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The US abandonment of the Kurds and the Turkish invasion in Northern Syria has sparked fresh conflict and humanitarian crisis in Northern Syria.
Our Assistant Editor Anjana Sankar is on the ground in Syria where a fragile ceasefire has temporarily stopped escalation of violence but the threat from hundreds of Daesh militants held in Kurdish jails sparks serious security concerns.
Follow our coverage from Northern Iraq and Syria where thousands have been rendered homeless due to war and sectarian violence:
Saturday, December 21
#KTinSyria: Here's a special 'love you' message for Bollywood's @iamsrk from a military camp in #Syria. These battle-hardened Kurdish women fighters went weak in the knees when I mentioned your name. They want you to say that you love them too. #Bollywood #SyriaFriday, December 20
Video: @Asankar pic.twitter.com/iUJWMv0umF
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: I could see Syrian regime flags outside this SDF military post. It is for the first time in the last five years that SDF has agreed to let the regime forces inside their territory in the face of a Turkish invasion.
Video by @Asankar/KT Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd pic.twitter.com/f4XLnVm74U
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: I visited the #SDF military post in #TalTamer which is hardly a kilometre away from the battle line where artillery exchanges are still happening especially at night between #Turkish-based militias and #SDF.
Video by @Asankar/ KT Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria pic.twitter.com/nJefmT4Hts
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: I visited the #SDF military post in #TalTamer which is hardly a kilometre away from the battle line where artillery exchanges are still happening especially at night between #Turkish-based militias and #SDF.
Video by @Asankar/ KT Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria pic.twitter.com/nJefmT4Hts
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: #SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) fighters stand guard at this military post in #TalTamer where battle lines are drawn between #Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces.
Video by @Asankar | Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria pic.twitter.com/niJZAmkrlU
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: We saw #Russian fighter jets hovering in the sky in #TalTamer. Russian and Syrian regime forces are jointly patrolling the border following a ceasefire agreement with #Turkey.
Video by @Asankar/KT | Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria pic.twitter.com/rTSq8JJ3qC
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: I was escorted by an #SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) fighter to the frontlines of the ongoing conflict with Turkey. We drove from Hasakah to Tal Tamer where there are ongoing clashes between Turkey-backed militias and SDF. (Video by @Asankar | https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd) pic.twitter.com/wAXV05zusZ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 21, 2019
#KTinSyria: Inside a Daesh prison in Northern Syria. I was worried about not wearing a hijab, and these are hardcore radicals who have killed and raped women for not adhering to their version of social etiquette. To be in the same room with them did get me nervous. By @Asankar pic.twitter.com/NbxKTNGpqG
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: This Kurdish commander is the head of the prison I visited in Syria. He said most prisoners are radicals, waiting to break free. They are not allowed to step out of their cells as food is given to them through a small window. Each cell has toilets. Photo by @Asankar pic.twitter.com/jeTcTBBuQT
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Inside a Daesh prison in Syria. A hooded prison guard explains to me how they risk their lives while on duty as the terrorists they guard are dangerous and can mount an attack on them any time. Photo by @Asankar pic.twitter.com/SGdJs4bQvV
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: A foreign Daesh fighter, who is wounded, is under treatment at this prison in Northern Syria. Men of different nationalities fill this prison. The majority of foreign fighters in this prison is from Russia. Video by @Asankar pic.twitter.com/Wj8xZoyDVV
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Inside a Daesh prison in Syria. Our Assistant Editor @Asankar visited this prison in Hasakah in Northern Syria where 5,000 terrorists are kept under tight security. This is a hospital room inside the prison, and I saw many men who were wounded and maimed from battles. pic.twitter.com/xfFBkS94p3
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: A hospital facility inside a prison housing Daesh militants in Syria. Video by @Asankar pic.twitter.com/Hv8wjmvC5u
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: A Daesh prison in Northern Syria. Strong iron gates compartmentalise the corridor and there are two cells in each section which are numbered. #Syria KT photo: @Asankar pic.twitter.com/I7PQJQp828
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Our Assistant Editor @Asankar visited a Daesh jail in Northern Syria where 5,000 radical fighters are kept under tight security. pic.twitter.com/CYiumlAk8m
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Highly radical Daesh militants kept in a high-security prison in Northern Syria. There are around 5,000 militants in this jail that is guarded 24 hours by Kurdish forces. These men have tried to break free from their cells several times. #syria
KT photo: @Asankar pic.twitter.com/0S0ynKm8yR
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Prison guards wear hoods to cover their face for security reasons. The jailed militants have several times in the past attacked the guards inside the jail.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT photo: @Asankar pic.twitter.com/5CWQpCO9j8
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: We were advised not to go too close to shoot as these men are dangerous and could try to attack through the window.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar / KT pic.twitter.com/NSVG0aHcCf
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: There are around 5000 ISIS militants in this jail that's guarded 24 hours by Kurdish forces. These men have tried to break free from their cells several times and jail guards said they are under huge pressure to watch these men. https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/odQsOx10Zk
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: Inside the Central Prison in Hasakah where hundreds of ISIS militants are kept under high security.
