A-Infos (en) UK, AFED, Organise - (A) REPORT FROM NES - JUNE Monthly highlights (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Last Afrin convoy ---- The eighth and final convoy, departing from 
Derik, Girkê Legê, and Qamishlo, has set off towards Afrin. ---- Deputy 
Commander of the Internal Security Forces of Hasakah Province, Mahmud 
Xelil said that there are still about 1200 displaced families and that 
the hope and desire is for all displaced people to return to their 
cities. He also mentioned that there is plan in place for people to 
return to Serekaniye after the city is cleared of mines.
Attacks in Kobane countryside
On June 10th, after a discussion between a kurdish shepherd and and arab 
shepherd in the Kobane countryside, some armed groups exploited these 
tensions and attempted an incursion in the villages of Ashme and Avenia. 
The armed groups framed themselves as arab tribes, but several sources 
reported support from Turkish intelligence to them. Assayish responded 
to repel the attacks, which triggered further deployments and 
escalation. After few days of tensions the situation calmed down, but 
tensions are still high and could easily escalate again.

ISIS attacks in STG controlled areas
On June 14th a car bomb exploded in Al-Bab, a city in the eastern 
countryside of Aleppo. Local sources said the explosion took place near 
the Al-Nasir mosque near the central roundabout. Initial reports 
indicate that there were injuries in the incident. According to sources, 
the bomb was planted in the car of a commander of the Ministry of Defense.

On June 15th two ISIS members attacked a General Security checkpoint in 
Raqqa city. Clashes erupted between General Security forces and ISIS 
members inside the checkpoint. During the clash, one of the ISIS members 
detonated a bomb killing 2 members of the ministry of defense forces and 
injuring more. A second ISIS fighter was killed in the clashes

Mobs harrassing Alawites and dissidents
Most major cities in Syria are witnessing big mobs that are attacking 
and looting houses, burning cars and shops. They target population they 
accuse of "Shabiha", a term formerly used to describe Assad regime 
affiliated individuals, but that has now become used to describe 
minorities like Alawites, as well as critical voices or other 
individuals not in line with the Sharaa-Government. Palmyra, Damascus, 
Homs and Hama have been the main centers of such pogroms.

Wild fires threatening the harvest season
June is the season of harvest for wheat, a very important source of 
income for thousands of farmers in Syria. Every summer, wild fires 
threaten the harvests and lives of many farmes. Some of these fires are 
started by agents of different groups to increase tensions and create 
chaos. ISIS and Turkey are known for pursuing such strategy. To prevent 
that, farmers organize special security teams to keep watch of the 
fields. In the surroundings of Til Temir Turkish soldiers of a nearby 
Turkish military base open fire against fields, starting a fire that 
destroyed many fields, sparking protests among local farmers.

Al-Sharaa appoints last 70 members Syria's new parliament
The last 70 of the 210 members of the new Syrian parliament have been 
directly appointed by Ahmed al Sharaa. The elections did not bring many 
relevant surprises, ending up with a parliament with a majotiry of arab 
population and a 11% of women, far away from the 20% minimum promised 
and the ethnic diversity that was pledged.

Syria-Lebanon build up tension
For some time, intelligence reports are hinting efforts from western 
powers to support a potential intervention of the new Syrian army 
against Hezbollah in Lebanon. This month, several meetings of high 
ranking officials took place discussing the situation of Lebanon with 
Syrian officials, Donald Trump confirmed that he had spoken with 
al-Sharaa about Hezbollah. When asked whether the Syrian leader was 
prepared to confront the Lebanese armed group, Trump replied that he 
would address the matter at a later time. The comments came a day after 
Trump criticized Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah, accusing 
it of causing excessive civilian casualties while failing to achieve its 
objectives.

"I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah, because to 
be honest with you, I think they do a better job of doing it," Trump said.

Clashes in Rojhilat
In late June, in the eastern Kurdistan region in Iran, IRCG forces 
launched attacks against camps of YRK (apoist guerrilla forces in 
Rojhilat) close to Mahabat city. Kurdish militants responded to the 
attacks and deaths are already reported on both sides. Information is 
not very clear yet about the current situation, it is not clear if the 
tensions will continue to escalate.

Building autonomy gathering
In early June the gathering "Building autonomy" took place near 
Barcelona in Spain. The gathering brought together several European 
groups and organizations, continuing discussions and works lined out 
during the Peoples Platform gathering last year in Vienna. This is one 
more example of how international solidarity initiatives continue 
working and developing networks of solidarity and international 
resistance partly inspired by the revolutionary struggle of the Kurdish 
Liberation Movement.

Evaluation
The newly elected Syrian Parliament is a good example of the empty 
promises of this transitional government. Democracy, ethnic diversity 
and even women participation was emphasized in their propaganda, 
specially when talking for western media. None of that is visible in the 
new Syrian parliament. The promises of a liberal democracy are becoming 
only true in relation with economical policies, that is opening more and 
more to the investments of western companies and gulf states. Hopes for 
a democratization of Syria are fading out with every month that goes on.

Mobs harassing Alawite minorities and dissident voices continue in every 
major city. Prices are skyrocketing to impossible levels for most of the 
Syrian population. Democratic reforms promised are not arriving - and 
will never. In a Middle East on fire, focused now on the victories of 
Iran in Hormuz but also on the brutalities of Israel in Palestine and 
Lebanon, Syria is not on the news. The transitional government has no 
need to fake anymore, because no one is looking.

There are many concerning developments that continue on a dangerous 
path: ISIS activities and attacks are increasing, Turkish military 
expansion over Syrian territory, Israel's further expansion in southern 
Syria. The revolution of Rojava proved that democratic autonomy brings 
power back to the people, creating better conditions and important steps 
towards a free life. The attacks against north-east Syria are seriously 
hindering all those important steps.

There is some good news, which are the result of the struggles of the 
people. Damascus will recognize degrees obtained in the AANES education 
system. Students will also be able to partake in the middle and high 
school graduation exams in 2026 and 2027. This is part of an effort to 
unify the education system. Another development is that soldiers of SDF 
returned to northern Syria after a short education for standardization 
of competences in Damascus, ensuring a degree of self-defense capacity 
in the northern regions.

On a wider scale, Turkish intelligence (MIT) is clearly putting efforts 
to consolidate their regional influence not only in Syria but also in 
Iraq and even in Iran. That is seen by KCK as an attempt to put in 
motion plans for a further war against the Kurdish Liberation Movement. 
The peace process initiated by Abdullah Ocalan calling for a disarmament 
and dissolution of PKK is being stalled by the Turkish State, not making 
any steps further in the negotiations.

As we are finishing to review these updates, a bomb exploded on a cafe 
in Damascus. This also raises alarms once again about the growing threat 
of ISIS attacks, which continues to grow. With increasing numbers of 
ISIS detainees who escaped prisons during the takeover of the 
transitional government, it is not clear how many of them made their way 
to other places in Africa and Europe. Violent islamist groups are 
expanding their influence and even territorial control in Africa, and it 
is probably just a matter of time until they start their efforts once 
again to hit targets in the western world. We need to be able to respond 
to those attacks with a revolutionary perspective, not feeding the 
growing narratives of islamophobia and racism that far right movements 
are exploiting. We have difficult times ahead, and we need to be ready 
for that.

Revolutionary greetings!

https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2026/07/02/a-report-from-nes-june/
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