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Kurdish Rebels Say Ready to Resist Iran, Await Uprising

This is Beirut, 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic republic but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without U.S. support. After saying that he would be "all for" a Kurdish offensive on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Saturday, saying he did ...

Strikes Hit Iranian Kurdish Groups in Iraq

This is Beirut, 05/03 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Fresh strikes on Thursday hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in northern Iraq, officials from two exiled groups told AFP. Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which Iran has struck repeatedly since the start of the war in the Middle East. "Two ...

SDF Commander Says Integration With Syrian State Has Begun

This is Beirut, 18/02 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said Tuesday that the integration of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration and its security forces into Syria’s state institutions has formally begun, while cautioning that the process “may take some time” due to political and operational obstacles. Speaking ...

Syrian Kurdish Authorities Release 34 Australians Related to Jihadists

This is Beirut, 16/02 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thirty-four Australian relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists had to return to Syria's Roj detention camp due to coordination issues with Damascus after Kurdish authorities released them on Monday, a Kurdish official told AFP. Camp director Hakmieh Ibrahim had earlier said the women and children from 11 families were handed over to ...

Turkey Again Blocks Aid Convoy for Kurds in Syria: NGO

This is Beirut, 04/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish authorities have blocked for a second time an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane that's been overwhelmed by people fleeing fighting, a local NGO said on Wednesday. As the Syrian army and Kurdish forces clash in Syria, Kobane has been inundated by people trying to escape the hostilities. Last week, Turkish ...

Syrian Security Forces Enter Hasakeh City Under Deal with Kurds

This is Beirut, 02/02 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrian government security personnel on Monday entered Hasakeh city, a stronghold of Kurdish forces, under an integration deal agreed with the Kurds last week, an AFP team reported. The two sides reached a comprehensive agreement on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state, after Kurdish ...

Syria–Kurds Reach Integration Deal After Weeks of Fighting

This is Beirut, 30/01 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria’s government and Kurdish forces on Friday reached a broad agreement to gradually integrate Kurdish military units and administrative structures into the central state, following weeks of clashes that ended in a ceasefire. The deal, confirmed by both the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian state television, comes ...

U.S. Weighs Full Military Withdrawal From Syria

This is Beirut, 23/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States is considering a full military withdrawal from Syria, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which said Washington is reassessing its presence amid rapidly changing conditions on the ground. The newspaper reported that internal discussions within the Trump administration are exploring multiple scenarios to reduce, or ...

Erbil Set to Host New Syria-Kurdish Talks as Ceasefire Strains in the North

This is Beirut, 22/01 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new round of negotiations between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to take place in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Kurdish sources cited by Al Arabiya, as efforts intensify to salvage a ceasefire and revive talks over the future of northeastern Syria. The planned meetings come just days after ...

Talks Between Damascus And Kurdish-led Forces "Collapse"

This is Beirut, 20/01 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Negotiations have collapsed between the Syrian president and the chief of the country's Kurdish-led forces, a Kurdish official told AFP, as the army deployed reinforcements to flashpoint areas in the north. President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were meeting to discuss a ceasefire ...

Turkey Warns "Won't Tolerate Provocations" Over Syria Unrest

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Turkey warned Tuesday it would not tolerate any "provocations" over the events in Syria as its Kurdish community called for protests over a government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X that Turkey was "meticulously monitoring the developments in Syria and all movements along our ...

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