Syrian Kurds
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Turkey is waiting for Russia and US green lights to attack northern Syria: expert
A Syrian Kurdish analyst and journalist believes "currently, there is no opportunity for a Turkish ground attack on Syrian Kurdistan, but whenever Turkey finds a position, it will attack northern Syria."
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US must mediate between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces: think tank
The Atlantic Council think tank has stressed that the US needs to change its policy in Syria and work to resolve tensions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish government.
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A new offer from Assad to the Kurds / Musa Ozugurlu
While the world is busy with Afghanistan, there are significant developments ongoing in Syria. The main development is a statement from Bashar al-Assad regarding the Kurds, who are key players in the Syrian crisis.
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Syrian government, Kurds discuss plans for oil trade
The Qatirji company and Syrian Democratic Forces are discussing the possibility of increasing oil shipments between SDF-controlled areas to government-held areas.
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US sanctions on Turkey-backed Syria faction offer solace to Kurdish victims / Amberin Zaman
On Oct. 12, 2019, three days after Turkish forces invaded northeastern Syria with President Donald Trump’s blessings, a rising young Kurdish politician named Hevrin Khalaf was ambushed by Ahrar al-Sharqiyah, a Turkish-backed armed Sunni brigade, and savagely executed. When the militants were done with the 35-year-old, her body was riddled with bullets, the flesh from her scalp ripped off, and her leg and skull fractured from repeated blows. Apparently unworried about retribution, the militants posted a video of the war crime online.
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Russia follows instrumental policy towards Kurds: researcher
Deputy-Head of the Analytical Center told Kurdpress in an interview that Russia's overall view of the Kurds in Iraq and Syria is instrumental, but that its relations with the Syrian Kurds depend on many factors.
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US-led coalition continuing to arm Syrian Kurdish- Arab forces
The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is supplying weapons, ammunition and other supplies to the Kurdish-led Syrian Kurdish-Arab forces, according to the Pentagon inspector general.