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@LindseySnell spoke to disillusioned fighters in Turkish-occupied #Afrin, #Syria, who testify to Turkey’s baseless invasion of the region and the abuse, arrest, theft from, and torture of the local population by Turkish-backed militants.

Doctors in #Syria’s #Hasakah, including the director of a 24-hour health clinic, say that people must abide by decisions issued by the Autonomous Administration to fight #coronavirus.

Single, divorced, and even Palestinian residents of #Syria’s #Damascus say the smart card system, designed to distribute aid fairly, has deprived them of basic necessities.

The total number of returnees at that time was about 7,500 #Iraqi refugees, according to Suleiman Hammadi, former head of the Iraqi Council within the #Hawl Camp.

Residents of #Syria’s #Damascus criticize the closure of schools, saying that the government shuttered schools and universities for economic rather than pandemic-related reasons

Residents of #Syria’s al-Bab fear that the opening of crossings between government and opposition-held areas will allow government forces to escalate military

The Autonomous Administration opened the first university in its areas, in #Afrin in August 2015, then Rojava University in #Qamishli in 2016, and later #Kobani University in 2017.

Areas of northwest #Syria are included in the ceasefire agreement signed by #Turkey and #Russia in March 2020, after a military campaign in the region. #SNA #SAA #HTS

The total number of recorded #coronavirus infections in #Syria’s opposition-held areas has risen to 21,394, including 638 deaths and about 19,565 recoveries.

The operation targeted the escapees from the "Eager Lion" operation in Qarajokh hills in Makhmur, southeastern #Mosul, in March. #Iraq #ISIS