Syria’s government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced a ceasefire and integration deal Friday. The agreement will gradually merge Kurdish forces with state institutions, averting a potential military clash in the northeast. The deal follows recent government advances that pushed SDF fighters into a smaller enclave. Under the agreement, SDF fighters will form brigades […]
kurdish forces
Europeans among 150 IS detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq
RAQA/ERBIL: Europeans were among 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees this week transferred by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to Iraq, where Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani urged European countries to repatriate their nationals. Read More: Surveillance and security crisis in Europe The detainees were part of an estimated 7,000 IS members slated for […]
Fragile Syria truce faces fresh threats
Syria’s government has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of breaking a newly announced ceasefire, raising fears that hopes for a political deal could quickly collapse. Moreover, officials said multiple attacks killed several soldiers just a day after a four day truce was declared to reduce fighting in the northeast. These incidents came at a […]
Kurdish forces deny killing Syrian soldiers, blame landmines for deadly blast
DAMASCUS: Two Syrian soldiers were killed and another seriously injured in a missile attack on Wednesday near Tishrin Dam in northern Syria, according to state media, though Kurdish forces have denied responsibility and claimed the deaths were caused by landmine explosions. The Syrian defence ministry, as cited by SANA news agency, accused the Syrian Democratic […]
Assad asks US backed Kurdish forces to choose between ceasefire and blood
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third of the country they control. “The only problem left in Syria is the SDF,” Assad told Russia Today in an interview aired Thursday, referring to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces which has spearheaded battles against […]