Huge flex by the main SDF spox here, dismissing claims that Turkish-backed forces have taken strategically vital Tishreen Dam by filming himself standing on it

"Today is a day of dignity, a day of honour. Because this is not war against a dam, or against a village, this is a war against everything"

Local journalists in North East Syria are so likely to be targeted by Turkey that their agencies get them to contribute to their own obituaries, while at the same time Western press are in Damascus asking the big questions like if Jolani will allow alcohol and christmas trees.

Heading to Tal Temir in the Springtime. Abdulaziz mountains in the distance.

My first holiday in 6 years. Quite a change from Al-Hasakah