Rojava Pushed to the Brink as Syrian Government Advances
The Syrian government initiated a full-scale invasion of Rojava, starting with the Kurdish-dominated neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyah in Aleppo city.
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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…
A People on the Brink: Life and Death in Dheisheh Camp – PT. 2
The following is part 2 of our article series documenting conditions at Dheisheh refugee camp in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, where independent journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor Brendan Dunn, spent time in 2023 and 2024 collecting stories from Palestinian activists resisting the ongoing Israeli…
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Syrian Rebels Topple Assad Dynasty; Establish Transitional Government
On December 7, 2024, Syrian revolutionaries entered their nation’s capital of Damascus completely unopposed as thousands of Syrian Arab Army soldiers continued their steady withdrawal from their defensive positions, and the army all together. The rebels’ surprise offensive overthrew five decades of Assad family rule…
‘We Want Justice’: One Year Since the Pylos Shipwreck
A year after the Pylos shipwreck, one of the deadliest shipwrecks in modern history, relatives and survivors protest in Athens. Some of the survivors say a Greek Coast Guard vessel attempted to tow the fishing boat carrying 750 refugees and migrants and caused the shipwreck.
Syrians Facing Expulsions at Home and Abroad
Over the last two years, the persecution of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has increased to terrifying levels. Whether due to violent rhetoric from the state or political parties, or direct assaults by petty militiamen, the safety of all Syrians in Lebanon is imperiled.
With mainstream…
Shahba, Syria: Survival as Resistance
Shahba and the wider Aleppo area have been the most damaged by the ongoing war, as it was the worst-hit during the clashes between warring parties. For years subjected to infrastructure bombing, the 2023 earthquake made it even worse.