Kurdish militias
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
Middle East
June 27, 2017
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria,…
US-backed forces capture Islamic State-held airport near Euphrates dam
Middle East
March 27, 2017
US-backed forces capture Islamic State-held airport near Euphrates dam
A US-backed Syrian alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias on Sunday took a military airport in northern Syria held by…