Posts Tagged: Kurdish YPG militia
Turkey Dismisses Macron’s Syria Criticism, Says He Sponsors Terrorism
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's criticism of Turkey's offensive in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, saying the...
Erdogan Says Turkey Aware That US Support for Kurdish YPG Will Not End Immediately
Turkey is aware that the US support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will not end immediately, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, but...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Kurdish YPG Have Not Left Syria ‘Safe Zone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from some Syrian border areas and that US forces were...
Turkey Sees YPG Withdrawal Incomplete; Joint Russian Patrols to Start Friday
Turkey has information that the Kurdish YPG militia has not completed its withdrawal to 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from the Turkish border in northeast Syria,...
Turkey, US to Continue Discussing Planned Syria Safe Zone Despite Tensions, Officials Say
Turkish and US officials will continue to discuss a planned safe zone in northern Syria, Turkish military officials said on Thursday after Ankara warned that...
Syrian Kurdish YPG Expects Negotiations With Damascus Soon
The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia believes talks with the government over the future of the northeast region will begin in days after...
Turkey Says Military Operation in Syria Not Dependent on US Pullout
A military operation against the Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey has pledged to carry out in northern Syria, is not dependent on a US pullout from...
Syrian Army Deploys to Manbij After Kurdish Calls to Deter Turkey
The Syrian army said it had deployed forces to Manbij in northwest Syria on Friday, after the Kurdish YPG militia urged Damascus to protect the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Rebukes US over Kurdish Militia in Syrian City
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States has failed to comply with the timescale agreed for the withdrawal of Kurdish YPG militia from northern...
NTV: Turkish Forces Enter Outskirts of Syria’s Manbij as Part of Deal With US
Turkish military forces have entered the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij as part of a deal agreed with the United States, Turkish...
Turkey Takes Full Control of Syria’s Afrin: Military Source
Turkey's military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria's Afrin region, a Turkish army source said on Saturday, as aid workers distributed...
Turkey Says Its Forces Won’t Stay in Syria’s Afrin Region
Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its "real owners," once it has been cleared of "terrorists," Turkey...
Turkey, Russia and Iran to Hold Summit on Syria in April
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the spokesman for the Turkish Foreign...
