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Researcher warns Kurds are the losers of the Syrian crisis
Dr. Fabrice Balanche warned that the United States is seeking to withdraw from Syria and Turkey will begin attacking areas under the control of Syrian Kurds as soon as the US withdraws from these areas.
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War in Syria enters 14th year: There is no solution in sight – analysis
Although the global mainstream media has consciously and persistently ignored the Syrian Civil War for several consecutive years, as if it was over, it continues. Although the average observer would conclude that the war in Syria is over because newspapers and websites don’t write about it, this is unfortunately not true.
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6 years of Turkish control in Afrin: 310,000 Kurds displaced, thousands arrested
Six years have passed since Syria’s majority-Kurdish city of Afrin and its surrounding districts came under Turkish control, leading to the displacement of more than 310,000 civilians and the confiscation of their property by Turkish forces and their allied groups, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
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Former US envoy warns Syrian Kurds not to rely on Washington’s protection
The latest confirmation from the former U.S. ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, affirms that the United States has no plans for an imminent withdrawal from Syria.
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Mazloum Abdi denounces attack on U.S. base in Jordan
Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi condemned on Monday the attack on the American base in Jordan that left casualties.
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Pentagon proposes plan for Syrian Kurdish allies to partner with Assad against ISIS
The Pentagon has proposed a plan suggesting that the Syrian Kurdish allies, involved in the campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS), consider forming a partnership with the Syrian regime.
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AANES urges investigation into Turkish violations in Afrin
On Saturday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) called on international organizations to investigate the human rights violations committed by Turkey and the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), in Afrin Region, northwest Syria. This comes on the sixth anniversary of the Turkish occupation of Afrin.
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Syrian Kurdish commander urges Washington not to sell F-16s to Turkey
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazlum Kobane (Abdi) called on the United States to shore up flagging Kurdish faith in Washington and block any new F-16 sales to Turkey.
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US diplomat says his country’s troops not to leave Syria
Attacks by some military groups on U.S. bases in Syria certainly would not make the U.S. leave the country, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday.
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US captures IS official in Syria as fighting renews among allies
The US military said it captured a senior IS official in Syria on Saturday, as renewed fighting Monday between Kurdish-led forces and Arab tribes in Deir Ezzor raised new questions as to the open-ended nature of the US mission.
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SDF condemns Turkey's attack on Arabat Airport
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) condemned the Turkish army's attack on Arabat Airport.
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SDF say deadly battles with Arab militias in eastern Syria have ended
The Kurdish-led SDF has once again claimed that its military operations against formerly Arab tribal militias. A U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish force declared its operations in eastern Syria completed Friday after almost two weeks of fighting with local tribesmen left dozens of people dead.
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Deir ez-Zor’s tribes reach a breaking point
Years of simmering tensions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and local populations in northeast Syria have exploded this week into still-expanding battles across much of Deir ez-Zor.
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Turkey border opened for Arab tribes to reach Syria's Deir az-Zour for SDF fight
The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) opposition group opened the Sajur crossing in Jarablus on Friday to allow rebel fighters to join Arab tribes fighting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir az-Zour, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.
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28 killed in fighting between Syrian Arab tribes and Kurds
The death toll in the fighting between Arab tribesmen and Syrian Kurds backed by the US in eastern Syria has risen to 28, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed today. At least 15 people have been wounded.
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SDF forces in eastern Syria battle Arab tribal unrest
U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces led by Kurdish forces poured reinforcements in Syria's eastern Deir al Zor province on Wednesday to quell widespread unrest by rebellious Arab tribal clans who rose up in arms after the detention of an Arab renegade commander.
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Casualties reported as Turkish drone hits car in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast
A Turkish drone strike in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast on Wednesday killed the driver of a car and wounded a journalist traveling with him, according to the local media outlet for which they worked, a medical source and a security source.
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US officials refute Turkey’s claim about killing ISIL leader in Syria
Officials from the US administration have denied claims by Turkey that it killed an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader in Syria in April, saying they find a claim by the militant group about the killing of its leader by a rival group in Syria to be more credible, the Al Monitor news website reported.
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US imposes sanctions on Turkey-backed Syrian militias in Afrin
With accusations and claims of two Turkish-backed militias profiting from human rights abuses against civilians in Afrin, the US has imposed sanctions on them with immediate effect.
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IS attack kills 10 Syria pro-government troops
Islamic State group militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former jihadist stronghold of Raqa province, a war monitor said Tuesday, displaying their ability to keep mounting deadly attacks.
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US transfers more military equipment from Iraq to Syria
Local sources reported that the American forces have transferred new military equipment and weapons to their bases in Syria from Iraq.
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Turkey deports Syrians, Iraqis to Turkish-occupied Sere Kaniye
On Sunday, the Turkish authorities deported 16 people, including four Iraqis, to the Syria through the Sari Kaniye border crossing, north of Hasaka, marking the second deportation of Syrians in July.
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UN calls for ceasefire in Syria following Turkish drone strikes
The violence and suffering of the Syrian people remind us of what is at stake as diplomatic efforts continue on Syria, said Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria.
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ISIS assassinates AANES employee in Deir ez-Zor
Islamic State (ISIS) claimed on Tuesday responsibility for the assassination of an employee of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in the town of al-Dhahla, eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria.
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Tension increase in north Syria as Russia speaks about roadmap to normalize Damascus-ankara ties
Tension has been escalating in northern Syria between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants as Russia speaks about a roadmap to restore Syria-Turkey ties.
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Can the SDF strike a deal with Assad?
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed, Kurdish-led militia that controls northeast Syria, is spoiled for choice when it comes to enemies.
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Turkey increases attacks on SDF, Damascus forces in north Syria
Turkey on Thursday continued to strike targets belonging to Kurdish militants and Syrian forces in northern Syria, a week before the latest round of Astana peace negotiations regarding Syria's 12-year war.
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Bashar Assad visits Saudi Arabia for Arab summit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia Thursday, state media said, to join an Arab League summit for the first time in more than a decade of war.
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Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalise
Arab League foreign ministers have adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties with President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria’s Kurds turn to UAE to ease tensions with Assad*
An alleged trip to the UAE capital by Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazloum Kobane, which Emirati officials deny, came just before he was targeted by a Turkish drone last month.