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Rojava Information Center provides accurate, well-sourced, transparent information from on the ground in Northeastern Syria

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    Feb 8

    The Rojava Information Center - - provides news, updates and research from on the ground in North Eastern . Take a look at our launch video to see who we are, what we've covered so far, and how we can help you connect with the people and stories of !

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  2. 2 hours ago

    "Turkish forces conducted a military campaign, occupying the area. 100s of 1000s fled from 300 towns now controlled by Syrian Arab militias supported by Turkey..." We provided info for Italy's about the Turkish wall being built in :

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  3. 6 hours ago

    camp daily running costs: - $10/person/day to meet the urgent basic needs (healthcare, food etc) - $730,000 daily running costs minimum - $262,800,000 yearly running costs minimum - 3000 tents also urgently needed, along with infrastructure expansion, hygiene points etc.

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  4. 6 hours ago

    refugee camp latest statistics: - 73,280 residents - 30,000 Iraqi refugees among them, 4500 of whom have registered for return to Iraq - 11,500 female ISIS members + children - 260 deaths in the camp so far, most children who left Baghouz in critical condition

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  5. Apr 27

    As writes for the , the report "points to more [financial] nodes in Turkey than any other country. This raises questions about the Turkish government’s willingness to crack down on vital ISIS finance networks. " [5/5]

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  6. Apr 27

    The report lists constant examples of money moving through Turkey into ISIS hands: "A Turkey-based merchant... was one of the primary ISIS financial facilitators in Syria... a Turkey-based individual... specialised in conducting large-sum hawala transfers..." [4/5]

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  7. Apr 27

    A Belgian-based financier, Mushtaq Talib Zughayr al-Rawi, is the focus of the report: "as of November 2017, Mushtaq oversaw money transfers for ISIS using a hawala network throughout Iraq and Turkey." [3/5]

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  8. Apr 27

    The report concerns an Iraqi-based financial group known as the "Rawi Network", which used the 'hawala' Islamic banking system to bypass financial controls, and laundered money through a network of electronic payment machines. [2/5]

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  9. Apr 27

    Last week, the published a report identifying the "key nodes of ISIS' financial network, stretching across the Middle East, Europe and East Africa." Turkey is revealed as a key node for the movement of huge sums into ISIS' hands. [1/5]

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  10. Apr 25

    "If we don’t speak our own language, we cannot understand our history, and so we cannot understand our position in the Syrian Civil War or opposition to Isis. Our goal is to stand against terrorism in all its forms and to truly understand what that means."

    A century after the Turkish government's genocide of 1.5 million people, an Armenian soldier opposing Isis in Syria reflects on the imperative to keep resisting terror and oppression. …
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  11. Apr 24

    5/ "We have taken a step to make 24 April not just a memorial for the genocide, but a day of resistance against the current representatives of those who carried out the genocide. The children of genocide are starting to defend themselves."

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  12. Apr 24

    4/ "Many Armenians have forgotten their language and culture. If we don’t speak our own language, we cannot understand our history. Together, we are re-learning our history and language, so we can better understand this genocide, and tend to the wounds of our massacred people."

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  13. Apr 24

    3/ "In 1915 the Turks said, “the Armenians are heathens. Why don’t they accept Islam?” Just like Isis, they carried out a genocide. Terrorists forced us to take up arms, and we will do so to defend ourselves against whoever threatens our existence."

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  14. Apr 24

    2/ "Burdened by the knowledge that the genocide that happened 104 years ago continues today in different guises, we have formed a self-defence force to resist against all oppression."

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  15. Apr 24

    1/ Today, the Armenian community in North East Syria remembered the loss of up to 1.5 million of their ancestors a ceremony in a village near Til Temir, where the battalion announced its formation.

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  16. Apr 24

    Today is Remembrance Day. We were happy to help members of the SDF's new Armenian battalion write in about their new struggles against those who still wish to destroy their people, "whether it's ISIS, or Turkey once again."

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  17. Apr 18

    “If nothing is done, ISIS will strengthen and multiply, returning stronger than ever and rendering the SDF’s enormous sacrifices in vain,” the northeast Syria-based Rojava Information Center recently warned.

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  18. Apr 15

    "It would take a long, professional psychological process to provide protection, care, education and rehabilitation. But the self-government cannot do this alone; they urgently need support..." Our photographer's work with Medico International

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  19. Apr 12

    "The Kurds are treating their enemy with care and compassion and to the limits of their resources. They need more help." Important thread from the BBC's on the crisis in NE Syria, where military partners vs ISIS are failing to follow up with humanitarian support:

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    The children no-one wants. The families of Islamic State Group at Al Hol camp, Syria.
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  20. Apr 11

    Look out for more coverage from on this proposal and what it would mean in practice in the coming weeks. If you're a journalist interested in covering the proposal or speaking to those responsible for the ISIS detainees in North East Syria, please get in touch. [9/9]

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  21. Apr 11

    "For this trial, there must be international support. Both on the legal side, in the preparation of evidence, and to meet practical needs. If ISIS are put to trial and punished here, the danger against the international community will be lifted. If not, ISIS will return." [8/9]

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