The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was met with widespread celebrations in Syria. But the situation is full of unknowns for the Kurdish population, with Turkish-backed militias massively expanding their ...

Rebels are asserting control in Damascus as questions loom over their plans. By The New York Times Follow live updates here. The rebels who ended the Assad family’s brutal rule in Syria began ...

KAWAGUCHI, Saitama Prefecture--Kurds in a pocket of Saitama Prefecture dubbed “Warabistan” are facing economic catastrophe after losing work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters say.

Rebels supported by Turkish air power fired on a Kurdish-controlled city in northern Syria, pitting proxies of the U.S. and Turkey — NATO allies — against each other. By Eve Sampson The ...

Syrian Kurds are celebrating the fall of the tyranical Assad regime. They are now hoping for a chance for freedom and an end to their suffering, says journalist Ossama Muhammad.

Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Despite a recent amnesty issued by the authorities in Afrin, around 200 Kurds remain in prisons, a Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) official ...

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Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkish and Islamist attacks against Kurdish forces in Syria present a great risk ...

HASAKEH, Syria - A US-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters captured the main city in eastern Syria and the main border crossing with Iraq on Dec 6, taking effective control of Syria’s ...

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Kurdish residents of Cyprus staged a protest march on Monday from Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square to the US embassy to request Washington step in to stop attacks on Kurds in northern Syria since the ...

At least 26 combattants were killed on Sunday (December 8, 2024) as Turkish-backed Syrian fighters launched an offensive on the northern Manbij area, days after seizing a Kurdish-held enclave.