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Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria plan local tribunal for ISIS fighters
The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northeastern Syria is planning to organize a local tribunal to try ISIS fighters held captive in the ... Middle East -
Syria Kurds say repatriated US child, three German children and their mother
Syria’s Kurds have handed over an American child and three German children and their mother to their respective governments, a Kurdish official ... Middle East -
On Iraq visit, Pence reassures Kurds and discusses protests with prime minister
Vice President Mike Pence visited Iraq on Saturday to reassure Iraqi Kurds of US support after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw ... Middle East -
Turkey replaces four more Kurdish mayors over alleged terror links
Turkey removed four more mayors from their posts on Saturday as part of a widening government crackdown against the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ ... World News -
Israel aiding Syria’s Kurds, advocating for them with US: Official
Israel is assisting Syrian Kurds battered by a month-old Turkish incursion, seeing them as a counterweight to Iranian influence and advocating for ... Middle East -
Foreign member of a medic team killed in Syria’s northeast
A Kurdish official and a Syrian war monitor said that Turkey-backed opposition fighters have struck an international medic group killing one of its ... Middle East -
Turkey’s FM thanks Qatar Emir for ‘support’ to military operation in Syria
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday thanked the Emir of Qatar for his support to the Turkish military operation early last ... Middle East -
Russia says withdrawal of Kurdish forces in northern Syria complete
Russia said on Tuesday that Kurdish forces in northern Syria had withdrawn from areas along Turkey’s border as planned under a deal between ... Middle East -
Syria Kurds expect ISIS revenge attacks after al-Baghdadi death
Syria’s Kurdish forces said that they expected revenge attacks by ISIS following the US announcement on Sunday that the extremist ... Middle East -
Iraq opens second camp to cope with Syrian Kurd influx
The United Nations on Saturday opened a new section of a camp for the displaced in Iraqi Kurdistan to host refugees fleeing Turkish troops in ... Middle East -
US boosts force in oil-rich east Syria, crosses regime checkpoints
Washington has started to send reinforcements to oil-rich eastern Syria, a US defense official said on Saturday, as a military convoy flying American ... Middle East -
Erdogan threatens to clear Syria border area if Russia does not fulfill duties
Turkey will clear the Turkish-Syrian border area of “terrorists” if Russia does not fulfil its obligations under the recent Sochi accords, ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Erdogan: Northeast Syria is suitable area for Arabs, not Kurds, to live
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that northeastern Syria is suitable for Arab people to live, but not Kurdish people, because ... Middle East -
Kurds welcome German plan for international force in Syria
The top commander of Syria’s Kurdish force on Thursday welcomed a German proposal for an international force to establish a security zone in the ... Middle East -
SDF chief thanks Russia for saving Syria Kurds from ‘scourge’ of war
The head of the Kurd-led Syrian Democratic Forces has thanked Moscow for saving his people from the “scourge” of war after Russia struck a ... Middle East -
Russia defense minister: 500 militants have escaped in Syria
Russia’s defense minister says that about 500 suspected militants have fled captivity from northeastern Syria since the start of Turkey’s ... Middle East -
Kremlin says US betrayed Kurds in Syria, tells Kurds to withdraw or be mauled
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the United States had betrayed and abandoned the Syrian Kurds and advised the Kurds to withdraw from the Syrian ... Middle East -
Syrian Kurd sets himself on fire outside UN refugee agency
A Syrian Kurdish man in his 30s set himself on fire outside the United Nations refugee agency headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday and was quickly ... Middle East -
Pompeo says too early to judge Syria success
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday it was too early to know if an accord to end Turkey’s assault in Syria would succeed, ahead of ... Middle East -
‘Horror and shame’: US senators, Kurdish leader call for Turkey sanctions
US lawmakers kept up their push on Monday to impose sanctions on Turkey if it does not end its offensive in northeastern Syria, and a leading Kurdish ... World News -
Turkey replaces four more pro-Kurdish mayors as crackdown widens
Turkey has replaced four mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) with state officials, the offices of two provincial ... Middle East -
Trump says ceasefire in Syria is holding despite few skirmishes
The ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Syria is holding despite some skirmishes, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, a day before ... Middle East -
Turkish offensive violates international law: German FM
Turkey’s offensive in northeastern Syria falls foul of international law, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday.“We ... Middle East -
US-Turkey deadline on Syria expires 1900 GMT Tuesday: Turkish military source
The deadline for the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from areas in northeastern Syria expires at 1900 GMT Tuesday, a Turkish military source said, as ... Middle East -
Erdogan says Turkey expects US to keep promises, not stall Syria truce deal
Turkey expects the United States to keep its promises and not use stalling tactics in a deal between the NATO allies for Ankara to pause its offensive ... Middle East -
Turkey urges US to use ‘leverage’ to ensure Kurdish force pullout
Turkey on Saturday urged the United States to use its “leverage” over Syrian Kurdish forces to ensure an orderly pullout under an ... Middle East -
Turkish troops ready to continue offensive if truce not implemented: Minister
Turkish troops in northern Syria are ready to continue their offensive if a deal with Washington to pause the conflict is not fully implemented, ... Middle East -
Erdogan to discuss Syrian deployment in ‘safe zone’ with Putin next week
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he would discuss the deployment of Syrian government forces in a planned “safe ... Middle East -
Turkey accuses Syrian Kurd forces of violating truce, SDF denies
Turkey on Saturday accused Kurdish forces of violating an agreement to suspend its Syria offensive if they withdraw from a “safe zone” ... Middle East -
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, insisting that a planned “safe ... Middle East