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German FM: No Financing for an Islamist State in Syria

This is Beirut, 03/01 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Syria's new leaders Friday not to establish an Islamist government after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. "Europe will support" Syria in its transition, "but Europe will not finance new Islamist structures," Baerbock told reporters at the end of a visit to Syria. "This ...

Jailed PKK Leader Says Strengthening Turk-Kurd Brotherhood ‘Historical Responsibility'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan told a rare visiting delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish party that bolstering Turkish-Kurdish ties is vital and that he is ready to contribute to the process. "Re-strengthening the Turkish-Kurdish brotherhood is not only a historical responsibility but also... an urgency for all peoples," Ocalan said according ...

Turkey's Top Diplomat Tells Blinken Kurdish Fighters 'Cannot Be Allowed' in Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday said Syrian Kurdish fighters essential for the United States in the fight against Islamic State (IS) extremists cannot be sheltered in Syria, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Blinken that "the PKK/YPG terrorist organization cannot be allowed to take ...

Germany Says Turkey Must not Wage War on Syria's Kurdish Groups

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany on Monday warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria, two weeks after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, namely the ...

Thousands Protest in Northeast Syria in Support of Kurdish-Led Force

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday in northeast Syria in support of a US-backed, Kurdish-led force that for weeks has been pushing back against Turkey-backed fighters, an AFP correspondent said. The show of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) comes after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad ...

SOHR Says 21 Pro-Turkey Fighters Killed Near Flashpoint Northern Town

This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor said 21 pro-Turkey fighters were killed Wednesday after they attacked a Kurdish-held position near a flashpoint northern town despite a US-brokered ceasefire extension in the area. The persistent fighting between Turkish-backed factions and US-backed Kurdish-led forces comes more than a ...

Kurdish Administration Says Adopts Syria's Independence Flag

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration that holds swathes of Syria's northeast said Thursday it will adopt the three-starred independence flag used by the opposition, after rebels toppled longtime president Bashar al-Assad. The Kurdish authority said in a statement it has "decided to raise the Syrian (independence) flag on all councils, ...

Kurdish-led Force Announces US-Brokered Truce in Syria's Manbij

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said Wednesday it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government. The clashes in Manbij, an Arab-majority city, have killed 218 combatants since Turkish-backed groups launched offensives in the north ...

Rojava, Syria's Kurdish Enclave Under US Shield

Michael al-Andary, 2024-12-10 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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People of Kurdish descent make up the majority of the population of northeastern Syria. The Kurdish enclave, often called Rojava, is home to an estimated 2 million Kurds, making it the country’s largest ethnic minority. Rojava encompasses three cantons: Kobane in the middle, Cizre to the east and Afrin in the west. In the past, the three ...

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