Posts Tagged: US withdrawal from Syria
Trump Lauds Relations With Erdogan, as Turkish Strongman Visits White House
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders met to overcome mounting differences between the...
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Not Leave Syria Until Other Countries Pull Out
Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday, and Ankara will continue its...
Israel Says It Is Aiding Syria’s Kurds, Advocating for Them With US
Israel is assisting Syrian Kurds battered by a month-old Turkish incursion, seeing them as a counterweight to Iranian influence and advocating for them in talks with...
Turkey Says Kurdish YPG Still in Syria Border Area as Deadline Looms
Kurdish YPG forces have still not fully withdrawn from a strip of land in northeast Syria from which Ankara says they must leave, Turkey's defense minister...
More Russian Military Police Arrive in Syria Under Peace Deal With Turkey
Around 300 more Russian military police have arrived in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, under an accord between Ankara and Moscow which halted...
Trump Claims Turkey’s Ceasefire in Northern Syria Now Permanent, Lifts Sanctions
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a ceasefire in northern Syria is now permanent and he lifted sanctions on Turkey as a result, rejecting criticism of...
Russia Warns Syrian Kurdish YPG to Pull Back as Its Forces Move In
Russian military police arrived in the strategic Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday as Moscow warned Kurdish YPG forces that they face further armed conflict with...
For Syrian Kurds, a Leader’s Killing Deepens Sense of US Betrayal
Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf spent the final months of her life building a political party that she hoped would help shape Syria's future, drawing the...
Turkey Plans Presence Across Northeast Syria, Erdogan Says
Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, insisting that a planned "safe zone" will...
Shells Still Fall in Northeast Syria Despite Pause Agreement
Shelling could be heard at the Syrian-Turkish border on Friday morning despite a five-day ceasefire agreed between Turkey and the United States, and Washington said the...
US Jewish Leaders ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Plight of Kurds Facing Turkish Military Assault in Syria
A top US group on Friday condemned the ongoing Turkish military offensive in Syria against Kurdish forces. “We are deeply concerned about the plight of the...
Turkey Says It’s Ready for Syria Push, Kurds Signal Damascus Talks
Turkey said on Tuesday it was all set to launch a military push into northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the way...
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...
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,...
