Damascus-affiliated factions commit a massacre in the countryside of Kobani, killing five civilians
Damascus-affiliated factions committed a horrific massacre in the village of Kharab Ashk, located southeast of the city of Kobani, following intense shelling that targeted the village using artillery, tanks, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The attack resulted in the martyrdom of five civilians and the injury of five others, all members of the Bozan family.
The shelling also led to the complete destruction of the family’s home, as the wounded were transferred to hospitals for medical treatment, while the bodies of the martyrs remain under the rubble due to the intensity of the bombardment.
Update – A child was killed and three others were injured as a result of ongoing artillery shelling carried out by Damascus factions on the village of Al-Qasimiya west of Kobani, in a clear violation of the ceasefire extension agreement.
Since the early morning hours, Damascus factions have launched attacks on the villages of Zirk and Al-Qasimiya west of Kobani, in addition to the village of Chalabiya in the southeast of the city, in a dangerous escalation that came just hours after the ceasefire extension agreement was reached.
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Tarsus Gazipaşa Mahallesindeki Rojava eylemimizin ardından dağılan gençlerimize yönelik silah sıkan caninin biri, evinin balkonundaki 24 yaşındaki Kobanê’li Baran Abdi’yi başından vurarak katletti.
لقد قدمت بعض الوسائل الإعلامية هذا الشخص مؤخراً على أنه طبيب محتجز في مخيم الهول شرقي الحسكة، بينما وصفته قناة إعلامية لاحقاً كمدني. إلا أن لقطات أقدم، صُوّرت لشبكة الفرات، تظهره بوضوح بالزي العسكري بين صفوف تنظيم داعش وهو يؤدي البيعة للتنظيم الإرهابي.
نفس الشخص، نفس الوجه، لكن القصة تتغير بحسب الرواية التي يراد تمريرها.
هذا التناقض يكشف محاولات بعض الجهات لإعادة تلميع صورة إرهابيي داعش وتضليل الرأي العام والتغطية على جريمة الإفراج عنهم من قبل سلطات حكومة دمشق عقب سيطرتها على تلك المواقع.
🔴Facts About ISIS-Linked Children Held in SDF Facilities
In recent days, a deliberate attempt has been made to shape public opinion around the issue of ISIS-linked children held in facilities under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). These debates are being instrumentalized to overshadow the public outrage caused by the release of ISIS detainees from Eqtan Prison following Raqqa’s capture by armed groups.
First of all, one point must be made absolutely clear:
These children are neither “suddenly discovered innocent individuals” nor are they being arbitrarily detained. What we are facing is a long-standing international security and rehabilitation crisis that has yet to be resolved.
Some of these children were captured while preparing suicide bomb attacks. Others directly participated in combat within ISIS ranks. A significant number grew up in places such as al-Hol Camp, indoctrinated with radical jihadist ideology. Some were subjected to systematic sexual abuse under the pretext of “producing children for the caliphate.” These children have been forcibly stripped of their childhood and raised under severe trauma.
They were not randomly gathered by the SDF. They were taken under control for security and rehabilitation purposes with the knowledge and approval of the International Coalition.
According to a report published by Sky News three years ago, facilities under SDF control held:
•Approximately 400 Syrian children,
•200 Iraqi children, and
•100 children of various other nationalities,
bringing the total to between 700 and 850 children.
These figures are neither secret nor leaked. They are based on official reports published by international media outlets and organizations.
Human rights organizations rightly criticize the deprivation of liberty of children. However, international law provides exceptional legal frameworks in situations involving armed conflict and terrorism-related crimes. For this reason, no international legal body has sanctioned the SDF over this issue, as the situation falls within these exceptional provisions.
Three years ago, the SDF, together with Mazloum Abdi, issued a documented and public appeal to the international community, stating clearly that:
•Children are held in separate facilities from adults,
•Their conditions are monitored by UNICEF, and
•The primary need is the establishment of rehabilitation centers.
The same appeal also emphasized that the United Nations and UNICEF have been insufficient in fulfilling their responsibilities, despite repeated calls for action.
This situation is not new. Six years ago, a media outlet unaffiliated with the SDF and close to the al-Julani administration produced a documentary on ISIS-affiliated women in al-Hol Camp. Its title summarized the reality clearly:
“We have instilled our ideology in our children.”
