Kurdish controlled syria

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.

|ByREUTERS
Soldiers of Syrian government forces stand by on a position 10 km away from the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on January 21, 2026.
Around 50 protesters gathered outside the US embassy to protest against what they described as Washington's inaction in the face of the latest massacre in Syria carried out by the Sharaa regime, on January 21, 2026.

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.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.

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.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
A group of civilians carry bags and belongings as they flee following renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026

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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Evangelical Trumpism and the Kurds: Warning signs for Israel

The warning signs to Jerusalem are sobering.

OCTOBER 26, 2019ByBRIAN SCHRAUGER
Protesters hold Kurdish and Israeli flags during a rally against the Turkish military operation in Syria, in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2019

Turkey says won't tolerate any rights violations in northeast Syria

Ankara regards the YPG as terrorists linked to Kurdish insurgents operating in southeast Turkey.

OCTOBER 26, 2019ByREUTERS
Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019

US ignores the refugees its Syria withdrawal created - Analysis

Trump claimed on Wednesday that the “Kurds are safe” in Syria, ignoring the hundreds of thousands who had to flee their homes.

OCTOBER 25, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Turkey and Syria during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2019

Jewish, Kurdish NGOs launch crowdfunding, PR campaign to fight genocide

"It is very powerful to show solidarity and tell the Kurds there are people who care about them."

OCTOBER 24, 2019ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Hundreds rally in support of the Kurds in Tel Aviv

Donald Trump will recognize a sovereign Kurdish state

Few people really understand Donald Trump. He’s not like any other president. He thinks outside-the-box.

OCTOBER 23, 2019ByMIKE EVANS
Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Turkey, Russia agree on Syrian Kurdish YPG withdrawal, joint patrols

Six days later, Russian and Turkish forces will jointly start to patrol a narrower, 10 km strip of land in the "safe zone" that Ankara has long sought in northeast Syria.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before his departure at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019.

Help fleeing Kurds

If Israel can facilitate treatment there, in third countries or in Israel, this would be a place where lives can be saved.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Protesters hold Kurdish and Israeli flags during a rally against the Turkish military operation in Syria, in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2019

U.S. senators, Kurdish leader call for Turkey sanctions

Turkey's offensive has displaced some 300,000 people and led to 120 casualties among civilians and 470 among SDF fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByREUTERS
U.S. and Turkish military forces conduct a joint ground patrol inside the security mechanism area in northeast, Syria, October 4, 2019. Picture taken October 4, 2019

Uprooted by war, Kurdish families stuck at Syria-Iraq border crossing

Now all they want is to reach neighboring Iraq.

OCTOBER 21, 2019ByREUTERS
A man waves a Kurdistan flag as a Turkish military truck escorts a convoy of peshmerga vehicles at Habur border gate, which separates Turkey from Iraq, near the town of Silopi in southeastern Turkey.

Arab leadership disputes claims of YPG oppression of locals

This account is now being called into dispute by local Arab leaders. The original affidavit has been translated from Arabic to English.

OCTOBER 21, 2019ByIRINA TSUKERMAN
Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) take part in a military parade as they celebrate victory over the Islamic state, in Qamishli, Syria March 28, 2019