Follow our blog for more updates from the ground.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar / KT pic.twitter.com/UFJLYH2SJd
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: We visited a prison in Hasakah where thousands of battle-hardened radical ISIS militants are kept under tight security by Kurdish military. There are around 80 to 100 men crammed into these rooms and the only access is through a small square window.Wednesday, December 18
KT/ @Asankar pic.twitter.com/8RYlu5C2wW
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 19, 2019
#KTinSyria: A boy sits outside his tent at the Washokani camp in Hasakah.
Khaleej Times is live on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Photo: @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/pXd84IhBci
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Thousands of children who should have been in school are forced to drop out and live in camps in deplorable conditions.
Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/lzgVZUbFQj
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Hafif, a 10-year old Syrian girl dropped out of school as her family fled from Ras al-Ain to escape the Turkish bombings. Hafif told us she wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/4NWCadQcC4
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Khalil, a resident of Ras al-Ayn says he escaped on the same evening when Turkey started bombing his village at 4pm. There were chaos and the roads were filled with people fleeing overnight to safer areas.
- https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/eJnKOUEOHH
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Khalil, a resident of Ras al-Ayn says he escaped on the same evening when Turkey started bombing his village at 4pm. There were chaos and the roads were filled with people fleeing overnight to safer areas.
- https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video: @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/eJnKOUEOHH
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria Reached Northern Syria yday. Standing at the triangle that connects Syria, Turkey and Iraq with Tigris River flowing behind me. #conflictzone #syria #reporter pic.twitter.com/UYnMiVjP55
- Anjana Sankar (@Asankar) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: We spotted these mud-caked shoes inside a tent occupied by a family in an IDP camp. They had to walk long hours to escape the war. Even inside the camp, people could be seen wading through muddy roads as the facilities in the camp are horribly poor.@Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/ITUUsCZKmF
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: More than 3500 Syrian nationals who are displaced from their hometowns are accommodated in the Washokani camp in Hasakah.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video by @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/slbE30QlNd
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Families wait for registration and other formalities inside a tent set up for the new arrivals at Washokani camp in Hasakah. With their towns under Turkish control, going back home is still a distant dream for them.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria@Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/sTE2ot6Sv2
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
Day 4 of #KTinSyria: Scenes from Hasakah.
Khaleej Times is live on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
Photos by @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/zkLO7XUMh5
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: The Washokani camp in Hasakah is struggling without basic infrastructure to cater to more than 900 families who have taken shelter there.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video by @Asankar/ KT pic.twitter.com/97CMznFjsQ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: A family huddles outside an IDP camp in Hasakah.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Photo: @Asankar /KT pic.twitter.com/FRrajlSCAf
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Despite the hardships at the camp, we saw many smiling faces of children who share their joyous love and care for each other.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video by @Asankar /KT pic.twitter.com/MnCacpUuTw
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: A school is Hasakah that serves as an IDP camp for Syrian families.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video by @Asankar /KT pic.twitter.com/QmaX37PHgi
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
Day 4 of #KTinSyria: On our way to Hasakah, we passed through an area under the Syrian regime. People are allowed free access and there are no restrictions of movement for the Kurds.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
Video by @Asankar /KT pic.twitter.com/wfkOyFYZCj
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
#KTinSyria: Scenes from Qamishli city.Tuesday, December 17
Khaleej Times is live on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 18, 2019
Day 3 of #KTinSyria: We are currently in Rojava (Northern Syria) after crossing the border from Kurdistan.
