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US has no intention of ending alliance with Syrian Kurdish fighters, says official
The United States has no intention to end its alliance with Syrian Kurdish SDF militia, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, effectively ... World News -
Kurdish-led authorities: Turkey changing demographics of northeast Syria
The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria on Monday accused Turkey of changing the demographics of Syria’s Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, and ... Middle East -
US military calls on Kurdish forces in northeast Syria
US military vehicles on Saturday entered a Kurdish-held area in northeastern Syria and met with officials, AFP correspondents and a local source said, ... Middle East -
US forces conduct first patrol on Turkish-Syrian border since withdrawal
The US conducted on Thursday its first patrol on the Turkish-Syrian border since US President Donald Trump announced his country's withdrawal from the ... Middle East -
SDF say al-Baghdadi’s underpants were DNA tested before raid
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underpants were obtained by an undercover source and DNA tested to prove his identity before an operation by ... 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 -
15 dead in Syria clashes between pro-Turkish forces, Kurds: Monitor
Clashes in northeast Syria between pro-Ankara fighters backed by the Turkish air force and a regime-backed force led by Syrian Kurds left 15 dead on ... Middle East -
ISIS spokesman killed in fresh north Syria raid: SDF official
The ISIS terrorist group’s spokesman was killed on Sunday in northern Syria, a top Kurdish official said, hours after the extremists’ ... 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 -
Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria ‘under discussion’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that keeping some US troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with Syrian Democratic Forces ... Middle East -
Top SDF commander says Turkey is not abiding by US-brokered ceasefire
The commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed the withdrawal of his troops from the border town of Ras al-Ain but said that Turkey ... Middle East -
Turkey, Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish-led forces from Syrian cities
Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG forces from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in Sochi ... Middle East -
Kurdish-led fighters fully withdraw from Syria’s Ras al-Ain
Kurdish-led forces fully withdrew on Sunday from the Turkish-besieged Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain, an AFP reporter and a war monitor said. AFP ... 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 -
Kurdish-led SDF accuses Turkey of violating truce with attacks on Ras al-Ain
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused on Friday Turkish forces of violating the ceasefire in northeastern Syria by targeting civilian ... Middle East -
‘We are ready to abide by the ceasefire,’ says Syrian Democratic Forces
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Thursday they are willing to abide by a ceasefire announced by Washington and Turkey, after nine days ... Middle East -
224 SDF soldiers, 183 Turkish-backed rebels killed in Syria clashes - monitor
A Turkish offensive into northeast Syria has led to the death of 224 from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 183 Turkish-backed rebels ... Middle East -
Syrian Kurdish-led authority urges corridor for civilians to leave border town
The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria called for a corridor “to evacuate dead and wounded civilians” from Ras al-Ain town which ... Middle East -
Syrian Observatory: SDF captures Syria’s Ras al-Ain
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) recaptured on Tuesday Syria’s Ras al-Ain, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reported, ... Middle East -
Kurdish-led authority: 785 ISIS-affiliated foreigners escape Syria camp
The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria said 785 foreigners affiliated with ISIS managed to escape a camp where they were being held ... Middle East -
Kurdish-led SDF gain back control over most of Ras al-Ain border city: Monitor
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gain back control over most of the border city of Ras al-Ain, in a counterattack which killed 17 from ... Middle East -
More than 130,000 people displaced by fighting in northeast Syria: UN
More than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas around the northeast Syrian border towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain as a result of ... Middle East -
Turkish army, Syrian allies enter Tal Abyad, situation calm: Reuters witness
The Turkish army and its Syrian opposition allies advanced into the center of the Syrian town of Tal Abyad on Sunday where the situation was calm and ... Middle East -
US preparing to withdraw all remaining troops from northern Syria
The United States is poised to evacuate about 1,000 US troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday in an interview with ... Middle East -
ISIS families escape SDF-controlled camp, news of deals with Syrian govt.
An offensive by Turkey and its Syrian opposition allies is nearing a camp for displaced people in Ain Issa, northern Syria holding thousands of ... Middle East -
US sees reports of Hevrin Khalaf killing, finds them ‘extremely troubling’
The US State Department spokesperson said on Sunday that Washington has seen reports of the killing of Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf and several ... Middle East -
SDF says Turkey-backed fighters killed Kurdish politician
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces accused Turkey-backed fighters of killing a Kurdish politician in an ambush on a road in northern Syria on ... Middle East -
Turkish forces intensify bombardment around Syrian town
Turkish forces stepped up their bombardment around a town in northeast Syria on Saturday, the fourth day of an offensive against Kurdish-led forces, ... Middle East -
Kurdish-led SDF says Turkish invasion has revived ISIS, urges no-fly zone
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said a Turkish attack in northern Syria had revived ISIS and called on allied states that helped fight ... Middle East -
Heavy fighting as Kurdish-led SDF holds off Turkish assault
Fighting raged in northeastern Syria on Friday as Turkish forces and their proxies tried to seize key towns held by Kurdish-led forces on the third ... Middle East