Syria
A still from video footage showing Syrian security forces releasing juvenile detainees linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa, Jan. 24, 2026. (Video: Local Syrian Media)
Renowned Kurdish singer Ciwan Haco. (Photo: Haco's Facebook)
A statue of a Kurdish female fighter in the center of Kobani city. (Photo: Social Media)
A senior delegation from the UNHCR in Syria has expressed strong appreciation for the humanitarian work of the BCF during a visit to its office in Qamishli, Syria, Jan. 24, 2026. (BCF)
PYD Co-Chair Parwin Yusuf. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in the city of Qamishli on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
Elham Ahmad, the Co-Chair of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Autonomous Administration. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The "Freedom Square" in Kurdish city of Kobani. (Photo: Social Media)
Women protest in Qamishli over video showing abuse of a slain Kurdish female fighter, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP)
Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in the city of Qamishlo on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
The "Free Woman" statue in the square of the same name in the Kurdish city of Kobani, on Nov. 25, 2022. (AFP)
President Masoud Barzani (R), and SDF Commander, Mazloum Abdi (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Syrian internal security forces stand guard at the entrance of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's Hasakeh province on Jan. 21, 2026. (AFP)
SDF forces withdraw from Aqtan prison on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Raqa, bound for Kobani, on January 23, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. (Photo: AP)
Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)