🦄 Global

Questions Remain After Syria – Rojava Integration Deal

On March 10, 2025 the Syrian transitional government inked a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that will have them integrated into the Syrian military by the end of 2025. The agreement is part of wider efforts to unify and integrate all of…

🦄 Eco

Building Autonomy Through Ecology in Rojava

Rojava – After almost seven years since the war in Syria began, battles between Kurdish-led democratic forces (SDF/YPG/YPJ) and Daesh (IS) have left the Islamic State nearly defeated throughout the region.

When Rojava was liberated from direct Syrian government control in summer 2012, this set…

🦄 Borders & Migration, Community

Kobane Rebuilds as ISIL Control Diminishes in Syria

Democratic Federation of Northern Syria – Communities across northern Syria have begun to rebuild following the cessation of six years’ worth of conflict that transformed once-thriving areas into bombed-out ghost cities.
Battles between hardened fighters from the Islamic State of the Levant (ISIL) continue around…