Islamic State leader killed in Syria by US-backed forces
A senior figure in the Islamic State (ISIS) group was killed in a raid conducted by US-led forces in northwest...
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Turkey demands that Syrian Kurds integrate into the state or disarm
Despite the recent disarmament of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), the separatist threat continues to reverberate beyond Turkey’s borders. On...
Kurds concerned over US withdrawal from two bases in Syria
US forces pulled out of two additional bases in northeast Syria, accelerating troop reduction, Reuters reported on June 17th. A commander...
Kurdish forces panic as the US withdraws from Syrian bases
US forces have withdrawn from a further two bases in Syria's northeast, exacerbating a decline in soldiers, which a commander...
US brokers Syria talks: SDF negotiates military integration
Turkey has held talks with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) regarding Syria's future, as the US facilitated the talks. According...
Terror past vs. stability: the Syria question
New president of Syria, al-Sharaa, is calling on Western countries and the USA to remove sanctions that were placed on...
Kurdish fighters exit Aleppo in deal with Syrian government
Scores of US-backed Kurdish fighters withdrew April 4th from two key neighbourhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, in...
Kurds withdraw from Aleppo under Syria government deal
Kurdish-led forces withdrew from two Aleppo neighbourhoods on April 4th under a deal with the interim government of Syria, expanding...
Syrian government reaches deal in prisoner exchange
On the 31st of March, the Syrian government agreed with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to exchange military personnel and...
Syria and Kurds groups discuss SDF merging with Syrian Army
On March 19th, government officials met with the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasakah, the northeastern province,...
Italy arrest and release senior member of Libyan judicial police
Italy has arrested and subsequently released a senior member of the Libyan judicial police in a move criticized by all...
Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ against Kurdish militia in Syria
War-weary Syria looks set for further conflict as rival blocs that include NATO allies Turkey and the US are poised...
US officials suspect Turkey plotting Syria invasion
Turkey looks prepared to invade Syria to fight US-allied Kurdish groups in the northeast of the country that it considers...
US orders airstrikes in Syria against ISIS groups. But why?
The US has gone ahead with a series of airstrikes on October 11th against what is being reported as “ISIS”...
Daesh “still poses a great danger” says US-backed group
A US-backed force in Syria warned the international community on March 23 to not underestimate the huge threat that Daesh pose,...