Follow our coverage from Northern Iraq and #Syria where thousands have been rendered homeless due to war and sectarian violence: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
KT/Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/ObY9s3fQhw
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 17, 2019
#KTinSyria: On the third day of Khaleej Times' coverage, our Assistant Editor Anjana Sankar is heading to Qamishli, a town in Northern Syria.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/cMtnFdv56P
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 17, 2019
Day 2 of #KTinSyria: Today we will visit the Kurdish towns that came under Turkish invasion in October and also where ISIS militants are kept in high-security prisons guarded by Kurdish forces.
Follow our page for updates. https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/0w4NT6Yby1
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 16, 2019
#KTinSyria: A fuel station in Duhok area of Northern Iraq. Trucks count on these makeshift stations to refuel. Despite the rundown look, they have proper running meters. (KT photo: Anjana Sankar)
Blog - https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria pic.twitter.com/TBGOY1RbhD
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 16, 2019
#KTinSyria: On the second day of Khaleej Times' coverage, our Assistant Editor Anjana Sankar is heading to Northern Syria that shares borders with #Turkey.Sunday, December 15
Follow our page for updates. https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT photo: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/G56eRzEqqw
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 16, 2019
#KTinSyria: A family savours tea inside their makeshift tent inside the camp.
Follow our coverage from Northern Iraq and #Syria where thousands have been rendered homeless due to war and sectarian violence: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/0JT7hdRQPw
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Oblivious to the uncertainty around their future, children play at the refugee camp.
Khaleej Times is live on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here - https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/kPYU7A2fXI
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Mohammed Izaddeen, 20 has ended up as a refugee for the second time. He came to Iraq in 2014 at the height of ISiS violence and returned to #Syria in August 2019. Within two months, he fled Syria and now lives in the Bardarash refugee camp.
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/MXRoVjn9of
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Three-year old Ali plays near a dirty water stream in the camp. There are hundreds of children like him who are forced to live in tents and are left attended when their families are busy collecting aid.
Blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/UqtTfwyKHK
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Mohammed Hussaini, 58 is in the Bardarash camp with his five children. They are also among the fresh set of refugees who arrives in Northern Iraq. Hussaini says he wants the UN to intervene and protect Kurds from the Turks as well the Syrian regime.
KT/Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/rQgX7KBSI4
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Jihan Hajj, mother of three says her family escaped from Qamishli in October. She and her husband were teachers and now they are staring at a bleak future and have no means to educate their kids. - https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/WfaGfMFcCq
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Young men and children roamed around aimlessly at the Bardarash refugee camp. The basic facilities in the camp are hardly enough to cater to the teeming number of people. Follow our blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/2vgyiFsKUW
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: The US abandonment of the Kurds and the Turkish invasion in Northern Syria has sparked a humanitarian crisis in the region.
Our Assistant Editor Anjana Sankar is on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here. pic.twitter.com/V15Hl37Crq
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: On the first day of Khaleej Times' coverage in Northern Iraq, our Assistant Editor Anjana Sankar is headed to Bardarash refugee camp where more than 15,000 Syrian families have taken refuge after fleeing from the recent Turkish invasion.
Follow our page for updates. pic.twitter.com/Zl2vgEPUl5
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: As you travel through the Erbil Governorate of #Kurdistan, it is a different sight from the rest of #Iraq. It is peaceful and you don't see the presence of security personnel anywhere except at a few checkpoints.
Follow our updates here.
KT video by Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/KyvN496HNP
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: Young men and children roamed around aimlessly at the Bardarash refugee camp. The basic facilities in the camp are hardly enough to cater to the teeming number of people. Follow our blog: https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd #Syria
KT video: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/2vgyiFsKUW
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
#KTinSyria: A Kurdish man selling textiles on the roadside.
Khaleej Times is live on the ground in #Syria where many have been rendered homeless due to war. Follow our coverage here - https://t.co/1t5HxtjhGd
KT photo: Anjana Sankar pic.twitter.com/SzggcmezNZ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) December 15, 2019
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