Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara's intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead.
Turkey Says Syria Should Be Given Chance to Address Kurdish Militant Presence
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country, and reiterated that the Turkish military would act if it did not.
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups
37 Killed In Syria Clashes Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces: Monitor
Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.
Turkey’s Aggression Sparks Kurdish-Turmoil in Syria’s Fragile Landscape
Syria’s political landscape is changing rapidly following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces. Türkiye and Israel, two powerful neighbours, have taken decisive steps to secure their interests in the region.
Turkey poised for military action as Syrian tensions rise
The Turkish Armed Forces have been put on high combat readiness due to the possibility of conducting an operation against Kurdish armed groups in Syria. This information was relayed to the pro-government newspaper "Türkiye" by sources from the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
Turkey Detains Another Opposition Mayor On 'Terror' Charges
An opposition mayor from southern Turkey was detained Friday on allegations of "belonging to a terror group", the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party and Turkish media reported.
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor in southern district, police and party say
Turkish police in the southern province of Mersin said they had detained a pro-Kurdish mayor on Friday, along with five other ...
As Ankara and Washington disagree over the future of Syrian Kurds, Israel warns of war with Turkey
The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations ...
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The Syrian Kurds Are In Erdogan’s Crosshairs
A senior U.S. diplomat in northern Syria, William V. Roebuck, in a memo, called it “a catastrophic sideshow” and “an ...
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Türkiye dismantles "terrorist corridor" in N. Syria: Erdogan
ANKARA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his country has successfully dismantled a "terrorist corridor" being established in northern Syria from four key ...
Turkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with authorities for peace
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing ...
Turkey Has 'Capacity, Determination' To Destroy All Security Threats: FM
Turkey has the strength and the ability to destroy any threats to its security, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday, just days after threatening military action against Kurdish forces in Syria.
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Kurdistan Region releases Syrian Kurdish journalist after 440 days: Lawyer
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s Cassation Court has dropped all charges against Syrian Kurdish journalist ...