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Raqa Campaign Cements Rising Profile of Syria’s Kurds
Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa...
Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...
Turkey Calls For Ouster of US Envoy For Anti-IS Coalition
Turkey called Thursday for the removal of the US diplomat coordinating the international coalition fighting the Islamic...
Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...
US-Backed Fighters Hunt For IS Holdouts In Syria’s Tabqa
US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria's Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam...
Erdogan Seeks To Send Trump Stern Message On Syrian Kurds
By launching air strikes against Syrian Kurdish fighters and threatening more action, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey Threatens Further Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his government is 'seriously saddened' by television footage showing...
Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids
Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as...
Death Toll In Turkish Raids On Syria Kurds Hits 28
The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a...
Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq
Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed...
Russia ‘strikes Deal’ With Syrian Kurds To Set Up Base
Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that...
Syria Kurds Say Will Get Training From Russian Forces
Russia's military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, a spokesman said Monday, in the first agreement of its kind with...
Why Foreigners Join Syria Kurds
Captivated by the idea of fighting jihadists, or dedicated to starting a "revolution," foreigners have diverse reasons...
IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says
Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...
Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and...
On The Assassination Of Russian Ambassador In Turkey
The relations between unpredictable allies, Russia and Turkey, appear to have deteriorated in the past few years. The...