Therefore, the issue cannot be reduced to a simplistic narrative of “innocent children.” What exists is a deeply inherited extremist ideology and a tangible security threat.
As Human Rights Watch has clearly stated, the solution is straightforward:
Every state must repatriate not only its children held in SDF facilities but also their families, and take full responsibility for their rehabilitation processes.
Today’s media noise does not serve the best interests of the children. Instead, it conceals the evasion of responsibility by states and international institutions.
The SDF cannot and should not be turned into a scapegoat for this global failure.
This child died in a nursery in the city of Kobani due to oxygen deprivation yesterday.
The Syrian Government is using the siege as a war tactic, during what was supposed to be a ceasefire.
We need the international community to force a humanitarian corridor to Kobani TODAY.
Kobane is under siege by the Syrian government.
Civilians with no food, no water.
In the city where the US and Kurds dealt ISIS its first defeat, together.
We call on the international community to create a humanitarian corridor for Kobane, NOW.
#HumanitarianCorridor4Kobane
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Following the departure of Kurdish forces from al-Qaptan prison in Raqqa, thousands of ISIS prisoners were seen released from the prison. The main doors of the prison camp were opened as seen the footage.
9 Killed, 20 Wounded
Raqqa | Siege of al-Aktan Prison
They went, fully aware.
They knew a major assault was coming—one aimed at freeing two thousand ISIS detainees. Yet they did not hesitate. As they moved toward al-Aktan Prison, they understood that what they were defending was not merely a building: if those walls fell, it would not only be the gates that opened, but the future of the entire region.
The attack came. The fighting began.
Throughout days of siege, the prison remained standing. The defenders were surrounded—there was no food, no rest, no retreat. And still, there was no surrender. Hour after hour, they held their ground to prevent a far greater catastrophe waiting outside from breaking in.
Despite the declared ceasefire, the bombardment by jihadist groups did not stop. The objective was clear: to free ISIS prisoners and trigger a total collapse of security in the area. In response, the defending forces kept the perimeter under control, erecting a barrier against a chain reaction of disaster.
For six days, coordination with the international coalition for the transfer of detainees was said to be ongoing. But as time passed, the implementation never materialized. That void was filled with blood on the front lines.
As of January 19, the toll was heavy:
9 were killed, 20 were wounded.
They lost their lives so that the world might be a better place.
To stand in the way of a massacre, of a new darkness, of another wave of violence…
Their names may not have made the headlines, but the line they held saved the lives of thousands.
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#Syria: An #ISIS cell within al-Jolani army admits to opening the gates of al-Hol Camp (ISIS detention camp) and hints at a Palmyra operation against U.S. forces
A cell made up of remnants of ISIS terrorists within the army of al-Jolani (aka. Ahmed alSharaa) sang a chant in which they admitted to opening the gates of al-Hol Camp for ISIS families (which also holds men), and hinted at an operation in #Palmyra against American soldiers.
Text of the chant (translated literally):
Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor—we liberated them,
Hasakah—we are coming to it today.
Al-Hol Camp—we opened it,
The PKK forces—we blew them up.
Qamishli—today we mobilized for it,
The SDF forces—we killed them.
With AK weapons—we brought it about,
And we delivered the message to Mazloum Abdi.
And From Palmyra—we came today,
And the leaders of Abu Fares—we liberated them.
Kabwa Shasad (unknown words)—we are coming to them,
And today we reached our Jazira
(Jazira means the area east of the Euphrates)
A Syrian fighter inside the city of Raqqa is heard reciting verses attributed to Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the former ISIS spokesman killed in 2016 during battles in Aleppo.
An important video, which has largely gone unnoticed so far in the media:
A journalist affiliated with Julani regime explaining that negotiations with Kurdish fighters over the Aqtan prison in Raqqa, where high-ranking ISIS prisoners are being held, have failed because the Kurdish fighters demanded that the prison be taken over by a US-led international coalition.
This was rejected by the Julani regime. The Julani regime wants to take over the prison without the participation of the US-led international coalition. They admit this in their own media outlets.
The question is why would the Julani regime reject that if they are now part of the US-led International coalition against ISIS? Maybe so they can release them?