Posts Tagged: Syria Kurds
Syrian Security Convoy Enters Key Kurdish City Under US-Backed Deal
Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, implementing a US-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions back under central government control. The accord, declared on Friday, staved off the...
Syrian State Forces Deploy in Kurdish-Run City Under Ceasefire Deal
Syrian government security forces deployed in a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday, a first step toward implementing a US-backed ceasefire deal that foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged with Damascus. The deal, declared on Friday, staved...
Syrian Government, Kurds Agree to Integration Deal, US Hails ‘Historic Milestone’
The Syrian government and Kurdish forces declared a ceasefire deal on Friday that sets out a phased integration of Kurdish fighters into the state, averting a potentially bloody battle and drawing US...
Syria’s Internal Unrest Is Spurred by Turkish Ambitions
“The Syrian Democratic Forces’ [SDF] insistence on protecting what it has at all costs is the biggest obstacle to achieving peace and stability in Syria.”...
Syria Says It Hopes to Hold New Talks With Kurdish Forces as Western States Urge Adherence to Ceasefire
The Syrian government hopes to hold a new round of talks with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, possibly later on Tuesday, to spell out how the force would merge into the central state, a senior Syrian...
Syrian Kurds Hand Over New Prison to Govt Troops as Truce Deadline Looms
Syria's government took over a prison in the north on Friday after the negotiated exit of Kurdish fighters from the facility in what a senior official said was a...
US Envoy Calls for Syria Truce to Be Upheld
A US envoy called for a truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces to be upheld, urging steps to build trust after Damascus captured swathes of the northeast in a push...
US Military Starts Transferring Islamic State Detainees From Syria to Iraq
The US military said on Wednesday that its forces have transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq. The move comes after the rapid collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian...
Syria Accuses Kurds of Breaking Truce in Threat to Chances of Deal
Syria's government said a drone strike by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed seven of its soldiers on Wednesday, though the SDF denied this, in an...
Syria Gives Kurds Four Days to Accept Integration as US Signals End of Support
Syria on Tuesday announced a ceasefire with Kurdish forces it has seized swathes of territory from in the northeast and gave them four days to agree on integrating into...
Syria Tightens Grip After Kurdish Pullback, Says Islamic State Prisoners Escape
Syrian government troops tightened their grip on Monday across a swathe of northern and eastern territory after it was abruptly abandoned by Kurdish forces in...
Syria Poised to Attack Kurdish-Held Towns to Pressure Stalled Talks, Sources Say
Syrian troops are poised to attack towns in the north and east held by Kurdish fighters, sources familiar with the matter said, to pressure autonomy-minded Kurds into making concessions in deadlocked talks with the Damascus government. The threat of renewed military...
Turkey Says Syrian Government Could Use Force Against Kurds
The Syrian government army could use further force against Kurdish militants after a flare-up in violence in northern Syria, the foreign minister of neighboring Turkey, a strong backer of the Syrian authorities, said on Thursday. More...
Syria’s Kurds Protest Aleppo Violence as Fears of Wider Conflict Grow
Several thousand people marched under the rain in northeast Syria on Tuesday to protest the expulsion of Kurdish fighters from the city of Aleppo the previous week after days...
