Syrian Kurds

For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
Middle East

For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more

BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria’s Kurds, the United States’ abrupt pull-back from positions in northeast Syria carries a sharp sting,…
Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest
Middle East

Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest developments following President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of an expected…
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
Middle East

Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria,…
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Middle East

Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn

Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold…
Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’
Middle East

Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government’s threat to recover the Kurdish-led region of northern Syria through force unless it submits…
Syria’s Assad threatens force against US-backed Kurds
Middle East

Syria’s Assad threatens force against US-backed Kurds

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third…
Erdogan visits Trump, amid much friction between US, Turkey
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Erdogan visits Trump, amid much friction between US, Turkey

The United States is on a collision course with its NATO ally Turkey, pushing ahead with arming Syrian Kurds after…
Turkey’s Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria
Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week,…
Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border
Middle East

Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border

Turkey wants to clear Islamic State from a 90-km (56-mile) stretch of territory on the Syrian side of its border,…
Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aggression in Syria
Middle East

Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aggression in Syria

Syrian Kurdish officials attacked Turkey's military intervention in Syria as "a blatant aggression" and warned that Ankara was entering a…
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