Kurds
Battle for Manjib
Battle for Manbij: Turkish-backed forces launch push on key city
Syria says government troops entered Manbij, potentially setting up a direct confrontation with Ankara-led forces.
Oct....
EU countries stop short of arms embargo for Turkey
October 14, 2019
The European Union member states united on Oct. 14 to condemn Turkey’s offensive in Syria but stopped short of imposing an arms...
Syrian troops and Russian military police enter Tel Tamer. Russia strengthens...
Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid U.S. retreat
October 14, 2019
Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat...
Betrayal on the border: Kurds fear future as Turkish assault intensifies
Betrayal on the border: Kurds fear future as Turkish assault intensifies
In the Kurdish heartlands in Syria, the sense of abandonment at the withdrawal of...
Military leader of Syrian Kurds tells US ‘you are leaving us...
By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne
October 12, 2019
The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, "You are leaving us...
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
October 12, 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran offered on Saturday to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria’s government and Turkey in talks to establish security along the...
The situation in Syria and around
Syria must be free of foreign military presence, Russia should also leave if Damascus no longer needs its help – Putin
12 Oct, 2019
The territorial...
Turkey’s attack on Syria stokes fears of mass Isis prison break
Syrian Kurds warn they may not have the resources to breakouts from Isis prisons
By Richard Hall
Oct. 11, 2019
In the days and weeks leading up...
Generalized Chaos in the Middle East (result of the Neocon plan...
The Unwanted Wars
Why the Middle East Is More Combustible Than Ever
By Robert Malley
October 2, 2019
The war that now looms largest is a war...
Turkey’s Endgame in Syria
What Erdogan Wants
By Gonul Tol
October 9, 2019
In a stunning announcement on Sunday, the Trump administration gave the nod to a Turkish military incursion...