Syrian Army begins military operation against SDF
The operation is being carried out by the Syrian Army in Aleppo province
Syrian Kurds
U.S. halts secretive drone program with Turkey - media
The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdish PKK militants, Reuters reported citing four U.S. officials. The U.S. military had carried out the …
Putin says Syrian Kurds 'kind-hearted' toward Russian troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Friday that his nation’s military police now deployed in northern Syria is loved by local Kurds there because it’s clear that its mission is to provide protection for them, Kurdistan 24 …
Israel ‘aiding Kurds’ in Syria, advocating for them in talks with US – deputy FM
Israel is assisting Syrian Kurds battered by a month-old Turkish incursion, and advocating for them in talks with the United States, the deputy Israeli foreign minister said on Wednesday, RT reports. Ankara launched its assault …
US set to send troops and tanks to guard Syrian oil fields despite Trump vow to ‘bring soldiers home’
The forces, including the first US use of tanks in the country, will protect the fields in Deir Ezzor against Isis in a reversal welcomed by Kurdish forces
Trump to make statement about conflict between Turkey and Kurds in Syria
President Trump will make an announcement about the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds in northern Syria, after the Kurds largely withdrew from the region under the terms of a 120-hour ceasefire. The announcement comes after Turkish President …
Lavrov: Ankara confirms Turkey's respects Syria's territorial integrity
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has confirmed during his recent phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Turkey respects Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the …
Ankara launches another military operation in Syria?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Ankara will carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates in northern Syria. Erdogan noted both Russia and the United …
Syria military takes control of Manbij
Syria's military announced it has taken control of the flash-point Kurdish-held town of Manbij, where Turkey has threatened an offensive. There was no immediate comment from Turkey or the U.S., whose troops have been patrolling the …
Trump's Syrian middlegame
US policy after Trump came to power is charectarized by tendency, using chess terminology, to simplify position
Erdogan: Turkey to launch large-scale operation against Syrian Kurds
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that larger scale operations against Syrian Kurds east of Euphrates River will soon be launched. "Our preparations and plans [for an operation] are done, …
US Coalition accidentally bombs Kurdish forces in east Syria
The U.S.-led Coalition accidentally bombed the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria on Wednesday. Two U.S.-Coalition F-15 jets allegedly bombed the Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Deir Ezzor, killing at least …
Turkey carry out strikes against Kurds in Syria’s Afrin — media
The Turkish Armed Forces have carried out strikes against seven positions of the Kurdish troops of the Self-Defense Forces in Syria's Afrin, Haberturk TV reported. According to the channel, the gun fire was opened from the bordering …
Turkish forces shell Syrian Kurds targets in northern Syria
Turkish security forces conducted shelling of Syria's northern Aleppo province targeting forces of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), Sputnik reported citing local media. Turkey’s artillery fired on Saturday …
Turkey vows to 'tear down' YPG forces, opens artillery fire on Syria's Afrin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a possible military operation in Syria's Afrin, aiming to eliminate a "terrorist corridor" on Turkey's southern border, Sputnik reports. The Turkish army opened …
The US-Kurdish alliance could be a victim of its own success
The defeat of Isis in Raqqa will bring problems for the victorious Syrian Kurds
American military positions in Syria leaked by Turkish media
Turkey's Anadolu news agency leaked the positions of U.S. military bases and special forces stationed in northern Syria Tuesday as Ankara continues to vent its anger over Washington's support for Syrian Kurds on its southern …
Trump-Erdogan meeting to be turning point under either outcome
Turkish media in anticipation of the talks between the US and Turkish Presidents
Erdogan starts official visit to Washington
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started his two-day official visit to Washington where he will hold a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Erdogan reiterated that his meeting with Trump …
What does Erdogan bring to Washington?
The administration of the US President has authorized the provision of heavy weapons to Syrian Kurdish militias fighting to drive terrorists from the city of Raqqa