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The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) announced on Saturday boycotting the parliamentary elections held by the Syrian government, calling for creating a suitable ground for a real political transition.

The High Electoral Commission of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced on Thursday postponing the municipal elections in Northeast Syria.

In anticipation of the forthcoming municipal elections in NES, planned for 11th of June 2024, the DAANES passed a new law specifying its system of municipalities and federations of municipalities.

The High Electoral Commission in the North and East Syria region called on international governmental and non-governmental organizations to monitor the progress of the electoral process for electing municipalities in the region.

33 political parties in NE Syria slammed the so-called judicial rulings of the Turkish authorities against Kurdish politicians who supported the Kobani resistance, and demanded a just, democratic solution to the Kurdish issue.

Turkish authorities opened on Sunday a number of kindergartens in the city of Afrin, northwest Syria, to teach Syrian children the Turkish language and culture.

A European official said on Monday the European Union (EU) confirms the political solution for the Syrian conflict according to the United Nations resolutions.

The United Nations does not recognize the internally displaced persons from Afrin, Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), and Tel Abyad, northwest and northeast Syria, and does not provide any kind of support to them, an official in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Wednesday.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) urged on Saturday the international community to resolve the issue of the Islamic State (ISIS) detainees in Northeast Syria and repatriate their nationals or establish of an international court to hold them accountable.

Turkish aerial attacks on Northeast Syria that destroyed infrastructure and killed civilians may amount to war crimes, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria (IICI) said in a report on Monday.

A delegation from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and officials of the Italian Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee discussed on Thursday the security and humanitarian challenges facing north and east Syria in light of the Islamic State (ISIS) activities and Turkish attacks.

After human rights activists from Northeast Syria were marginalized in the Seventh Brussels Conference, this year they aim to gain more international recognition and actively participate in the upcoming Eighth Brussels Conference scheduled to be held in less than a month.

RAQQA, Syria – The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) urged on Saturday the international community and the Arab League to take action to end the “Turkish occupation” of the Afrin region and other Syrian areas.

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The AANES announced on Wednesday in a press conference the new social contract, which was approved a day earlier by a majority. The contract has been formulated after a series of meetings and years of work, said the AANES statement.

Badran Chiya Kurd, an official of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), said the recent Turkish attacks in northern and northeastern Syria aimed to support the Islamic State (ISIS) and destabilize the AANES-held areas.

The Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) called, on Thursday, human rights, international, and humanitarian institutions, as well as fact-finding committees, to work towards conducting a clear, transparent, and impartial investigation regarding massacres and violations committed by Turkey in northeast Syria.

Abdi said on X that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is criticizing what is Israel doing in Palestine while he is doing the same in northeast Syria.

In a new escalation of Turkish aggression on Syrian territory, Turkish warplanes and drones launched airstrikes on various areas in northeast Syria, targeting infrastructure and civilian facilities.

The Department of Foreign Relations of AANES shares to the public media the evaluations on current attacks made by Turkish warplanes and drones on basic infrastructure as hospitals, energy and gas plants.