What Is The Kurdish Calculation In Rojava?
The following is a translation of an article written by Fehim Taştekin for Radikal. In the article Taştekin interviews Eldar Halill, a member of the executive committee of TEV-DEM, and … Continue reading
Balance Changing In Syria as HSD Advance Toward Azaz
The balance in Northern Syria could be changing as forces affiliated with the HSD close in on the town of Azaz, report Newroz Osman and Sevin Osman in an … Continue reading
ISIS Advances Into Mare’ As YPG Prepares To Take Jarabulus
ISIS is advancing into the town of Mare’ as its fight with al-Nusra and its allies to control Northeastern Syria is intensifying, reports an article from DİHA carried in Özgür … Continue reading
Turkish Army Build-Up On Syrian Border Near Afrin
(ANF/AFRİN) The Turkish army is building up on its Syrian border near Kilis-Afrin. It is also reported that they allowed a large number of militants to mass through the Azaz … Continue reading
Interview with Jabhat al-Akrad Commander
(ANF/AZAZ) Jabhat al-Akrad – or “Kurdish Front” as it is sometimes known – was founded as a part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in 2013 and is composed … Continue reading
Hundreds Dead In Renewed Fighting For Control Of Northern Syria
(ANF – Aleppo) Fighting has once again broken out in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. At least 250 are known to have died in barrel bomb attacks launched by Syrian … Continue reading
YPG Captures Weapons Depot, Another Tank near Efrin
Despite the YPG’s declaration of a cease-fire prior to the celebration of Eid al-Adha, attacks by al-Qaeda affiliates and units allied with the Free Syrian Army against areas under control … Continue reading
FSA Fighters Take Refuge with the YPG as Fighting Continues Throughout Rojava
Heavy fighting continued to the west and north of Aleppo yesterday, as various clashes broke out around Azaz, Afrin, Idlib – according to a report in ANF. Azaz fell to … Continue reading
Clashes between YPG and Al-Qaeda in Girê Sipî – Turkish Army Actively Participating
According to two different reports today from ANF – found here and here – intense fighting has broken out near the village of Susik, in the vicinity of Girê Sipî … Continue reading
The Rojava Report 