SDF Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT), supported by air surveillance from the International Coalition, conducted a security operation in the heart of Raqqa City, targeting one ISIS terrorist, who was eventually captured. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued a statement about the capture of an ISIS terrorist in Raqqa. The statement said: "On 26 October our Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT), supported by air [...]

A senior Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, Ferhad Dêrik (Şibilî), was killed in a suspected Turkish drone strike in the north-eastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah (Derik) on Friday. A suspected Turkish drone strike in the north-eastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah (Dêrîk) on Friday killed a senior Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, Ferhad Dêrik (Şibilî). Ferhad Dêrik was a key figure in the [...]

HEDEP MP Meral Danış Beştaş has criticised the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Affairs for its controversial decision to place a kidnapped Yazidi (Êzidî) girl back into the care of her ISIS abductors. A Yazidi (Êzidî) girl, once kidnapped and sold on the dark web by ISIS, was placed back into the care of her abductors by Turkey’s Family [...]

MFRR documented a record number of press and media freedom violations in Turkey - 136 cases involving 172 persons or media entities. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) publishes the latest edition of the consortium’s monitoring report, compiling and analysing all media freedom violations recorded on Mapping Media Freedom between January and June 2023 in all EU Member States and candidate [...]

A resurgence of ISIS is reportedly being facilitated by Turkish subcontractors transporting recruits for armed training to the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. The details are unravelled in an investigation by Hale Gönültaş from the news outlet ArtıGerçek. A disturbing connection between Turkish subcontractors and the Islamic State’s resurgence in Georgia in the South Caucasus has been brought to light in an [...]