US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria
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US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-17 10:19 DAMASCUS -- US-led mediation efforts have failed to establish a lasting ceasefire in northern Syria's Manbij and Kobani regions, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday. In a statement from its media center, the SDF accused Türkiye and allied militias of rejecting key provisions in a proposed agreement, including the transfer of remaining Manbij Military Council fighters and civilians seeking relocation to safer areas in northern and eastern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights corroborated the claim, reporting that Turkish-backed factions have refused to implement the terms of a de-escalation agreement reached with the US-backed SDF. On Dec 11, the SDF said it had reached a US- Since its liberation from the Islamic State in 2016, Manbij, a strategic city in the Aleppo province, has been controlled by the US-backed SDF.

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Syrian Democratic Forces: Rebels with a cause
1 day, 22 hours ago

Syrian Democratic Forces: Rebels with a cause

The Hindu  

When civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, one of the first things Bashar al-Assad’s regime did was to pull back troops from the country’s north-east so that they could defend the heartland against militias. This gave an opportunity to Syria’s Kurds, the country’s largest ethnic minority who make up some 10% of its population, to establish a de …

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters
4 days, 18 hours ago

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Al Jazeera  

Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane. Renewed fighting between Turkish-backed factions and Syrian Kurdish fighters comes more than a week after fighters led by opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Syria’s longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu said that Turkiye …

Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners
6 days, 5 hours ago

Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners

Firstpost  

As Kurdish forces are stretched thin in the wake of a Turkey-led offensive, Iraqi and Kurdish officials are concerned that the Islamic State may attempt to free thousands of terrorists held in Kurdish jails in Syria The Islamic State is likely to take advantage of the spiralling conflict in Syria and free thousands of its terrorists held in numerous prisoners, …

US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria
Top News
6 days, 18 hours ago

US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria

China Daily  

DAMASCUS -- US-led mediation efforts have failed to establish a lasting ceasefire in northern Syria's Manbij and Kobani regions, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday. In a statement from its media center, the SDF accused Türkiye and allied militias of rejecting key provisions in a proposed agreement, including the transfer of remaining Manbij Military Council fighters and civilians …

US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria
Top News
6 days, 18 hours ago

US-backed Kurdish forces report ceasefire failure in northen Syria

China Daily  

DAMASCUS -- US-led mediation efforts have failed to establish a lasting ceasefire in northern Syria's Manbij and Kobani regions, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday. In a statement from its media center, the SDF accused Türkiye and allied militias of rejecting key provisions in a proposed agreement, including the transfer of remaining Manbij Military Council fighters and civilians …

Why the Kurdish Question Remains West Asia’s Litmus Test to Embrace Diversity in the Region
1 week, 3 days ago

Why the Kurdish Question Remains West Asia’s Litmus Test to Embrace Diversity in the Region

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 13, 2024 15:50 IST - 8 MINS READ With the fall of Damascus, the spotlight has shifted to north-eastern Syria, a region bordering Iran, Türkiye, and Iraq. The Syrian conflict, far from being a binary contest between Bashar al-Assad’s regime and Arab opposition forces like the Syrian National Army, has also involved Kurdish groups seeking autonomy amid …

Syria in a map: Who controls what now that Assad is gone?
1 week, 3 days ago

Syria in a map: Who controls what now that Assad is gone?

ABC  

Whenever a leader is overthrown, a power vacuum is created that can be exploited by self-seeking actors. SNA forces, which are backed by neighbouring country Türkiye, have an interest in creating a buffer zone near the Turkish border to keep Syria's Kurdish forces away from it. This last Kurdish group is known as Syria's Democratic Forces and it controls large …

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel
1 week, 4 days ago

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

Daily Mail  

Islamist rebel group Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham officially ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's longstanding regime earlier this week, naming a leader of a new transition government days after Assad fled Damascus to seek refuge in Moscow. Destroyed trucks after a Turkish airstrike near Qamishli, northeast of Syria on 11 December 2024 Israeli troops move within the buffer zone between Israel and …

As rebels marched against Assad, Turkey opened new front against US-backed Kurds in Syria
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2 weeks ago

As rebels marched against Assad, Turkey opened new front against US-backed Kurds in Syria

Firstpost  

Even as Syrian opposition forces were marching against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, Turkey and a militia it sponsors opened a new front against US-backed Kurds in Syria over the weekend The photograph shows US-backed Kurdish military personnel of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria's Raqqa in 2017. Even as Syrian opposition forces pushed against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, Turkey opened …

Mapping who controls what in Syria
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mapping who controls what in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seize control of large parts of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities. On November 27, Syrian opposition fighters, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched a surprise offensive that captured large parts of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city. Syrian government forces had controlled Aleppo since 2016 with support from Iran, Russia and the …

Syrian rebels reach central Aleppo as army announces ‘temporary withdrawal’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Syrian rebels reach central Aleppo as army announces ‘temporary withdrawal’

Al Jazeera  

Military says dozens of soldiers killed in attacks in the northwest, and it was regrouping to launch a ‘counterattack’. Syria’s military has announced a “temporary troop withdrawal” in the northwestern city of Aleppo, where rebel groups launched a surprise offensive on government-held positions for the first time in years. “We’ve been waiting for this” for years, rebel fighter Mohamed Hammadi …

Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey

The Independent  

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Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad

The Hindu  

Turkiye and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year's break, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced on Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-km -deep strip of land on the Syrian side of the Turkiye-Syria border between Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn. Mr. Assad has …

Turkiye, Iraq agree on military pact against Kurd separatists
4 months, 1 week ago

Turkiye, Iraq agree on military pact against Kurd separatists

The Hindu  

Turkiye said on Thursday it had agreed on a military cooperation pact with Iraq that will see joint training and command centres against Kurdish separatists, with Baghdad saying it will ban the PKK as a party. “We are going to raise our cooperation to the highest level thanks to joint command and training centres included in this agreement,” Turkish Foreign …

US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat
9 months ago

US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago warned Saturday that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world and called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails. On March 23, 2019, SDF fighters captured the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz marking …

Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces

The Hindu  

Turkish attacks in Kurdish-held northeast Syria killed 29 Kurdish security personnel and wounded 28 at an academy for the forces, authorities in the semi-autonomous area said on October 9. Turkey's Defence Ministry said on October 6 it launched a new wave of air strikes in retaliation for an attack in Ankara earlier this month that wounded two security personnel. Turkey …

Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria
1 year, 11 months ago

Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria

The Hindu  

As Syria enters the 13th year of its lethal civil conflict, a bomb explosion in Istanbul on November 13, that killed six persons, seems to have accelerated a diplomatic process which could bring peace to that tormented land. Turkish authorities immediately blamed Kurdish militants in Syria, represented by the People’s Protection Units, for the bombing, and even arrested a Syrian …

Explained: What's at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation?
2 years ago

Explained: What's at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation?

Firstpost  

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly warned of a new land incursion to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border, following a deadly 13 November bombing in Istanbul Beirut: After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Turkish president …

Turkish deadline for SDF withdrawal from northern Syria: Source
2 years ago

Turkish deadline for SDF withdrawal from northern Syria: Source

Al Jazeera  

Turkish source tells Al Jazeera that Ankara has told the US and Russia that the SDF must withdraw within two weeks, or face a new Turkish military ground operation. In response to Turkey’s demands, the Turkish official said that the US had proposed the idea of restructuring the SDF and giving a larger role to the Arab forces within it …

Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey
2 years ago

Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — U.S. troops Saturday resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn country. A patrol consisting of four American armored vehicles and one for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces was seen leaving a U.S. base near the northeastern town of Rmeilan …

US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria
2 years ago

US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces. The U.S. said the SDF’s decision to pause its missions against the Islamic State group triggered the U.S. decision to do so as well A Kurdish military official said the …

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks
2 years ago

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks

Al Jazeera  

The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with US anti-ISIL operations. A spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls territory in northern Syria, said on Friday that “all coordination and joint counterterrorism operations” with the US-led coalition battling remnants of ISIL in Syria as well as “all the joint special …

Turkish-backed Syrian forces expect military operation soon
2 years, 6 months ago

Turkish-backed Syrian forces expect military operation soon

Al Jazeera  

SNA forces say the fight against the SDF in Tal Rifaat and Manbij is a chance for some of their fighters to return home. Azaz, Syria – Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have said their forces are ready for battle, and expect a new Turkish military operation in Syria to start soon. Erdogan has stated that Tal Rifaat, which lies in …

US-backed Syrian Kurds to turn to Damascus if Turkey attacks
2 years, 6 months ago

US-backed Syrian Kurds to turn to Damascus if Turkey attacks

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria said Tuesday that they will turn to the government in Damascus for support should Turkey go ahead with its threat to launch a new incursion into the war-torn country. Erdogan has repeatedly said over the past weeks that he’s planning a major military operation to create a 30-kilometer deep buffer …

SDF will turn to Assad if Turkey attacks in Syria
2 years, 6 months ago

SDF will turn to Assad if Turkey attacks in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Reports state that Russia and Syrian government forces have bolstered their presence in northern Syria. The United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have said that they will turn to the Syrian government for support if Turkey decides to launch a new military operation against them in northern Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said over the past few weeks …

Erdogan says Turkey to rid Syria's Tal Rifaat, Manbij of terrorists
2 years, 6 months ago

Erdogan says Turkey to rid Syria's Tal Rifaat, Manbij of terrorists

The Hindu  

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey will rid northern Syria's Tal Rifaat and Manbij areas of terrorists, confirming the targets of the new incursion for the first time and saying it will continue into other regions. His comments, in a speech to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, came a week after he pledged a new military incursion …

Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij
2 years, 6 months ago

Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij

Al Jazeera  

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says military operation will target two cities controlled by the SDF in northern Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey will target Kurdish armed groups in two northern Syrian cities in an upcoming military operation. Ankara considers the YPG a “terrorist” group and says it is linked to domestic armed fighters belonging to the Kurdistan …

Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq
2 years, 7 months ago

Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

A Turkish military operation was launched against PKK fighters in northern Iraq last week, but Baghdad is not happy. “The fact that President Erdogan mentioned this operation happened successfully in cooperation with the Iraqi government, despite the Iraqi foreign ministry condemning the operation and summoning the Turkish ambassador, shows to you the dysfunction of Iraqi foreign policy,” said Hamzeh Hadad, …

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