Kurdish controlled syria
Israel's national security dependent on supporting Kurdish cause, Kurdish leader says
“National security is achieved only through support for the cause. We are talking about a new Middle East with four key countries: Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. The Kurds are in all of them."
Kurds’ monumental role in defeating ISIS deserves recognition - analysis
Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
Damascus reaches out to rival Kurdish factions amid eastern Syria transition - analysis
Syrian rebels enter northern city of Manbij, Turkish source says
Manbij city is some 30 km (19 miles) south of the Turkish border and to the west of the Euphrates River.
Syrian Kurdish forces release 50 Islamic State detainees
The agreement was reached between the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and local tribal leaders
Islamic State resurgence concerns US-coalition forces in Iraq, Syria - report
IS is acquiring forces in the North Arabian Desert, and is training recruits to become suicide bombers, to attack allied troops.
Syrian tribal forces seize US-Kurdish backed villages, capture coalition soldiers - report
The incident marks the largest tribesman attack on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sites since the start of the Arab tribal rebellion in 2023.
Turkey reaches out to Syria as Damascus courts Amman - analysis
Turkey wants to normalize ties with Syria, but in order to do this it needs to see Damascus cater to some of Ankara’s demands.
Turkish, Syrian foreign ministers' meeting looms ahead of elections
The discontent in Turkey over the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees has been a source of domestic pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Four Turkish troops wounded in attacks in Syria, Ankara says
Turkey has carried out several cross-border military incursions into northern Syria in recent years and has dozens of bases there.
US Congress defeated a Syria withdrawal vote – for now - Analysis
The bill was voted down by 321-103 showing that there are scores of politicians in Congress who are skeptical of the US’s continued role in Syria
Aid convoy successfully reaches rebel-held northwest Syria
After previous attempts to send aid have been blocked, an aid convoy has made it to earthquake-ravaged northwestern Syria.
As Turkey gears up for Syria, Iraq invasion, can the US stop them? - analysis
Ankara’s threats are not new. It has been threatening and carrying out invasions of Syria, often targeting Kurdish areas, routinely since 2016.
