Self-governance Self-administration Self-rule

Taking advantage of Deir ez-Zor’s unrest between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its Deir ez-Zor Military Council on the one hand and Arab tribes on the other, the Hay’at…

Background: More than twelve years after the outbreak of protests and the subsequent armed conflict in Syria, Syrians are still suffering from the practice of enforced disappearance committed by all…

Executive Summary Turkish drone strikes have been alarmingly increasing in frequency in northern Syria over the past three months, hitting targets at ever-diminishing intervals. On 2 August 2023, a Turkish…

The Revolutionary Youth (RY),[1] locally known as Taveras Ciwanên Şoreşger, continues to recruit minors in Syria’s northeastern areas, sometimes through kidnapping. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES),…

The new Syrian constitution should explicitly stipulate gender equality in all spheres of life, using gender-inclusive language that does not discriminate against a particular sex, social gender, or gender identity,…

  Background Twice in last March, Arab residents displaced from Shuyukh al-Fawqani district of Ayn al-Arab/Kobanî city in Aleppo, appealed to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)…

Introduction The al-Shabiba al-Thawria/Revolutionary Youth (RY) armed group[1], active in the areas of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) continues to recruit minors into its ranks without…

Warning: The following report contains material that might be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences. Executive Summary On 20 November 2022, the Turkish military launched Operation Claw-Sword in parts of…

On 17 December 2022, the bodies of two women were brought into the al-Suwar General Hospital in the al-Suwar district, administratively affiliated with Deir ez-Zor province. The bodies are of…