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Military Developments
Bashure Kurdistan – Autonomous Region of Kurdistan – Iraq
- No incidents reported.
Rojavaye Kurdistan – AANES/Rojava – Syria
- The SDF conducted a successful anti-terror operation targeting an ISIS operative cell of four in Raqqah.
- An attack likely carried out by ISIS cells targeted 2 members of the Internal Security Forces near Hawija in SDF controlled Deirezzor province.
Rojhelate Kurdistan – Eastern Kurdistan – Iran
- No incidents reported.
Bakure Kurdistan – Northern Kurdistan – Turkey
- No incidents reported.
Domestic Politics
Bashure Kurdistan – Autonomous Region of Kurdistan – Iraq
- Protests against power outages in Hawler (Erbil)
Rojavaye Kurdistan – AANES/Rojava – Syria
- No events.
Rojhelate Kurdistan – Eastern Kurdistan – Iran
- No events.
Bakure Kurdistan – Northern Kurdistan – Turkey
- The kurdish DEM party calls on the turkish parliament to establish a mechanism in which members of the PKK who lay down their arms will not face legal prosecution by the turkish state.
Geopolitical
Syria:
- The new Syrian government promises to set up a committee to investigate crimes committed by their forces against the Druze minority in Syria’s Suweida province.
- The US Department of Defense has voiced concerns about unspecified groups that continue to operate beyond the authority of the Syrian state.
- US envoy to Syria states that the USA will not consider removing Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism unless significant policy changes are being observed by the new syrian government.
- Prominent MAGA influencer Laura Loomer calls for the removal of US envoy Tom Barrack from his position as special envoy to syria.
Iraq:
- Iraq is preparing to vote on a controversial legislative bill that introduces penalties for vague hate-speech offenses and prohibits protests during nighttime hours.
Intelligence
- Syria moved militiamen from Al Bab to Deirezzor to carry out attacks against the SDF under the disguise of ISIS
- Ongoing preparation for a new wave of drone attacks targeting the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan.
Watchlist
- Iraq plans to send a high-ranking delegation to Hawler (Erbil) to investigate the recent surge in drone attacks targeting Kurdish civil, defensive, and energy infrastructure on August 2, 2025.
- The Turkish parliamentary commission formed to create a legal and political framework for the disarmament process of the PKK is scheduled to hold its first meeting on August 5, 2025.
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