Tag: SDF
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BREAKING: Agreement signed between SDF Leadership and Damascus
The civil war in Syria has been ended with yet another agreement on the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces with the regular government forces. The announcement of the signing of the agreement has just been announced by Syria Minister of Information. The SDF also confirmed the agreement. US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria Tom…
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At least 126 children freed from the SDF’s prison camps: children left the camps hungry and without shoes
126 children have been freed from the SDF’s alleged “ISIS prisons” after the government stormed into the territories under SDF’s control during the past week. The SDF’s military positions in north-eastern Syria collapsed as soon as the last remaining US forces in the region retreated. Children freed from the SDF’s camps were hungry, scarred and…
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Kurdish forces in Syria ban one year anniversary celebrations of Assad’s fall while the country celebrates
The Kurdish forces ruling the north-eastern part of Syria have banned any celebrations marking the one-year anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the liberation of Syria. Cities across Syria are holding their respective and separate celebrations on their first anniversary since they ere liberated from Bashar al-Assad’s forces last year. One year ago,…
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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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PKK in Iraq begin to disarm but SDF in Syria still not moving ahead with integration plans
The PKK in Iraq has begun to disarm following the decision by its incrqacrated leader, Abdullah Ocalan, to give up the armed struggle and turn to peaceful means. In a filmed event in Sulaimaniya in the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, a group of PKK soldiers ceremoniously burnt their rifles and guns. On the other…
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US troops leave Syria: SDF pressured by the US to lay down weapons and join regular army
Earlier this week, US troops began leaving Syria as part of their wider plan to reduce their presence in the Mediterranean region and Near East. US troops have left the Mission Support Site Green Village in northeast Syria and handed over the site to the SDF. US troops also left the Mission Support Site in…
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SDF Spokesperson Ferhad Shami clarifies some points on the Integration Agreement
Following the signing of the Integration Agreement between the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government, SDF spokesperson Ferhad Shami clarified key aspects of the agreement. Ferhad Shami denied rumours that HTS fighters have entered SDF-controlled areas and that all checkpoints in the north-east of Syria are still manned by the SDF. There are…
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BREAKING: Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces sign integration document with the Syrian government
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Leader of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces General Mazloum Abdi have signed a peace document where the SDF will be integrated with the regular and official Syrian Army. The surprise signing took place earlier today in Damasucs. On the 17th of February the leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan requested…
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French President Emmanuel Macron calls on SDF to join the Syrian Army
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was not present at the Paris Conference on Syria, but Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was present along with some of his European and Arab counterparts. Another conference to be held In a statement published by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of the conference, it was…
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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…
