Syria, Kurdish and Iraq

Turkish military kills 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, ministry says
The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry reported that 20 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish YPG militants,
Turkey kills 21 Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, Iraq
The announcement comes after Kurdish groups said they had launched a counteroffensive against Turkish forces that entered Syria and taken territory
Kurdish forces fight back against Turkish-backed rebels amid clashes in northern Syria
The SDF launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed SNA to reclaim areas near Syria's northern border. Clashes have intensified since Bashar al-Assad's fall. View on euronews
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Tuesday they have launched a counter-offensive against the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
Syria: Germany cautions against Turkey-Kurdish conflict
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a Turkey-Kurdish conflict "must not happen" and that only the so-called "Islamic State" stood to gain.Germany has cautioned Turkey against using the ousting of Bashar Assad's regime to strike at Kurdish forces in Syria,
Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Turkey's Erdogan says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or "be ...
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says
The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, ...
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Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms
Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it.
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Syria's Future: Lessons to learn from Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon
After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan, different resistance groups began to fight with one another. The state ...
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...
What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops?
With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and an uncertain future, U.S. troops in the region must navigate a geopolitical ...
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On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group ...
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Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq in Syria Diplomacy Effort
Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's ...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.