Kurdish official says Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria may open talks with Damascus and Russia, after the United States announced it was withdrawing troops from the in the wake of Ankara's looming military operation against Kurdish militants from People's Protection Units ... ..…
One of Schanzer’s colleagues offered a somewhat different assessment, noting that Erdoğan was burned by “the PR disaster from their earlier leniency [towards] the Islamic state militants,” and has since adopted a strategy of backing other Islamist groups to prevent the Kurds from gaining strength in..…
Senior U.S. national security officials are worried that ISIS will break thousands of its fighters out of makeshift prisons run by the Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria, following President Trump’s shocking late-Sunday announcement that he would withdraw U.S. troops to make way..…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has already stated that Turkey will clean northern Syria of terrorists, without specifying which exact terrorists he is referring to. . ... Given the recent support by the US, he may allow new waves of migrants to set sail for the Greek islands,..…
On Monday, Turkish warplanes reportedly struck Kurdish forces in northern Syria in al-Hasakah province. . ... Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish elements in northern Iraq’s Gara region, denying a Syria offensive was launched. . ..…
President Trump’s decision amounts to a green light for Turkey to conduct military operations in northern Syria against a group, the Syrian Defense Forces, that the United States has previously supported. ..…
., National Security Council official stated after President Donald Trump gave green light to Ankara to launch operation against Washington's long-time Kurdish allies Northern Syria... ..…
., National Security Council official stated after President Donald Trump gave green light to Ankara to launch operation against Washington's long-time Kurdish allies Northern Syria... ..…
For now, there is no sign of the bulk of US forces quitting their air and other bases in Syria. Neither are Turkish forces seen to be preparing to attack Kurdish towns in northern Syria. ..…
It's worth noting that Syrian state media outlets have been branding SDF as a Kurdish movement as this group and its umbrella of People's Protection Units control areas northern and northeastern Syria with the backing of United States.. ..…
., National Security Council official stated after President Donald Trump gave green light to Ankara to launch operation against Washington's long-time Kurdish allies Northern Syria... ..…