Syria Advances on Kurdish-Held Areas as Washington Urges Restraint
Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a ...
Syrian army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns despite US calls against it
The Syrian army continued its push into Kurdish-held territory on Saturday, despite U.S. calls to halt its advance in towns ...
Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Force Agree to Merge After Clashes
The new unity deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken over a number of strategic assets from the ...
Syria’s military has seized swathes of Kurdish-held territory. Here’s what we know
In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.
Saudi-UAE bust-up over Yemen was only a matter of time − and reflects wider rift over vision for the region
The Saudis viewed the conflict as a direct cross-border threat from the Houthis – a rebel force backed, in their view, by Iran. For the Emiratis, meanwhile, the priority was acting assertively against ...
Syrian forces advance deeper into the U.S.‑backed, Kurdish‑controlled northeast
Washington is caught between preventing a collapse of its Kurdish partners’ self-rule enclave and supporting Sharaa’s bid to ...
Kurdish forces retreat as government troops advance across northern Syria
Syrian government forces have taken control of the northern city of Tabqa and the country’s largest dam, wresting them from Kurdish-led fighters, according to Syrian state media.
Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw
On Friday night, after government forces started pounding SDF positions in Deir Hafer, the Kurdish-led fighters’ top ...