Tag: Kurdistan
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SDF brace for war with Turkey and the Syrian Government
The Kurdish armed-forces in north-eastern Syria, the Syrian Demcoratic Forces (SDF) are preparing for battle after the Turkish Army has entered Syria with military convoys in the direction of Afrin, Aleppo, Ras Al-Ayn and possibly also Manbij. Syrian government forces have seen moving in the direction of Dejr ez-Zor while the SDF has been spotted…
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Kurds in Syria brace for conflict with Damascus as integration fails
Earlier this week, in scenes reminiscent of the days of Bashar al-Assad, pro-government forces shelled and fired unto civilian neighbourhoods in Aleppo. The attacks on the Kurdish neighbourhood took place after pro-government forces blocked access to the Kurdish, Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood. Protests by Kurds against the closures took place before the firing started on Monday…
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UPDATED: SDF Leader Mazloum Abdi says PKK’s Leader statement does not apply to SDF
UPDATED: In a reaction to Abdullah Ocalan’s statement, SDF Leader Mazloum Abdi gave a press in which he stated that the call for the PKK to dissolve does not apply to the Syrian Democratic Forces. He welcomed Ocalan’s statement saying it will open peaceful political process in Turkey. Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan released a…
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US forces are building a base in Kobani: negotiations between Kurdish Leader Mazloum Abdi and Syrian Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa are ongoing
The US peace-keeping forces in the Kurdish controlled north-eastern Syria, operating under the mission name “Operation Resolve”, have begun building a military base in Kobani. Previously, the commander of the Kurdish armed Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi proposed the Syrian government to hand over the Kobani-Turkish border to US forces. The SDF is refusing to…
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Turkish Foreign Minister visits Damascus: Turkey to aid Syria in banking and agriculture
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was in Damascus earlier today where he held discussions with the new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. In a press conference, Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa stressed about Syria’s unity by reiterating that the weapons of all armed groups should be returned to the Ministry of Defense. He also announced that Turkey…
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Germany supports Turkey in its push against Kurdish armed forces but warns against Turkish invasion
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock visited Turkey last Friday where she met with her counterpart, Hakan Fidan. Germany is taking the EU’s line on supporting Turkey’s “security concerns” regarding Kurdish armed groups that control northeastern Syria including parts of the border, namely the Syrian Democratic Forces. The Turkish army has gathered on…
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Two Kurdish journalists killed in Kobani by drone strike
Two Turkish journalists were killed in Kobani at the end of this week as pro-Turkish forces attacked the Kurdish city of Kobani. The city is under fire by pro-Turkish groups while the Turkish army is amassing its units on its border after the Kurds are refusing to disarm and give up territory to the new…
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Kurdish forces leader Mazloum Abdi offers Kobani’s border control to US forces as a compromise with Turkey
Kurdish SDF leader Mazloum Abdi has offered Turkey a compromise to prevent a looming clash between Kurdish and pro-Turkish forces, by handing over checkpoints and border security to US forces and withdraw Kurdish forces from a new designated military zone. Previously, the border between Syria and Turkey on Syria’s side was managed by a combination…
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Kurdish forces prepare for major fight against Turkish backed-forces
There has been no agreement between the Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria and the new Syrian leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) over the future of the Kurdish territories and the Kurdish armed forces. The new Syrian leadership is demanding for the Kurdish armed forces to lay down their weapons and integrate their…
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Kurdish armed forces commander says fall of the regime is an opportunity to build “a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians”
The commander of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi released a brief statement saying that the fall of the of the regime in Damascus is an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians. The statement may imply that the Kurds will not be…
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Kurds and Pro-Turkish Syrian rebels began clashing: both sides make territorial gains against the Syrian government
The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces have begun clashing against the pro-Turkish Syrian rebels, Tahrir al-Sham (HST) in the north of Aleppo city. Clashes between Kurdish forces and Syrian rebels have also been reported in the countryside north to Aleppo where both the SDF and the Syrian rebels are making territorial gains against the Syrian government.…
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Kurdish forces take over Kurdish neighbourhood in Aleppo: Syrian rebels ask them to leave
The Kurds controlling the northeast of Syria are not welcoming the Syrian rebellion that started this week and are accusing the rebels of being Turkish Islamist proxies that extend and and fight for Turkish interests. Kurdish troops from the Syrian Defense Forces arrived yesterday evening in the north of Aleppo to provide security for Kurdish…
