Tag: SDF
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Kurdish forces hold their territories and weapons after Turkish-backed forces are defeated on several fronts
The Turkish Syrian National Army has been held off by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces on several fronts after its planned offensive against the Kurdish forces failed to gain any ground. Kurdish forces are now retaliating by launching counter-attacks on Turkish-backed forces in Deir-Ezzor and other areas. The SDF had previously withdrew from Manbij after…
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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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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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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says that he hopes Syrian rebels arrive to Damascus
In an interview with Turkish media Canli 24, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said that he hoped the Syrian rebels arrive to Homs and Damascus without any problems. He also added that he asked Bashar al-Assad to together decide the future of Syria but did not receive a positive response. Turkey is currently occupying border areas…
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Syrian rebel offensive stops at Hama: Christians continue with their daily lives in Aleppo and the US strikes the IRGC
The Syrian rebel offensive has been halted at the city of Hama but clashes against the Syrian Army are ongoing. Syrian rebels are also taking up arms in other parts of Syria including in the south in Daraa. Russia responded as it typically does in retaliation to Syrian rebels by conducting airstrikes against hospitals having…
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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…
