Posts Tagged: syria
Islamic State Claims Two Attacks on Syrian Army, Announces ‘New Phase’ of Operations
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the terrorist group signaled what it described as...
US Pulls Out of Strategic Syria Base and Hands It Over to Damascus
The US military said it completed a withdrawal from a strategic base in Syria on Thursday, handing it over to Syrian forces, in the latest sign of strengthening US-Syrian ties that...
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...
Iraq Says It Will Prosecute Islamic State Detainees Sent From Syria
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria, after the rapid collapse of Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria...
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...
US Appeals Court Says Decision to Free Mahmoud Khalil Lacked Jurisdiction, Opens Door to Rearrest
A US federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that a lower court judge lacked the authority to order the release of a prominent anti-Israel activist...
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...
Kurdish Groups Reject Aleppo Withdrawal as US Pushes to End Fighting
Kurdish groups rejected a Syrian government demand for their fighters to withdraw from parts of Aleppo under a ceasefire proposed on Friday, with Damascus conducting new strikes and Western powers...
