Kurdish controlled syria
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.
The strategic misjudgment of the Kurdish factor in Iran’s war - opinion
Syria’s limited Kurdish election exposes limits of Damascus’s democratic transition - analysis
Petty clashes over a sign in Syria risk snowballing into real conflict
As Syrian forces push northeast, Kurds mobilize against new jihadi assault
BEHIND THE LINES: As Syrian forces push into Kurdish regions, the Syrian Democratic Council calls for urgent global intervention to prevent a massacre.
Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened
The Syrian army said an attack took place as soldiers were securing a captured military base containing explosives, calling it a dangerous escalation.
Protesters outside US embassy demand US, Israeli action after Kurdish massacre
Several signs pointed to Israel’s close relationship with the Kurdish community. One read “Israel loves Kurdistan,” while others went further, openly calling for military action against the regime.
Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes
The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.
CENTCOM urges Syria to cease attacks on SDF, Kurdish forces as clashes escalate
US Central Command has appeared to try to seek to de-escalate tensions. US officials, including envoy Tom Barrack, have also tried to manage the escalating violence.
US killed al-Qaeda affiliate leader tied to December attack in Syria, CENTCOM says
US-led coalition planes flew over flashpoint towns in northern Syria where army troops and Kurdish factions clashed on Saturday, a Syrian security source and a Turkish defense source told Reuters.
Al-Sharaa issues decree granting Kurdish Syrians full Syrian nationality, legal protections
The decree, which includes eight articles, established that “Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people."
Aleppo’s forgotten victims: How the West abandoned the Kurds in their time of need - opinion
If humanity is truly to be a shared value, then pain must also be shared. Why do the same eyes that shed tears for Gaza not weep for Aleppo?
After failed truces in Syria, will the newest ceasefire in Aleppo last? - analysis
Amid ongoing clashes with the SDF, Syrian government forces announced a suspension of military operations in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsood, though tensions remain high.
US envoy to Syria calls for immediate ceasefire between SDF, Syrian military
United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack warned that the "deeply concerning" clashes may "risk undermining the progress achieved since the fall of the Assad regime."
