Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria - Wikipedia
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, [ a ] is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. [ 12 ][ 13 ] It consists of self-governing sub-regions in the areas of Afrin, Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij, and Deir Ez-Zor. [ 14 ][ 15 ][ 16 ] The region gained its de facto autonomy in 201...
Turkish occupation of northern Syria - Wikipedia
Northern Syria, including the Turkish-controlled region, has historically been ethnically highly diverse, inhabited predominately by Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Yazidis, and Circassians. [52] [53] As of 2020, Arabs constituted a majority in the Turkish-controlled areas. [54]
Questions and Answers: Turkey’s Threatened Incursion into ...
Aug 17, 2022 · Since May 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened a military incursion into northeast Syria targeting the cities of Tel Rifaat and Manbij in Aleppo governorate.
“Everything is by the Power of the Weapon”: Abuses and ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Since 2016, Türkiye has conducted three military operations into northern Syria aimed at weakening the Kurdish presence along its border.
Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War.
Feb 7, 2022 · The Kurds of northeastern Syria dreamed of establishing an autonomous, multiethnic and gender-equal utopia. Instead, their breakaway region has been engulfed in conflict since its creation.
Who’s Who in Northern Syria? | Council on Foreign Relations
Nov 5, 2019 · Human rights groups estimate that there are nearly two million civilians in northern Syria, including thousands of displaced people living in temporary camps. Al-Hol, the largest of the camps,...
Who Are the Kurds, and Why Is Turkey Attacking Them in Syria?
Oct 14, 2019 · Why did Turkey invade? Why did America leave? How did the Kurds gain so much land? We answer 10 key questions about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria.
What It Looks Like in Northeastern Syria - The New York Times
Jan 27, 2022 · There are about 700 U.S. soldiers in northeastern Syria. We ran into some from the 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colo. They weren’t involved in the fighting but they are part of the...
Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis
Dec 7, 2022 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the aerial attacks on northeast Syria are in retaliation for a November 13 bombing in Istanbul that killed six civilians and injured dozens, for...
Syria war: Why Turkey's battle for northern Syria matters - BBC
Turkey has genuine security concerns about what happens in northern Syria, which the US has tried to acknowledge, and the risks it faces are political as much as military.