east of the Euphrates, an area mainly controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the “cold war” between Russia and Iran, the main…

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Crisis Looms in Syria Camps, Jails Holding Foreign Nationals

It was night when Zakia Kachar heard the sounds of footsteps approach her tent in a detention camp for foreigners affiliated with ISIS group extremists. With rocks in their hands, the wives of ISIS fighters had come for her. She fled with her children to another area of the Roj…

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Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals

A deadly prison attack last month sharpened the focus on the tens of thousands of foreign nationals held in camps and detention centers in northeastern Syria — many of them affiliated with the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

U.S.-allied Kurdish commander warns of growing IS threat

The chief commander for the U.S.-allied Kurdish-led force known as the Syrian Democratic Forces says the Islamic State is a growing threat

The Independent UK

Government responsible for smooth SDF transport of foreign nationals

In the event of an emergency overseas, it is an obvious duty to transport foreign nationals working at Japanese embassies and other related people by aircraft or other means, in a similar manner to Japanese nationals. It is important to appropriately review laws about this matter and their implementation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan eyes land deal restrictions near SDF camps in Okinawa

The government is considering designating about 200 locations, including areas near two Ground Self-Defense Forces' camps in Okinawa Prefecture -- Camp Yonaguni and Camp Miyakojima -- as Special Monitored Areas, based on the law on the regulation of the use of real estate that is important to security, The Yomiuri…

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Stung by Prison Battle, Kurds Say They Need Help against ISIS

Weeks after the long, furious battle with militants from the ISIS group over a prison in northeastern Syria, the mangled wreckage of a car used by suicide bombers still sat outside its perimeter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS

The battle with Islamic State group militants over a prison in Syria is finished, but the impact continues to reverberate

The Independent UK

SDF Says Shared Intelligence with Washington

Kurdish military sources revealed that the “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) shared intelligence in the airdrop operation carried out by the US-led International Coalition in the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria. The operation resulted in the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. The sources confirmed that the SDF…

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Turkey Expands Strikes on SDF in Northern Syria

Turkey has expanded the scope of its attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in north and northeastern Syria. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the launch of a military operation, dubbed Winter Eagle, targeting the positions of the SDF and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, pledging…

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Washington Commends SDF Role in Ending ISIS’ Assault in Syria’s Hasakah

US President Joe Biden’s administration praised the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their role in taking control of the Hasakah prison in northeastern Syria. This comes following ISIS attacks that promoted the US to launch airstrikes to support the SDF during the battles that left over 490 dead. US…

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Syrian Kurdish Forces End Mop-up Operations in ISIS-hit Jail

US-backed Kurdish forces on Sunday said they had defeated all ISIS group militants left inside the Syrian jail that the extremists stormed 10 days ago, sparking battles that left over 370 dead. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the end of its mopping-up campaign inside the prison "after ending…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

SDF COVID-19 booster rollout starts in Tokyo

The Self-Defense Forces started a mass vaccination drive for COVID-19 booster shots at Otemachi Government Building No. 3 in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Monday morning.

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Fighting ongoing in Syria’s Hassakeh as SDF raids ISIL hideouts

Kurdish-led militia is still battling ISIL fighters in Syria’s northeast after they assaulted a prison on January 20.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Clashes Near Syria Prison Hit by ISIS

Clashes broke out Saturday between Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters near a Syrian prison where dozens of extremists are still holed up, a war monitor said. An ISIS assault on the sprawling Ghwayran prison complex near the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on January 20 sparked days of heavy fighting…

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Syrian Fighters Set Deadline for ISIS Gunmen to Surrender

US-backed Kurdish-led fighters searched Friday near a Syrian prison for ISIS group militants and gave an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a small part of the jail to surrender or face an all-out attack, a Kurdish official said. About a half-dozen ISIS fighters surrendered Friday morning,…

The Independent UK

Syrian fighters search for IS sleeper cells near prison

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters are searching near a Syrian prison for Islamic State group sleeper cells

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Kurds Hunt Down Extremists after Prison Attack

Kurdish-led forces on Thursday found dozens of extremists holed up in a Syrian prison during mop-up operations after recapturing the facility from ISIS group fighters. An ISIS assault on the sprawling Ghwayran prison complex near the city of Hasakeh on January 20 sparked six days of fighting, in violence that…

Al Jazeera

Calls grow to repatriate ISIL child detainees after jail clashes

After deadly ISIL jailbreak in northeast Syria, rights groups warn that children detainees should be repatriated.

The Independent UK

Dozens of armed militants still hold corner of Syria prison

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces say dozens of armed Islamic State militants remain holed up in the last occupied section of a Syrian prison, The two sides clashed a day after the Syrian Democratic Forces announced they had regained control

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