Kurds in Syria

Turkey announces new military offensive
Ankara says it wants a 30-kilometer “safe zone” along entire Syrian border
May 24, 2022 00:01
The Kurdish project in Syria would be a new Israel in the Middle East Op-ed
Syrians accuse the Western-backed Kurdish enclave in the country of using ethnic cleansing and child soldiers against them to form a new anti-Arab state. The parallels with Israel’s creation in the 1940s are striking.
Dec 2, 2021 15:57
World-famous musician detained in Turkey on terrorism charges
Syrian-born musician Omar Souleyman, who worked with the likes of Bjork and Damon Albarn, has been detained in Turkey over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is deemed a terrorist group by Ankara.
Nov 18, 2021 07:29
US forces come under ‘indirect’ rocket attack near occupied gas field in Syria
At least one explosion has rocked the Conoco gas field in Deir ez-Zor province, which is occupied by Washington-backed SDF forces, with initial reports suggesting no casualties among American troops stationed in the area.
Jul 11, 2021 00:20
US troops staying in Syria to fight ISIS and ‘stabilize’ liberated areas – envoy
A senior US official said Washington is committed to keeping troops in Syria in order to counter Islamic State terrorists and prop up its allies, the Kurdish-led SDF militia, against the government in Damascus.
Jun 25, 2021 22:18
EU pledges aid to an anti-Damascus region in the name of Syrian sovereignty but sanctions Assad government for being sovereign Op-ed
The EU’s aid pledge to an anti-Damascus Syrian breakaway region and its renewal of sanctions against Bashar Assad reveal a contradictory policy that ramps up humanitarian aid, while worsening the hardships that require such aid.
May 30, 2021 13:02

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