Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense clashes Hundreds of displaced residents have returned to Aleppo’s Achrafieh neighborhood in northern Syria The Independent UK · Jan 12
First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces The Independent UK · Jan 11
US and EU urge fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes The United States and the European Union on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. Radio France Internationale · Jan 11
Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in Aleppo The Guardian - UK · Jan 11
Syrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters Syrian security forces have deployed in Aleppo after intense clashes with Kurdish fighters The Independent UK · Jan 10
Syrian army offensive in Aleppo draws support from Turkey Turkey has backed a Syrian army offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, despite a fragile ceasefire backed by the United States. Radio France Internationale · Jan 10
Syrian army says swept Aleppo district after clashes with Kurdish fighters Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, though shelling could still be heard following calls for fighters to surrender themselves and their weapons. Radio France Internationale · Jan 10
Syrian army says it will renew Aleppo attacks after Kurds reject ceasefire terms Military opens window for civilians to leave as Kurdish groups turn down demand their fighters withdraw from city The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Aleppo faces new displacement amid Syrian forces and SDF clashes Syria sees mass displacement in Aleppo as clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters intensify amid stalled political talks. Euronews · Jan 9
Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo Syria's Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo The Independent UK · Jan 9
Photos of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes due to clashes between the government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo. The Independent UK · Jan 9
Syrian authorities urge civilians to leave Aleppo as clashes with Kurdish forces continue The leadership in Damascus signed a deal with the SDF in March for it to merge with the Syrian army by the end of 2025 but there have been disagreements over how that would happen. Euronews · Jan 8
Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Syrian authorities urge civilians to evacuate Aleppo neighborhoods as clashes with Kurds continue Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces The Independent UK · Jan 8
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 ‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strike
Euronews · Jan 7 Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian army closes Kurdish-majority areas Clashes in Aleppo forced residents to flee Kurdish areas, with at least nine killed. The violence follows stalled talks to merge Kurdish forces into the army.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Clashes erupt in Aleppo after hundreds flee through corridors opened by Syria's government Clashes have erupted in Aleppo after Syria's military opened corridors for civilians to leave Kurdish neighborhoods
The Independent UK · Jan 6 New deadly clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters erupt in Aleppo The deadliest clashes so far have erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025 Turkey's top officials visit Syria as deadline for Kurdish integration looms Turkey's top diplomat along with military and intelligence chiefs have visited Syria as a deadline for a deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led forces approaches
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Can Syria’s president turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home? Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fall
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election
International Business Times UK · Nov 6, 2025 Migrant Worker Fine Scam: Fixer Caught Red-Handed Offering to Wipe £60K in Penalties BBC sting exposes Kurdish fixer offering to erase £60K migrant fines, revealing UK-wide visa scam networks exploiting mini-marts and care workers.
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025 Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025 Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army