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DAMASCUS, Syria -- An international humanitarian organization has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, as the country's government fights to establish control over an area formerly controlled by Kurdish fighters.
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Mesud Barzani said Saturday he welcomes the agreement between the Syrian government and the YPG terror group, operating under the name Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Presidency said President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Barzani held a call during which recent developments in Syria were discussed.
Security sources speaking to Turkish media outlets said the Turkish army would leave Syria on three conditions: complete restoration of state’s
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Syria's Kurdish-led force and the Damascus government reach a new agreement to stabilize ceasefire
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country's central government in Damascus to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out steps toward integrating the two sides.
A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast
Thousands of people flocked to the western Germanay city of Bonn on Saturday to demonstrate against the situation in northern Syria. Around 15,000 demonstrators gathered in Bonn's Hofgarten park for a pro-Kurdish rally under the slogan "The situation in Syria,
A fragile truce reached this week between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters was seen as a blow by many Kurds in their hard-won fight for autonomy.
The number of ISIS members transferred to Iraq is very limited out of around 7,000 currently in Syria,’ Iraqi official says - Anadolu Ajansı
Russian forces have started withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria still controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
The failure to support the U.S.-backed militia could create an opening for Islamic State, White House allies say.
For nearly a decade they existed in legal limbo. The Kurds could not try them, nor would they free them. Most Western governments, despite American pressure, refused to take their citizens back. But as long as the camps were secure, the problem could be ignored.
Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria. This decision comes as neighboring countries seek to recalibrate relations following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad.