On January 19th, the German government hosted the two main warring parties in Libya, the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by General Khalifa Haftar, and the Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Fayez Sarraj, along with their foreign supporters, at a conference in Berlin to discuss the implementation of a ceasefire.
Since Turkey launched attacks on Northeastern Syria in October 2019, locals have been boycotting Turkish goods. “Turkish goods become money, which become bullets, which kill our children and help Turkey occupy our lands.”
At a small grocery store in Derik, Syria, one dusty case of Sariyer soda water sits underneath a shelf. “The self-administration [of North and East Syria] gave us time to finish selling the Turkish products we had in stock, like this one,” said the store’s owner.
The sprawling al Hol camp in Hasakah, Syria is a grim sight in the dead of winter. Aylu*, a YPJ member (women’s protection units, a group of female fighters in Northeastern Syria), is one of the camp’s administrators. “The situation hasn’t changed much since you were here last,” she said.
When Turkey began bombing his village in Sere-Kaniye in October, Jamil Khabat, his wife, and their young songs fled their home. “This is the third time I’ve had to leave my home because of Turkish attacks,” he said. “The last time, Turkey opened the border crossing and let [the militants] in.”
Dr. Abbas Mansoura came to Northeastern Syria from Sweden as a volunteer to treat victims of the Turkish invasion. Journalist Lindsey Snell documents the killing of civilians in Northern Syria.
Government officials from China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang have detained more than a million Uyghur Muslims in what the government calls “reeducation camps.”
Since Turkey launched Operation “Peace Spring,” in October, assaulting several cities in Northeastern Syria with airstrikes and a ground offensive led by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), hundreds of civilians have been killed, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
The PKK sent their driver to get my cameraman and I from our Erbil hotel late in the afternoon. It was dark by the time we reached the Qandil Mountains.
The center of Kobani, Syria is bustling, but the mood is grim. Shoppers and shop owners chat in hushed tones, trading the latest news and rumors they’ve heard about the increasingly tense and complex situation in the region.
Your anonymous tip could be the beginning of a revelatory investigation. Help our journalists make a change, expose tyranny and serve the public interest. Truth in Journalism is our motto, and your voice matters.
