Rojava Information Center
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| Company type | Media center |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2018 |
| Founder | Thomas McClure Koni Docolomansky Joan Garcia Chloe Troadec |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | https://rojavainformationcenter.com |
Rojava Information Center (RIC) (Template:Lang-ku) is a news agency based in Qamishli, Syria. It was founded by foreign volunteers and sympathizers of the is Kurdish movement. Thomas McClure, Joan Garcia, Koni Docolomansky and Chloé Troadec in reaction of the announcement of the president of the United States, Donald Trump to pull US troops out of north-east Syria in December 2018 established the RIC.[1]. The initiators were worried there might be an other war and in their perception there was little foreign media present at the time. During the Turkish Invasion of Afrin, the RIC provided information to a wide range of reporters.[2]
The aim of the RIC is to provide journalists with information from north-east Syria, which is governed by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES), better known as Rojava. It as well provides information regarding the regions with an Arab majority population like Raqqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor, which are also governed by the NES.[1] It has collaborated with news agencies like CNN, BBC, Associated Press (AP) and the New York Times.[3]
The RIC has been described as being “pro-Kurdish”[4] and “pro-opposition”.[5]
References
- ^ a b Bellingreri, Marta (2019-12-24). "Rojava Information Center, a media bridge to the world outside". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "International volunteers play a key role in documenting Turkish offensive". Syria Direct. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Rojava Information Center". Rojava Information Center. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Clashes displace thousands in Syria despite Turkey's safe zone". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Italian photojournalist severely injured covering clashes in eastern Syria". cpj.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.