14-15/Jan/2025
# NES
Turkey bombs continue
Turkish drones have bombed another civilian convoy traveling to Tishreen Dam to take part in the vigil. A driver was killed and at least 4 people were injured. The fighting around Tishreen and Qereqozah is ongoing. Due to turkish continued airstrikes, a house collapsed in Sarrin, South of Kobane, with a family geting buried under the rubble.
AANES demand to HTS
The AANES urged the new administration in Damascus to fulfill its responsibilities by taking a firm stance against Turkey’s incursions, ending the occupation, and protecting Syrian sovereignty.
SDF Drones are selfmade
The SDF revealed that the drones recently employed in their operations are the result of self-developed technology by the people of NES, dismissing allegations of a drone deal with Iran as baseless propaganda.
SDF retreats from Yarubiyeh
Iraq ensured that the SDF had exited the Til Kocher/Yarubiyeh border crossing point through a mutual agreement. Reports about tensions between Iraq and SDF are incorrect. The SDF fighters had initially occupied the point to counter threats posed by ISIS. SDF withdrew in coordination with Iraqi army to make way for the new border wall.
# Syria
Syrian dialogue conference
The AANES proposed forming a preparatory committee to collaboratively outline the national dialogue conference. It insisted that the process should not be monopolized by any single group or party, but ensure inclusivity and transparency in developing a roadmap for Syria’s future. Women and youth need to be included in the dialogue process.
In Suweida, a diverse array of Syrian representatives discussed mechanisms for political action and national cooperation under the interim government and the role of civil society and activists in the constitutional process.
HTS goverment in Ankara
The Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani from the transitional goverment of Syria arrives in the Turkish capital Ankara on an official visit. Before that, he visited Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Jordan.
Raids in Damascus kurdish homes
According to local citizens, the security forces of HTS conducted widespread raids in Damascus. One target are Kurdish homes in Kurdish-majority Zorafa neighbourhood. In the Baramkeh neighbourhood, an imam was killed, and another imam was abducted under mysterious circumstances, residents and activsts demand accountability.
Jordaninan Airstrikes in Suwaida
Jordanian airplanes carried out airstrikes on two houses in Suwaida, in relating to drug trafficking and arms smuggling. The airstrikes follow a recent escalation along the border, where violent clashes broke out between Jordanian border guards and armed smugglers. One smuggler was killed, a border guard injured.
# Foreign Policy
Diplomatic meetings of DAANES in GB
Co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department DAANES, Ilham Ahmed, and Hassan Muhammad Ali met with various British officials in search of expanding international support.
Democratic Unionist Party MP S.Wilson expressed his readiness to participate in a delegation to NES.
UK and EU evaluating Sanctions on Syria
The British Foreign Office announced that the United Kingdom is reviewing the sanctions imposed on Syria. Secretary David Lammy remarked that their goal is to support the establishment of an inclusive government in Syria. EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Jan. 27 to discuss the possibility of easing sanctions on Syria.
# Evaluation
Now it’s one month and a half since we started to elaborate these reports of curated news, summarizing the ongoing situation in Syria. It has been a very intense and we are very grateful for all support and interest from comrades following this updates. We put a lot of efforts to make sure comrades have access to reliable information about what is happening. As the situation slows down, we also need to catch up with other works we put on hold due to the situation of emergency.
The war stills roaring in Tishreen, and Turkish planes and drones continue their brutal attacks against the people of NES. The bombings on civilian convoys are an extreme example of how far they are willing to go to achieve their aims. The diplomatic talks and other forms of soft power is now the main element, we know the politics are just a continuation of war without blood spilling (as war is a continuation of politics with blood spilling).
For us, this is also a time of action. Not only in the frontlines but also on the streets, with popular resistance and grassroots organizing. We want to call you once again to organize commemorations for the Syrian anarchist Omar Aziz, who died in the prison of the al-Assad regime. Wherever you are, you can organize events in solidarity and support the revolution. We hope this can become a ground to build networks of comradeship and mutual aid among anarchist comrades, to support the revolutionary movements in Syria and to question the authoritarian forces that try to impose themselves as new centralized government. Power to the people! power to the local councils and peoples federations! Remember Omar Aziz and all revolutionaries who gave their life for this revolution!
https://rememberomaraziz.net/
Revolutionary greetings!