This morning the situation was calm.
Apache helicopters were on patrol earlier in the morning. One F-15 and some sort of surveillance planes were loitering and there were small fires burning in #Baghouz, but no serious fighting with #ISIS.
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Now there is some activity in #Baghouz the last hour. Several small explosions and black smoke rising from the town. Large increase in radio communication between #SDF units.
[ON THE GROUND]
About 800 people were evacuated from #Baghouz during the last day in #SDF trucks. Among them between 200-300 surrendering #ISIS fighters.
[ON THE GROUND]
Among the women who left today from #Baghouz, many were Russian.
A worrying number of people were showing symptoms of #leishmaniasis on their skin.
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"IDPs are now pouring into NES. SNA factions have harassed & harmed women. In one incident, a group took a 3-year-old from his mother. Women have witnessed the killing, slaughtering & injuring of people."
"It took 2-3 days for people to reach NES. During that time, women experienced incredibly dangerous and traumatic circumstances. They saw their husbands, brothers, and sisters being beaten - this is severe harm. And some have also been kidnapped."
"As a woman who has lived through the painful experience of displacement, I know first-hand how difficult it is. We all know that during displacement, women are often the most affected and face the greatest challenges, especially when it comes to taking care of their children."
December 5 situation update on the Northern Syria offensive:
📌IDPs arriving in Tabqa tell of verbal abuse, property theft, kidnapping, physical violence from the SNA while on the road out of Shehba, with many travelling for days on foot. rojavainformationcenter.org/2024/12/update…
📌85,000 IDPs from Aleppo and environs have reached North and East Syria (NES), as the DAANES estimates that IDP numbers will soon reach 120,000
📌Thousands sleeping outside in freezing conditions, multiple deaths reported, urgent need for shelter and other humanitarian relief.
📌DAANES and SDF claim 15,000 civilians remain stranded in Shehba, unable to leave and being subjected to human rights abuses at the hands of the SNA.
📌Grave risk of imminent Turkish-backed assault against DAANES-governed Manbij, with multi-ethnic population of c.300K.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have been advancing and gaining territories from the Syrian government in the southern and eastern countryside of Aleppo since November 26 - the most significant conflict following a 2020 ceasefire brokered between Turkey and Russia.
The SDF have been deployed to the DAANES-controlled neighborhoods of Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiye. These neighborhoods are home to tens of thousands of Kurds and have maintained autonomy from both Assad and HTS despite heavy fighting throughout the conflict.
The Syrian government has been retreating from some areas. There are reported 200+ casualties to date including executed students.
DAANES is facilitating the return of over 2,000 residents from Sheikh Maqsood into contiguous regions under SDF/DAANES control.
"The theories Turkey are advancing [Ankara attackers coming from Syria] are not true. Turkey wants to legitimize its attacks. The primary aim of the attacks is to destroy our people's existence."
"These attacks are war crimes. All intl. agreements, the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols, say civilian infrastructure and civilians should not be a target. It is forbidden. But as has been seen, Turkey violates this. No other states raise their voice against this."
"Turkey wants to create refugees, change the identity of this region. This is a mode of genocide. Murder, creating poverty and hunger, cutting off water, cutting off the essentials of life, aim to destroy our people, make them refugees, make that no one can live in this land."
Across January 27th and 28th, the city of Qamishlo hosted North and East Syria's inaugural technology fair.
24 inventors and companies participated in the event, which was organized by the telecommunications company Rcell, presenting a variety of applications and devices.
The exhibited projects ranged from large-scale solar panels for agricultural use to innovative applications in health care, as well as surveillance technology for private owners.
Among the the exhibitors there were also students of the University of Rojava.
Recently graduated from the faculties of Mechatronics, Engineering, and the Institute of Technical Sciences, they presented their technological innovations including a smart farming project and...
Yesterday, Iraq's Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced the repatriation of 584 people from al-Hol camp, marking Iraq's first repatriation mission since October. The camp's Iraqi population now stands at 26,875, comprising over half of the total inhabitants.
Those leaving al-Hol camp will be sent to al-Jada camp in Iraq's Nineveh governorate. With this most recent repatriation mission, the total number of Iraqi citizens repatriated from NES since 2017 rises to 11,484. This includes those repatriated from prisons as well as camps.
A few days after Iraq's new government, under PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, was sworn in on October 27th, the Minister of Migration & Displacement suspended the return of displaced Iraqis from al-Hol camp, citing the need for a more robust humanitarian and security mechanism.