The eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zour is witnessing growing tensions between the Syrian Government and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AA), which is the civilian government corresponding to the areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Although these tensions hav...

Over the past week, forces belonging to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), a major constituent of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have begun withdrawing from the Ras al-Ain region in north-eastern Syria in preparation for the implementation of the US-Turkish admi...