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Rena Netjes

Rena Netjes is an Arabist who focuses on governance and security issues in northern Syria. Netjes used to be a correspondent in Egypt and Libya. Her writings and bylines have appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, De Telegraaf and Atlantic Council.

OPINION

The SDF, the PKK, and the Syrian regime

by Rena Netjes
15 June 2022

The head of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said on Sunday that his forces were “open” to working with Syrian government troops to fight off Turkey, saying “Damascus should use its air defense systems against Turkish planes,” Reuters’ Maya Gebeily reported on June 5. “Mazloum Abdi’s return to the regime for assistance demonstrated that the SDF is not part of the Syrian revolution,” Radwan Ziyade of the

OPINION

Russian invasion of Ukraine may also have major consequences for millions of Syrians

The horrific images of Russia’s devastating war flood our screens. Meanwhile, the Russian propaganda machine is running at full speed, though this time less successfully in the West compared to its war in Syria. Anyone who has been paying attention to the situation in Syria closely will recognize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a déjà vu. Back to 2015 In the spring of 2015, the Free Syrian Army was advancing

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by Rena Netjes
1 April 2022
OPINION

PYD/YPG lobby in Europe and the Netherlands

The PKK-affiliated Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been

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by Rena Netjes
15 February 2022
OPINION

Return of the Kurds to Afrin: Personal observations from the region

In Afrin, the situation is not as bad as often

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by Rena Netjes
13 November 2021
OPINION

The SDF, the PKK, and the Syrian regime

by Rena Netjes
15 June 2022

The head of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said on Sunday that his forces were “open” to working with Syrian government troops to fight off Turkey, saying “Damascus should

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OPINION

Russian invasion of Ukraine may also have major consequences for millions of Syrians

by Rena Netjes
1 April 2022

The horrific images of Russia’s devastating war flood our screens. Meanwhile, the Russian propaganda machine is running at full speed, though this time less successfully in the West compared to its war

More
OPINION

PYD/YPG lobby in Europe and the Netherlands

by Rena Netjes
15 February 2022

The PKK-affiliated Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been seeking worldwide political recognition and has opened several offices in the US, EU, and Russia. On February 8, 2015, French President François

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OPINION

Return of the Kurds to Afrin: Personal observations from the region

by Rena Netjes
13 November 2021

In Afrin, the situation is not as bad as often described in the West. Syrian Kurds who fled the Olive Branch Operation in 2018, are returning to Afrin. So do Syrian Kurds

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