Some supporters of his decision also argue that Turkey’s grievances against Syrian Kurds were legitimate given Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) insurgency inside Turkey. ... Within Syria, Turkey and its Free Syrian Army proxies regularly target Christians and..…
Turkish incursion began Wednesdayafter Trump, in phone call Sunday, gave what amounted to green light to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to move against Kurdish-dominated militia known as Syrian Democratic Forces. Turkey considers Syrian Kurdish fighters terrorists aligned with..…
Syrian Kurds have realized the dream of the 2010-2011 pro-democracy uprisings across Arab world.. ... Syrian- Kurdish Democratic Union Party has refused to take sides in Syrian war. ..…
The YPG also constitutes the backbone of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an anti-Damascus alliance of predominantly Kurdish militants, which has much of northern Syria under control. . . . There are growing concerns that thousands of Daesh terrorists escape from Syrian prisons..…
Smoke rises from Syrian of Tal Abyad, in picture taken from Turkish side of Akcakale on October 10, 2019, on the day of Turkey's military operation against forces of Kurdish People's Protection Units . That brings the civilian death toll to 17 on Syrian side, while seven have..…
Ankara seeks to create a safe zone to return millions of refugees to Syrian soil and end a terror corridor on Turkey's southern border. ... Doz, youth aid organization, said Ankara's stated objective of resettling some Syrian refugees from Turkey back to their homeland..…
Turkey wants to plant Syrian Arab refugees along its border as a buffer against the Kurds. ... Turkey has absorbed more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees. Wanting to relocate some of them in Syria is not an unreasonable objective or endeavor. . ..…
Turkey considers the SDF to be a terrorist group, and says it wants to form a “safe zone” in northern Syria where it can rehome refugees from the Syrian civil war currently living in Turkey. ..…
He tried to justify his decision to pull US troops back from their positions on the Syrian border with Turkey, which potentially exposes Kurdish militias to an attack by Ankara. ..…
Trump has caused horror across the political aisle by pulling U.S. troops out of an area on the Syrian border with Turkey. . ... -backed Kurds who control the region and settle around 1 million Syrian refugees there. ..…
Syria, has taken new turn of war between Turkey and Kurds.. Turkish Ministry of National Defence said via Twitter that Turkish Armed Forces, together with Syrian National Army, launched the operation into the east of Euphrates river and that its military had hit 181 targets so far with..…
Erdogan threatened to permit Syrian refugees in Turkey to move to Europe if EU countries described his forces’ move as an occupation. Turkey hosts around 3.6 million people who have fled the Syrian war. . . . ..…
TEHRAN - total of 342 fighters from Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been neutralized Turkey Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday, while Kurds announced that they have managed to kill 262 Ankara-backed rebels and Turkish soldiers... ..…
In response to a question on the possibility of a statement by the Council, Nebenzia said any product of the Security Council “should take into account other aspects of the Syrian crisis, not just the Turkish operation” including “illegal military presence in that country.” . . .....…
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said attack on the south of Ras al-Ayn came before Turkey-backed fighters advanced from the east and west. ... Youssef Hammoud, spokesman for Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, tweeted that they were Yabisa, near the town..…