Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops seized the main dam and...
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Pro-Syrian govt forces enter Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey (updated)
Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of...
Turkey demands US expel Kurdish militia from anti-IS force
Turkey said on Thursday it had demanded that the United States expel a Kurdish militia from the ground forces it backs in Syria, underscoring the...
Erdogan says US funding of YPG militia to impact decisions
A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s future moves, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
Turkey to US: end support for YPG or risk confrontation
Turkey urged the United States on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria,...
Turkey expects swift campaign against US-backed Kurds in Syria
Turkey shelled targets in north-west Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin region in...
Turkey shells Syria’s Afrin region, minister says operation has begun
Turkish artillery fired into Syria’s Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the Kurdish-controlled area. The...
Turkey says its ‘mistrust’ of Washington over Syria continues
Turkey said on Thursday it was not satisfied with Washington’s attempts to allay its concern about the creation of a Syrian border force on its southern...
Erdogan says operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey’s planned military operation against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region will be supported by Syrian rebel...
Erdogan vows to ‘strangle’ US-backed Kurdish force
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to “strangle” a planned 30,000-strong US-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born,” as Washington’s backing for Kurdish fighters...
