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Syrian Kurdish official calls for return of Afrin residents displaced by Turkish offensive in 2018 - Turkish Minute

Syrian Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed, a top diplomat for the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, has called for the return of displaced residents to Syria’s Afrin district, which has been under the control of Turkish forces and their allied factions since 2018. Turkey and its Syrian proxies in January 2018 conducted a cross-border military operation in Afrin called Olive Branch in an effort to dislodge Kurdish fighters affiliated with …Read Article

Turkey’s mercenaries murder a young man in a village in occupied Afrin

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In Afrin, mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state murdered a young man in the village of Hec Hisnî in Jindires district. Local sources stated that the 18-year-old Mistefa Cemîl Şêxo was murdered while he was checking solar panels at night. Afrin occupied since 2018 Afrin Canton was the westernmost canton of Rojava and North and East Syria, home to 200,000 ethnic Kurds. Though the population was overwhelmingly Kurdish, it was home to divers…Afrin · Afrin See the Story

In North-Western Syria, the Difficult Return of the Kurds, Subject to the Law of the Militias Financed by Turkey

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A part of the Kurdish population who had been expelled from this region of north-western Syria in 2018 has been able to return to it since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. But the armed groups in Ankara's pay multiply the abuses there, despite the stated willingness of the Damascus authorities to restore order.Kurds · Afrin Read Article

Data Collector (Female) At Women Now for Development

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Job Title: Data University (Female Only) Work location: Syria – Afrin Contract duration until the end of 2025 – extendable Job Type: Full-time (four days a week) Reports to the Project Manager – Director of Monitoring and Evaluation Department The last date to apply for the vacancy is June 18, 2025. Job objective Documenting individual and group activities and services provided by the center, and providing accurate data on the number of particip…Afrin · Afrin Read Article

Captagon survivors find recovery in Syria’s first rehab clinic

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The sun rises softly over the olive groves of Afrin, in northern Syria near the Turkish border. Atop a quiet hill stands a pristine villa with Roman columns and tiled roofs. It resembles a countryside mansion more than a medical institution — yet it is Syria’s first rehabilitation clinic dedicated to treating drug addiction. The Hope Center for Rehabilitation opened in January 2025, funded by France and Qatar, and is operated by Syrian NGOs Shaf…Afrin · Afrin Read Article

Despite Agreement with Damascus, SDF Continues Recruitment and Training - Enab Baladi

Enab Baladi – Khaled al-Jeratli The demands of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the new Syrian government have delayed the negotiation process between the two sides. However, the agreement last March between them suggested that the issues had been resolved, while the SDF’s movements and demands for its presence as a unified military block within the new Syrian army continued. While the SDF is supposed to move toward integration into Syria…Middle East · Afrin See the Story

Greetings from Afrin, Syria, where Kurds danced their hearts out to celebrate spring

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share moments from their lives and work around the world.Kurds · Afrin See the Story

Syria: Turkey-Backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians, Says HRW

Syrian National Army (SNA) factions that fought the Assad government with backing from Türkiye continue to detain, mistreat, and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. These fighters are being integrated into Syria’s Armed Forces, with their commanders appointed to key government and military positions, despite their past involvement in serious abuses. Syria’s transitional government should work to end and investi…Afrin · Afrin Read Article

Turkey-Backed Militias Accused of Abuses in Northern Syria, Rights Group Urges Accountability from New Government - The Syrian Observer

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Despite the fall of the Assad regime and the formation of a transitional government in Syria, armed groups previously backed by Turkey continue to commit serious human rights violations in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement released on Wednesday. The watchdog warned that integrating these factions into the official Syrian military without accountability could undermine public trust and jeopardize the country’s fragile t…Bashar Al-Assad · Afrin See the Story

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Syrian Kurdish official calls for return of Afrin residents displaced by Turkish offensive in 2018 - Turkish Minute

Turkey’s mercenaries murder a young man in a village in occupied Afrin

In North-Western Syria, the Difficult Return of the Kurds, Subject to the Law of the Militias Financed by Turkey

Data Collector (Female) At Women Now for Development

Captagon survivors find recovery in Syria’s first rehab clinic

Despite Agreement with Damascus, SDF Continues Recruitment and Training - Enab Baladi

Greetings from Afrin, Syria, where Kurds danced their hearts out to celebrate spring

Syria: Turkey-Backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians, Says HRW

Turkey-Backed Militias Accused of Abuses in Northern Syria, Rights Group Urges Accountability from New Government - The Syrian Observer

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Turkey’s mercenaries murder a young man in a village in occupied Afrin

In North-Western Syria, the Difficult Return of the Kurds, Subject to the Law of the Militias Financed by Turkey

Data Collector (Female) At Women Now for Development

Captagon survivors find recovery in Syria’s first rehab clinic

Despite Agreement with Damascus, SDF Continues Recruitment and Training - Enab Baladi

Greetings from Afrin, Syria, where Kurds danced their hearts out to celebrate spring

Syria: Turkey-Backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians, Says HRW

Turkey-Backed Militias Accused of Abuses in Northern Syria, Rights Group Urges Accountability from New Government - The Syrian Observer