Rojava Accuses Syrian Regime of Evading Responsibilities, Asserts its Independence

A Syrian fighter mans a security checkpoint before an approaching motorcycle outside Ain Issa in Syria's northern Raqqa province. (File photo: AFP)
A Syrian fighter mans a security checkpoint before an approaching motorcycle outside Ain Issa in Syria's northern Raqqa province. (File photo: AFP)
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Rojava Accuses Syrian Regime of Evading Responsibilities, Asserts its Independence

A Syrian fighter mans a security checkpoint before an approaching motorcycle outside Ain Issa in Syria's northern Raqqa province. (File photo: AFP)
A Syrian fighter mans a security checkpoint before an approaching motorcycle outside Ain Issa in Syria's northern Raqqa province. (File photo: AFP)

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, accused the Syrian regime of evading its responsibilities and directing public attention to issues and matters that lack credibility.

The Syrian regime continues to use politics to distract the public opinion, read Rojava’s statement, asserting that any talk of a conspiracy is an attempt to evade its duties and postpone the solution.

The statement was issued after Damascus sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General and the Security Council regarding the airstrikes on Deir Ezzor and Abu Kamal.

Head of the Office of Rojava’s External Relations Abdulkarim Omar asserted that the administration is independent in its political and military decisions.

Abdulkarim noted that the regime should abandon the policies and language that impede dialogue and any efforts for reaching a solution, warning that they only deepen the crisis in Syria.

He indicated that the regime cooperated with Turkey allowing it to take more Syrian lands, further expanding Ankara’s occupation.

The Autonomous Administration will continue to work within the goals and principles it believes in for a democratic, pluralistic, and decentralized Syria, asserted Abdulkarim

In a statement issued last Wednesday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry reiterated that it continues to reserve the right to respond to Israel’s frequent and escalating attacks on the country which target military positions of Iranian and regime forces.

It accused the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of “repressing the people of Syria in areas under their control”.

“Syria confirms that the Israeli aggression on positions in Deir Ezzor province coincides with SDF’s criminal and repressing practices against the Syrian people in al-Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, and al-Raqqah.”

The US embassy in Damascus issued a statement on its Facebook page announcing its support for the intra-Kurdish talks.

“The United States supports the ongoing Syrian Intra-Kurdish Dialogue and looks forward to its continued progress. These discussions support and complement the broader political process under UNSCR 2254 toward securing a brighter future for all Syrians.”



EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

The European Union on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, AFP reported.

"The European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel's security cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. This move is another step in the wrong direction," EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists.


Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

The atrocities unleashed on El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the United Nations said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in the neighbouring Kordofan region.

 

"My office sounded the alarm about the risk of mass atrocities in the besieged city of El-Fasher for more than a year ... but our warnings were ignored," UN rights chief Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

 

He added that he was now "extremely concerned that these violations and abuses may be repeated in the Kordofan region".

 

 

 

 


Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned decisions by Israeli occupation authorities to impose fundamental changes on the legal and administrative status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and signed agreements, SPA reported.

In a statement, the Arab League said the measures include facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian property and transferring planning and licensing authorities in the city of Hebron and the area surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque to occupation authorities.

It warned of the serious repercussions of these actions on the rights of the Palestinian people and on Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The statement reaffirmed the Arab League’s firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.