Syria, the SDF stop a commando of 20 pro-Turkey agitators in Tabqa
The group attacked the population trying to put the blame on the Kurdish forces. Ankara wants Kurdistan oil fields at all costs.
Iraq, Peshmerga and Inherent Resolve attack former ISIS networks in Garmyan
Joint operation to dismantle the Islamic State logistical structure in the area. IS jihadists flee instead of fighting.
Syria, the SDF in Deir Ezzor target smugglers on the Euphrates
They provide support to the Islamic State jihadists, by selling fuel in the West and infiltrating men and equipment in the East.
Syria, the SDF are hunting for a maxi Islamic State cell in the East
Operations underway in Hasaka and other provinces after the capture of an IS emir. Objective: to stop the terrorists' attempts to raise their heads.
Syria, Iran seeks to expand its influence to Hasaka and Qamishli
Pro-Tehran militias launch campaigns of recruitment and house purchases in the two cities in Kurdistan. The plan is part of a three-pillar strategy.
Syria, pro-Turkey militias plunder antiquities in Kurdistan to auto-finance
Excavations resume at Nebu Huri, in the Afrin area, in search of archaeological finds to be resold on the black market.
Syria, Russia holds first military exercises in Qamishli
Moscow flexes its muscles with live ammunition to maintain the truce in Kurdistan and avoid new clashes between the SAA and the SDF.
Syria, pro-Iran militias start recruiting also east of Aleppo
Strategy identical as in Deir Ezzor: to offer financial incentives and better living conditions. The SAA and Russia react with a base in Khan Al-Sha'r.
Syria, pro-Iran militias try to expand towards Kurdistan
Groups close to Tehran open a base east of Aleppo. Formally against the Islamic State. Basically, to extend Shiite influence to the east.
Syria, Russia begins to mark Turkey tightly in Aleppo
Third joint patrol in less than a month. Objective: to prevent the TAF and allies from attacking the SAA and SDF. But these go on to counterattack in Kurdistan.