Syria, Turkey and Kurdish

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.
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.
Turkey Threatens Military Operation Against Syrian Kurdish Fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.
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.
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 Says Syrian Kurdish Fighters Will Be 'Eliminated'
Turkey said Monday that it was "only a matter of time" before Syrian Kurdish fighters -- seen by the West as essential in the fight against Islamic State jihadists -- will be wiped out.
Erdogan tells Iraqi Kurdish PM that Turkey working to keep Syria secure
Turkey is working to ensure that Syria's transformation over the last month will not bring new instabilities to the region, President Tayyip Erdogan told the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday.
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' ...
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KRG invites all Kurdish parties to discuss financial disputes with Baghdad
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has invited all Kurdish political parties that have ...
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Kurdish-led SDF says civilians killed as Turkey strikes Syrian dam
Turkish-backed forces are intensifying attacks on Kurdish-controlled areas, targeting civilians and critical infrastructure ...
Kurdish nationalist DEM Party delegation meets imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan
The renewed negotiations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party, which Turkey has been trying to suppress for 40 ...
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VOA Kurdish: Kurds' quest for rights in the new Syria
VOA Kurdish Service discussed this issue with three experts who emphasized threats from Turkey and the need for the U.S. to maintain influence to help minority communities. Click here for the full ...
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Pentagon denies US base at Kobani in Syria's Kurdish-led northeast
A spokesperson publicly dismissed rumors that US troops would establish a base in the Syrian Kurdish stronghold border town, ...
US, French troops could secure Syria's northern border, Syrian Kurdish official says
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Talks are taking place on whether U.S. and French troops could secure a border zone in ...
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Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish mayors Mersin
Turkish security forces have taken over a municipal council building in the southern province of Mersin and detained the ...