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Türkiye Escalates Attacks against SDF, Kurds Fear Offensive on Ain Al-Arab

Turkish forces escalated their attacks on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, amid reports of possible Turkish offensive in Ain Al-Arab despite US rejection of any Turkish military operations in north of Syria. On Wednesday, Turkish forces bombed SDF positions in the villages of Al-Muallaq, Saida, the vicinity of…

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Attack Kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish Forces Arrest 52 Militants

A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria on Friday targeted a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, the government said. To the north, Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced they arrested 52 militants in an operation against ISIS sleeper cells. According to Syria’s petroleum ministry, the rocket struck in…

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Syria's Kurds Launch Offensive against ISIS Militants

Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Thursday they had launched an offensive against ISIS group fighters, days after jihadist gunmen launched a deadly prison attack. Six Kurdish fighters were killed Monday when ISIS militants attacked a complex in Raqa, the extremist group's former de facto capital in Syria, in a bid to…

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Kurdish Forces: Deadly ISIS Assault Targeting Syria Prison 'Thwarted'

ISIS militants in northern Syria launched a failed attack targeting a prison holding fellow extremists in a clash that killed six Kurdish fighters, local authorities and a war monitor said. The Kurdish fighters were killed in the assault on a security complex near a prison with ISIS inmates in Raqqa,…

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Syrian Democratic Forces say 6 fighters killed in IS attack

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say an attack by Islamic State militants in the city of Raqqa has killed six of its members

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In Joint Raid, Kurdish Forces Seize ISIS Militant in Syria

A Kurdish-led group in Syria said Monday that its fighters alongside US forces have arrested a wanted militant with the ISIS group that continues to stage attacks in the region. There are some 900 US troops in Syria supporting Kurdish-led forces in the fight against the militant group. The Syrian…

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US Does Not Want to See Military Operations in Northwest Syria

The United States does not want Türkiye to pursue military attacks in northwest Syria, even if it recognizes Türkiye’s right to defend itself, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. Türkiye has ramped up its shelling and air strikes on northern Syria in recent weeks and has…

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Mazloum Abdi: US Barred Türkiye from Carrying Out Military Operation in Syria

Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said the American administration of former President Donald Trump “betrayed” its allies in the SDF when it did not oppose the Turkish infiltration in Syria in late 2019.

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Syria Kurds say they have resumed joint ops with U.S.-led coalition

The Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat Islamic State in Syria, said on Monday it had resumed joint counter-terrorism operations with the United States that were paused due to Turkish bombardment of its area of control.

Reuters

Syrian Democratic Forces Halt Operation with US-led Coalition

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control, spokesman Aram Henna said Friday. SDF is a US-backed group that helped defeat ISIS militants in Syria. Henna told Reuters that "all coordination and joint counter-terrorism operations with…

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Syria Kurds halt all joint ops with U.S.-led coalition after Turkish fire - spokesman

The Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat Islamic State jihadists in Syria, has stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control, a spokesman said Friday.

Reuters

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border.

Al Jazeera

SDF in Syria Wants 'Stronger' US Warning for Türkiye

The head of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday he still feared a Turkish ground invasion despite US assurances and has demanded a "stronger" message from Washington after seeing unprecedented Turkish deployments along the border. "There are reinforcements on the border and within Syria in areas controlled by…

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U.S.-backed force in Syria wants 'stronger' U.S. warning for Turkey

The head of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday he still feared a Turkish ground invasion despite U.S. assurances and has demanded a "stronger" message from Washington after seeing unprecedented Turkish deployments along the border.

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Two Rockets Target US Base in Eastern Syria

Two rockets targeted international coalition forces at the US patrol base in northeastern Syria, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement late Friday. The attack at its base in al-Shaddadi was the third of its kind in a week but resulted in no injuries or damage to…

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Syrian Kurds Say They Have Stopped Operations against ISIS

The commander of the main US-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the ISIS group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern…

The Independent UK

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

The Independent UK

Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed

Turkish officials say suspected Kurdish militants in Syria have fired rockets into a border town in Turkey, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others

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Turkish air strikes hit villages in northern Syria -SDF

Turkish aircraft shelled two villages populated with internally displaced people in northern Syria, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Twitter late on Saturday.

France 24

Istanbul blast: PKK denies involvement after Turkey points finger

Turkey says it plans to pursue targets in northern Syria following the blast that killed six people and injured more than 80 others in Istanbul on November 13. Ankara blames Kurdish militants for the attack and has detained a Syrian woman they believe to be the suspected bomber. No group…

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Syria's Kurds Deny Involvement in Türkiye Bombing

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied Monday any role in a deadly bomb attack in central Istanbul that killed six people, which Türkiye has blamed on Kurdish militants. "Our forces have nothing to do with the Istanbul bombing," said Mazloum Abdi, the chief commander of the US-allied SDF. Türkiye…

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The Syrian Oil: Time for New Approach?

With the war in Syria now in its twelfth year and with the US-Russian conflict still ongoing to control the oil sector and its potential, local belligerents and regional opponents have found in oil a rare point of consensus to cooperate and pick clean the country’s wealth and revenues. Oil…

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Return of Islamic State wives to Australia causes fear for those who escaped the brutality

Mohamed Ibrahim can barely bring himself to recall his run-in with so-called Islamic State fighters — he's terrified about the prospect of their wives returning to Australia.

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Canada Repatriates 2 women, 2 Children from Syria Camps

Canada has repatriated two women and two children from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected ISIS militants, and charged one with supporting terrorism, officials said Wednesday. This followed years of pressure on Ottawa -- which long refused for security reasons to repatriate as many as 50 Canadians believed…

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Damascus Accuses US Forces of Plundering Syrian Oil

Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Ministry reiterated accusations against the United States that it was plundering Syrian oil and sending them to Iraq. It condemned the practice as “piracy”, a “return to colonial practices” and violation of international law and United Nations conventions. It called on the UN Security Council to…

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