December 2022 recap: the AANES

A double murder and ensuing unrest in Deir ez-Zour, continued Turkish attacks, and the Talabani visit.

For events in December relating to the Islamic State and the SDF/Coalition campaign against it check out this post.

General events

• 12/12/22: Kurdish politician ‘Adnan Isma’il al-Ramo, affiliated with the ENKS, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen from his property in Tirbespiyê/al-Qahtaniyah. The ENKS have accused the PYD (or AANES/SDF) of being responsible…