Posts Tagged: Kurds Syria
US Nudged Kurds Toward Damascus Deal as Troop Presence Comes Into Focus
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could stave...
Without a Strong US Effort, the Kurds Will Continue to Suffer
The news of Kurdish unity talks in Syria, announced in mid-April, raised the question of a shift in US strategy toward the country. The talks...
Erdogan and the Kurds: Inspired By Putin?
Turkey’s policy of suppressing Kurdish identity and denying the Kurds their cultural and political rights midwifed the birth in the 1970s of militant groups like...
After Trump’s Betrayal, Don’t Forget Jewish Ties to the Kurds
After Donald Trump essentially green-lit the mass slaughter of innocent Kurds, Israeli Jews and their Christian allies congregated in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to invoke...
‘Entry of Radical Islamist Forces Into Northern Syria is Disturbing,’ Ex-Israeli Intelligence Official Says
JNS.org - Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey’s brutal offensive against the Kurds in northeast Syria in recent days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the...
Where Do the Kurds Fit Into Syria’s War?
The future of Kurdish-led areas of northern and eastern Syria has been thrown into doubt by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops who...
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...
US and Turkey Agree to Mend Ties; Turks Propose Joint Deployment in Syria
The United States and Turkey agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis point, with Turkey...
Turkey Detains 91, Including Politicians, Journalists, Over Syria Comments
Turkey arrested dozens of people overnight for "spreading terrorist propaganda" about its Syrian incursion, state media said on Tuesday, raising to nearly 100 the number...
Turkey Says It Seeks No Clash With US and Russia, But Will Pursue Syria Goals
Turkey seeks to avoid any clash with US, Russian or Syrian forces but will take any steps needed for its security, a Turkish minister said...
Turkish Shelling Marks Start of Afrin Operation, Minister Says
Turkish artillery fired into Syria's Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the Kurdish-controlled area. The cross-border...
The Time Is Ripe for Kurdish Independence
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will hold a referendum on independence on September 25, 2017. By all accounts, the majority of Iraqi Kurds under the...
Kurdish-Led Forces Close in on ISIS Stronghold With Backing From Both US, Syria
A Kurdish-led military force backed by Washington and now approved by Damascus is closing in on Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa after taking the strategic...
Are Syrian Kurds the Key to Defeating ISIS?
JNS.org - What steps can the West take to defeat the Islamic State? According to leading experts, the US and Israel should work to push the Syrian...
