On Friday, April 13, 2018, armed members of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) stormed the private house of Ni’mat Dawud and abducted the chairman of the Kurdish Democratic Equality Party in Syria and member of the Kurdish National Council’s (KNC) five-member executive committee. His current whereabouts is unknown. Just two weeks ago, on April 2, […]
Continue reading Ni’mat Dawud kidnapped by PYD – persecution of KNC leadership continuesRefugees from Efrin trapped between the fronts
From 3 to 10 April 2018 around 1,000 families were stuck between the fronts near the city of Efrin. With around four to five hundred vehicles they were located on a road between the troops of the Syrian regime and the PYD in the south, and the Turkish-controlled region around Efrin in the north. According […]
Continue reading Refugees from Efrin trapped between the frontsKurdish National Council in Syria condemns the PYD’s allegations against Biro and Aliko
On 31 March 2018 the PYD’s so-called Executive Council of Al Jazira Province held its 5th session. In the closing statement of the meeting, the PYD accuses Yekiti party leader and former chairman of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) Ibrahim Biro and Fuad Aliko, who is member of the political committee of the […]
Continue reading Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns the PYD’s allegations against Biro and AlikoBoard Member of the Kurdish National Council in Syria kidnapped by Asayîş
Faisal Yusuf, a member of the Executive Committee of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC), was kidnapped on 2nd of April 2018 by members of the PYD intelligence in Qamişhlo and taken to an unknown location. At around 1:30 am, three cars with armed Asayîş staff arrived at the private house of Faisal Yusuf […]
Continue reading Board Member of the Kurdish National Council in Syria kidnapped by AsayîşNew Executive Committee of the KNC Elected
On December 10, 2017, the Council of the Kurdish National Council held a meeting in a village close to al-Qamislo, where a new executive committee has been elected. The meeting was attended by 67 people. Each member party of the Kurdish National Council (KNC) was able to participate with three representatives. In addition, independent persons, […]
Continue reading New Executive Committee of the KNC ElectedCommentary on the Final Declaration of the Syrian Opposition in Riyadh
In September 2016, the High Negotiation Committee (HNC) of the Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces published a document, the so-called “Executive Framework for a Political Solution,” that outlines its views regarding a future Syrian state. Due to various aspects, the members of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC), as well as representatives of other […]
Continue reading Commentary on the Final Declaration of the Syrian Opposition in RiyadhFinal Declaration of the Extended Conference of the Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
Riyadh, 22.- 23. November 2017 The second Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Conference was held in Riyadh from 22 to 23 November 2017. It was attended by representatives of the opposition and revolution, independents, as well as by military groups, civil society, and local and community council members from all parts of Syrian society. The aim […]
Continue reading Final Declaration of the Extended Conference of the Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition ForcesReport of a Kidnapping
By Nashaat Zaza, Member of the Politburo of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan-Syria (KDP-S) On October 5, 2017 I attended a meeting of the KDP-S in Dêrik (Arabic: Al-Malikiyah). Also present were some members of the Central Committee, as well as other members of the politburo. During our meeting a colleague called us in order […]
Continue reading Report of a KidnappingIstanbul-Paper III – Cornerstones of a Syrian Constitution
During the fourth dialogue workshop in Istanbul, members of various groups of the Syrian opposition worked for four days intensively on the cornerstones of a future constitution for Syria. Their discussion was based on the Istanbul-Paper II, which summarizes the results of the workshop from May 2017 in 23 points. The participants worked through seven […]
Continue reading Istanbul-Paper III – Cornerstones of a Syrian Constitution4th Dialogue Workshop participants discuss cornerstones of Syrian draft constitution
From 9 to 14 November 2017, members of various groups of the Syrian opposition gathered in Istanbul to work together on the cornerstones of a future constitution for Syria. The participants originate from the Syrian societal groups of the Kurds, Yazidis, Druze, Assyrians, Turkmens and Nazeheen and thus reflected the diversity of the Syrian society. […]
Continue reading 4th Dialogue Workshop participants discuss cornerstones of Syrian draft constitution