(2026-01-25). 'Your solidarity is part of our self-defense': Two urgent calls from Rojava for global solidarity. links.org.au 
Two urgent calls for solidarity with the Rojavan revolution, one initiated by Women for Rovaja and RiseUp4Rojava, the other from universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria.
(2026-01-25). Life-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town: UN. al-monitor.com A UN humanitarian convoy arrived Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, which has been filled recently with people displaced by clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.Earlier Sunday, Syria's military said it had opened a humanitarian corridor to the town, also known as Ain al-Arab in Arabic and once a symbol of Kurdish fighters' victory against Islamic State group (IS) jihadists.The aid came as the Syrian authorities and Kurdish forces extended a ceasefire agreement after Kurdish forces relinquished swathes of territory to government troops.
(2026-01-25). Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Northeast Escalation. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Syrian security forces take control of al-Hol camp in the desert region of al-Hasakah Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026, following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces the previous day. | © 2026 Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via AP Photo…
(2026-01-25). Syrian troops, Kurdish forces poised on front lines as truce deadline looms. al-monitor.com By Orhan Qereman and Khalil AshawiQAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Syrian troops and Kurdish forces were massed on opposing sides of front lines in northern Syria on Saturday, as the clock ticked down to an evening deadline that would determine whether they resume fighting or lay down their arms.Neighbouring Turkey, as well as some officials in Syria, said late on Friday that the deadline could be extended.
(2026-01-25). Turkey pro-Kurd party urges end to Kobane siege. al-monitor.com Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy".The situation in Kobane had escalated from a crisis into a "deadly catastrophe", DEM said after sending a delegation to visit northeastern Syria which over the past week has been targeted by a major Syrian military offensive. The Kurdish-held city, which is also known as Ain al-Arab, is surrounded by the Turkish border to its north and government forces on all sides.
(2026-01-25). in a Syrian refugee tale wows Sundance. al-monitor.com As a million Syrians fled their country's devastating civil war in 2015, directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes headed to Turkey where they would meet a young girl who encapsulated the contradictions of this enormous migration.In Ismir, they met Isra'a, a then-11-year-old girl whose family had left Aleppo as bombs rained down on the city, and who would become the subject of their documentary "One In A Million," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.