Tag: Kurds
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EU High Representative Kaja Kallas evasive on Kurdish issue, but supports Turkey
In an interview with TRT Editor, Yusuf Erim, the EU’s High Representative Kaja Kallas was evasive when asked about the Kurdish issue in Syria. The Kurdish armed forces, the SDF are locked in a disagreement with the Syrian government over their future autonomy. Yusuf Erim, who works as an editor at the Turkish public broadcaster…
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Kurds in Syria face uncertain future as talks with the government collapse and Turkish army augments its presence
The Israeli press is reporting that President Donald Trump wants US troops to pull out of Syria. The 2,000 US troops in north-eastern Syria offer security assistance to the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, mainly against ISIS and Islamic terrorists. Recently, the US forces have also been building a new base in Kobani. President Donald Trump…
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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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Syrian leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa says elections to be held in four years: peaceful protest is a right of all Syrians
In an interview that has just been aired on Al-Arabiya, the state-owned Saudi Arabian television channel, Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said that elections in Syria will be held in four years after the drawing up of a constitution and a national census. He also stated that peaceful protest is a right of all Syrians, and…
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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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President Emmanuel Macron breaks ranks with the EU Commissioner and supports the Kurds
Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron called Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan to speak to him of the Kurds. President Macron is supporting the Kurds but the details of the conversation have not been published. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot has publicly stated that the Kurds need to be involved in the discussions about the…
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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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US forces take over Russian base in Kobani: Russian military hardware sent to Libya
US military forces in the Kurdish-controlled region of northeastern Syria have taken over the military base in Kobani after the Russians evacuated it. The Russians took control of the military base of Kobani under a deal with the Kurds and the previous government of Bashar al-Assad over border-control with Turkey. Kobani was the city which…
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Clashes in Raqqa as Kurdish leaders in discussions with Abu Mohammad al-Jolani
The Kurdish armed forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from Deir Ezzor following mass protests and clashes. Kurdish SDF forces are now also facing riots and clashes in Raqqa, a city which they liberated from ISIS. Raqqa is an Arab-majority city. Previously, SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi called for a Syria that guarantees…
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Unconfirmed reports that Bashar al-Assad left Syria: Syrian rebels keep progressing and capturing territory
The Syrian rebel offensive called “Deterrence of Aggression” led mainly by the Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its commander Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is progressing further with more territory captured from the government in the south of Syria after government forces retreated from Daraa. Senior government officials have already been photographed on planes to Dubai including Assad’s…
