Syria
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US expresses concern over Turkey shelling of Kobani
The US Embassy in Damascus issued a statement on Sunday, April 24, following Turkey’s attack last week on Kobani in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
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Iran, Saudi Arabia resumed talks in Baghdad – report
Regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after they were suspended in March, Iran’s semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday.
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World has accepted the political discourse of Syrian Kurds: official
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were able to change the international discourse on the north and east of Syria from a military discourse to a political one.
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Syrian Kurdish representative office to be opened in London
The Rojava Information Center announced that the Syrian Democratic Council representative office, the political branch of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), will be established in London next March.
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New ICG report explores latest phase of Turkey-PKK conflict and regional implications
In a new analysis for the International Crisis Group entitled ‘Turkey’s PKK Conflict: A Regional Battleground in Flux’ published on Friday, Berkay Mandiraci explores how Turkey is relying more on airpower in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is also drawing in new parties “as it spreads to new theatres in Iraq and Syria.”
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Assad, Russian defense minister discuss military cooperation
Syrian President Bashar al Assad met Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoigu on Tuesday and discussed military cooperation between Russian-Syrian forces.
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Main challenges facing the Syrian Kurds in 2022
Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish official, says the continued activities of the ISIS's secret cells and Turkish attacks are among the most important challenges facing the Syrian Kurds this year.
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Islamic State collaborators received Turkish citizenship, official report shows
A leaked report has revealed details about how the jihadi group used Turkey to traffic money and obtain supplies.
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SDF commander asks international community to shoulder responsibility for ISIS members in Syria
The Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Kobani, called on the international community to shoulder responsibility for the thousands of foreign Islamic State (ISIS) members in Syria, saying the threat of the militant group remains.
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Analyst says US government does not welcome Kurdish-Kurdish talks
Hiwa Osman says that since the beginning of Joe Biden's government, there has been a kind of reluctance in this government towards Kurdish-Kurdish talks in Iraq and Syria, while Washington can help resolve the differences between the Kurds.
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Currency crisis threatens Turkey's Syria strategy / Fehim Tastekin
Turkey’s economic turmoil might challenge Ankara's grip over opposition-held areas in Syria, where in-house rivalries among the armed factions over financial resources have escalated.
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There is no clear prospect between us and Damascus, Syrian Kurdish party leader tells Kurdpress
The head of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria said: "We believe in dialogue on equal terms for the future of Syria with the central government, but at the moment there is no clear horizon between us and Damascus."
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US troops, SDF hold joint military drill in eastern Syria
Members of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (Daesh) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) held a joint military exercise in the countryside of Syria's eastern province of Deir Ez-Zor, near the Iraqi border, Anadolu reported.
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President says Iran is seeking to strengthen Tehran-Damascus ties
Emphasizing strengthening the foundations of the relations between Iran and Syria, especially in the economic and trade fields, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi described the two countries' relations as strategic.
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Turkish and Russian FMs discuss Syria in Sweden
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday to discuss issues including Syria and Ukraine, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
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Raqqa Sheikhs urge Damascus to negotiate with Syrian Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration
The central government must accept the system and the decisions of the autonomous administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has become a military force.
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Senior UN official denounces missile attack in Afrin
After a number of rockets slammed into a residential neighborhood in Syria’s northern Kurdish-majority city of Afrin on the previous day, a senior United Nations official strongly denounced the action on Saturday.
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Where will Erdogan strike next in Syria? / Sami Moubayed
Nobody knows exactly where Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s next move in Syria will be, although most military analysts agree that he plans to launch an operation before end of this year, targeting Kurdish positions in the Syrian northeast. Erdogan said it openly on 11 October 2021, after two Turkish soldiers were killed in Syrian territory, reportedly by the Kurds, adding that he was, “running out of patience.
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US and Europe do not care about the fate of Kurds: Ukrainian professor
Vladimir Kornilov, a professor of political science and a Ukrainian historian, believes that neither Europe nor the United States cares about the fate of the Kurds.
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Lavrov blames US Kurdish policy in Syria
The United States’ support for separatist tendencies in northeastern Syria may make the Kurdish problem topical not only for Syria but for other countries of the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State.
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Erdogan wants Kurds to be left alone by the West: professor
Professor Amin Saikal says part of the difference between the Turkish president and Western countries is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants the West to end its cooperation with the Kurds in Iraq and Syria and leave them alone.
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Damascus condemns Turkey’s extension of troop deployment in Syria
Damascus has condemned a decision by Turkish parliament to extend the military's mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
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Erdogan threatens to deploy heavy weaponry against Damascus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Syria that his country will deploy heavy weaponry against the Syrian army in the country.
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Professor warns Afghanistan scenario could repeat in Iraq and Syria Kurdistans
An Indiana University professor warned the scenario of the US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan could be repeated in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq.
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Belgian delegation visits Syrian Kurdish self-ruling region
A delegation from Belgium made a visit to Syrian Kurdistan where it held talks with the officials of the self-ruling administration.
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Syrian Kurds appeal to Damascus for dialogue
Northern Syria’s Kurdish administration has urged Damascus to open a dialogue to avoid further conflict after the government warned the semiautonomous region to sever relations with US occupying forces.
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Erdogan says latest Kurdish YPG attack on Turkish police is 'final straw'
Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that his country was determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria, adding an attack by Kurdish YPG militants that killed two Turkish police was "the final straw."
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.