Posts Tagged: Syrian Kurds
Top Israeli Politicians Lament Trump Decision to Pull US Forces From Northern Syria
Yair Lapid -- co-chairman of Israel's centrist Blue and White party -- issued a rare, if indirect, criticism of the Trump administration on Monday, expressing...
Erdogan Says Turkey to Launch Military Operation in Northeast Syria; Kurds Pledge ‘All Out War’
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters...
No Turning Back: Syrian Kurds Reshape Region With Books and Schools
When Eyub Mohamad was a boy, security forces beat his father into paralysis. His offense was typing leaflets in Kurdish, banned under Syria's ruling Baath...
Four Turkish Soldiers Killed in Attacks by Kurdish Militants, Turkey Says
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in two separate attacks by Kurdish militants on Saturday, the Turkish defense ministry said, adding that...
Senator Lindsey Graham: A Rash US Pullout From Syria Will Create ‘Iraq on Steroids’
US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the US withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is destroyed, warning...
Donald Trump, the Syrian Kurds — and ‘Never Again’
According to a recent poll, 37 percent of Americans believe that Benjamin Franklin -- not Thomas Edison -- invented the light bulb. But Americans’ historical...
Trump Threatens Turkey With Economic Devastation if It Attacks Syrian Kurd Militia
US President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a US-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ankara on Monday...
Pompeo Says Good Outcome Possible for Both Turkey and Syrian Kurds
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he was optimistic that a "good outcome" could be reached between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish groups,...
Russia Says US Syria Pullout Spurs Need for Kurds and Damascus to Talk
Russia said on Friday it was important for Syrian Kurds and the Syrian government to start talking to each other in light of US plans to...
US Officials Seek to Assuage Middle East Allies’ Fears Over Syria Pullout
In the wake of US President Donald Trump's surprise decision last month to withdraw American troops from Syria, administration officials have been scrambling to reassure...
With US Departure, Syria’s Manbij Braces for Upheaval
The city of Manbij has switched control more than most places in Syria's civil war. With US troops set to leave after President Donald Trump's decision...
Let Down by US, Syrian Kurdish Leaders Look to Russia and Assad
Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurdish leaders who run much of the north are urging Russia and its ally Damascus to send forces...
Israeli Minister Expresses Concern Over Fate of Kurds After Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria
A top Israeli official has expressed concern over the fate of the Kurds in Syria following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops...
Turkey Says US Support for Syrian Kurdish YPG a ‘Big Mistake’
The United States' support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia is a "big mistake," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said late on Saturday, adding that...
