Over the past week there has been a bloody massacre of Alaawites in Syria, including killings of women, children, the elderly, and noncombatants. The death toll is in the thousands and climbing. The atrocities committed by extremist militants have been […]
In the permanently altered political situation in Syria following the collapse of the Assad regime, the status of ten thousand ISIS fighters, including two thousand foreigners, as well as tens of thousands of women and children related to them, remains […]
Despite a ceasefire existing on paper, intense fighting has continued between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) groups, with Turkish airstrikes providing support from the air. Fighting has remained concentrated near the Euphrates, in the […]
Yesterday, Turkish fighter jets and drones conducted a series of airstrikes against several targets near Shaddadi, south of Hasakah in North-East Syria. An SDF military position, housing for civilian workers, and a civilian vehicle transporting local shepherds were all hit. […]
The leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), and the Autonomous Administration (DAANES) convened a tripartite meaning to discuss developments in Syria, progress in achieving a solution to the Syrian conflict, and especially on-going dialogue with […]
Who: Ms. Sinam Sherkany Mohamad, Chief of Mission, US Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC); other voices of North and East SyriaWhat: In-Person Press Briefing and Live BroadcastWhen: This event was scheduled for Monday, December 9, 1:00 PM – […]
This post originally appeared at Middle East Forum by Jonathan SpyerTransformations 2023May 16, 2023 A panel featuring Sinam Sherkany Mohammed, Washington Representative of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), in conversation with Middle East Forum research director Jonathan Spyer (video), took place […]
BRIEF – Updated March 24, 2023 In a horrifying act of genocide by Turkish-backed militants, four members of the same Kurdish family were shot to death as they celebrated the Newroz Kurdish New Year holiday on Monday, March 20, 2023. The […]
On March 20, 2023, Ms. Sinam Sherkany Mohamad, Chief of Mission of the US Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council, was invited to the White House to celebrate the Newroz Kurdish New Year holiday. It was the first-ever Newroz event […]
This article originally appeared on The Defense Post, February 16, 2023. Turkey ramps up drone attacks, shelling, and air strikes in northern Syria as the region prepares for a ground invasion. Renewed Turkish drone attacks in northeastern Syria underwrite Turkey’s renewed […]