Posts Tagged: Syria Kurds
US Pulls Back Troops in Northeast Syria, Opening Way to Turkish Attack
The United States began pulling troops back from the northeast Syria border on Monday, opening the way for a Turkish strike on Kurdish-led forces long allied to...
Syrian Kurdish Official: Damascus Talks Going Nowhere, Russia to Blame
Efforts to forge a political deal between Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria and the Syrian government are at a standstill and President Bashar-al Assad's ally...
Syria Kurds Evacuate Civilians From Islamic State Redoubt, Hail Trump Troop Reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State's last redoubt in the area on Friday, and...
Near Syrian Border, Turkish Defense Minister Vows Operation When Time Is Right
Turkey's defense minister on Friday pledged to wage a campaign against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, sharpening focus on a potential conflict the United States...
Withdrawing from Syria Betrays the Kurds — and American Values
In the last few weeks, many people have been troubled and outraged by Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. I am chief among them....
Turkey’s Syrian Quagmire
At first glance, the plan looked viable: using the “Arab Spring” as a legitimate pretext, Turkey would convince Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign; the...
Turkey, Russia and Iran to Hold Summit on Syria in April
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the spokesman for the Turkish Foreign...
Canadian-Israeli Woman Who Helped Kurds in Fight Against ISIS Returns to Israel
JNS.org - Canadian-Israeli Gill Rosenberg, who was the first woman to go into Syria and help the Kurds fight the Islamic State, has reportedly returned...
Why We Should Support a Unified Kurdistan
Is a united and independent Kurdistan a prospect we should welcome, or a dangerous idea that would create far more problems in the Middle East...
Turkey Erects Refugee Camps for Fleeing Syrian Christians
Turkey is erecting new refugee camps to accommodate the growing number of Christians fleeing the Syrian civil war. Turkey has seen an influx of 250,000-400,000 Syrian...
The Kurds: The Middle East’s Wild Card?
As the battle for Damascus rages, the Kurds are positioning themselves to exploit the growing security and power vacuum in Syria, to the...
Syrian Kurds: Time To Assert Their Rights
Regardless of what may come out of Kofi Annan's peace plan to end the internal conflict in Syria, and whatever may emerge from the...
