Syrian opposition chief: US sanctions a deterrent for Turkish proxy fighters - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Oct 7, 2021

A Syrian man walks past destruction in the northern city of Aleppo on March 22, 2013. — A Syrian man walks past destruction in the northern city of Aleppo on March 22, 2013. The UN lamented the escalating violence in Syria and extended a probe into widespread human rights violations in the war-torn country. — BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images

State Department remains concerned by Turkey’s proxy fighters in northern Syria

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Eastern Syria fighters accused of brutality after videos emerge

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Hevrin Khalaf's mother, Souad Mohammad, is seen with an image of her daughter in this undated photo.

US sanctions on Turkey-backed Syria faction offer solace to Kurdish victims

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 22: A view of Sincan Penal Institutions Campus on April 22, 2020 in Ankara, Turkey. Guardians and institution employees wearing masks and gloves and following the social distance rules, are working for 15 days at the prison. After being subjected to the isolation process, officers are working before going to their homes without seeing their families for about a month. As well as throughout the country, also in capital Ankara, guardians and institution employees stay in places of publi

Syrians held in Turkish prison 'in breach of international law,' advocates say

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture