YPG Conscription Law Mirrors Regime Military Draft
Kurdish self-administration proposes “compulsory service” draft law requiring youths to join the People’s Protection Units
Kurdish self-administration proposes “compulsory service” draft law requiring youths to join the People’s Protection Units
At least 11 dead and nine more wounded in attack on the western entrance of Tel Tamer
Kurdish patrols supervise the demolition of 10 Arab properties in the northern province of Hassakeh
Documents suggest Assad regime’s collaboration with separatist ethnic militias is an effort to secure Syria’s oil fields
Reported displacement of Arabs and Turkmen in countryside of Hassakeh and Raqqa comes as part of a systematic plan to form a united Kurdish canton, religious authority says
Kurdish units say fighting continues as ISIS fighters attempt to retake towns in the countryside of Raqqa
By the time Samah’s family got out, ISIS fighters had already entered the next village
The People’s Protection Units serve all Syrians – not only Kurds, says YPG commander
Mamlouk meets with Arab tribal leaders and security officials on secret visit to the northern Syrian city, activist says
Kurdish YPG forces prepared to unite under a new national Syrian army, says Democratic Union Party spokesperson
“If it is proven that PYD and YPG forces have formally participated in violations, I will be at the forefront of warriors fighting against them”, says Colonel Agidi
Continued YPG violations in Hassakeh will ignite conflict between components of Syrian society, encouraging sectarian and ethnic extremism, coalition says
Shadadi witnesses its second regime attack in a number of weeks after Kurdish militias recently regained the small tribal town from ISIS fighters
Regime dismisses Gen. Khadour after allied Kurdish militias call for change of command
New committee to investigate situation in the volatile area of northeastern Syria, disputed by a number of factions including Kurds, regime forces and ISIS
Kurdish forces kill young man, denying family access to his body after refusal to accept forced recruitment in Hassakeh
Peshmerga and PKK forces kill eight civilians, including four children, in Hassakeh
The PYD leader denied any cooperation with the Syrian regime
Government forces, the armed opposition, ISIS, and the Kurds all now include female militants
Agreement comes after IS took control over regions in the surrounding of Azaz in the north east of Aleppo
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