What Happened Over the Weekend
A ceasefire announced in Idleb, US strike al-Qaeda affiliate, UAE businessmen attend Damascus International Fair and Erdogan demands action on safe zone. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
A ceasefire announced in Idleb, US strike al-Qaeda affiliate, UAE businessmen attend Damascus International Fair and Erdogan demands action on safe zone. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
A joint committee of Turks and Syrian have met to discuss the situation and challenges faced by Syrian refugees living in Istanbul writes The Syrian National Coalition.
Refugees who aren’t registered in Istanbul are facing intense pressure as the authorities seek to move them back to where they registered or Syria writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
After being deported from Istanbul, a transgender woman was sent back to Idleb, arrested by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and never seen again reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan are playing host to 5.2 million Syrian refugees, but they are increasingly being regarded as a burden writes Asharq Al-Awsat
As Turkey secures its control over Afrin, Arabs are taking ownership of Kurdish homes and Kurdish culture is being slowly erased writes Al-Hal.
After five years of torture in Adra Central Prison, Amina al-Mulhim was reunited with her children in the Turkish city of Istanbul reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Hisham Mustafa was shot and killed as he attempted to cross into Turkey, just weeks after he was deported from the country reports Ana Press.
Turkey has been ramping up the deportations of Syrian refugees, with the numbers almost doubling in just two months writes Ana Press.
The Syrian National Coalition discussed recent political developments, unfolding events in Idleb and the situation for refugees in Turkey.
Syrian refugees living in Turkey are finding themselves being forcible deported back to northern Syria, despite to the continuing security concerns reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
Binali Yildirim is attempting to secure Turkey’s future as the number of refugees in the country grows, but the security situation in Syria must be dealt with first writes Al-Watan.
The city of Istanbul is giving Syrian refugees one month to obtain the correct permit and residency documents, or risk being deported writes Al-Watan.
As a growing number of Turks call for refugees to be sent home, authorities are engaging in forced deportations and increasing pressures on Syrians living in Istanbul reports Anadolu.
A lawyer for the Syrian Center for Political and Strategic Studies has warned that Syrians living in Turkey must not be sent back to unsafe areas reports Smart News.
The new Turkish operation will target Kurdish militants in Tel Abyad, in north central Syria, and Tel Rifat, in north eastern Syria reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Following the recent election in Istanbul, Syrians living in Turkey are set to face increased pressure and scrutiny of their residency and living arrangements writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
An upsurge in hatred towards Syrians living in Turkey has led to a number of hashtags become popular, which call for Syrians to leave reports Hurriya Press.
A new committee has been proposed, which would combine representatives from Kurdish and Arab groups and that could also include the formation of a new joint opposition force writes Al-Modon.
Following the victory of opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu for Istanbul mayor, an anti-Syrian hashtag started trending on Twitter reports Al-Modon.
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