Syrian Kurds say US presence important to regional stability

Muslim said Americans have assured them that ... anti-IS efforts. Turkey has periodically carried out drone and air strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria. Turkish officials say such attacks ... Read More

20 Syrian pro-govt forces killed in IS attacks: monitor

A total of "16 regime forces and pro-government gunmen were killed in an IS attack on a military bus in the eastern countryside of Homs province", said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read More

Turkey starts military campaign against Kurdish-controlled area

The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia reported a bombardment that began around midnight. They say Turkish forces fired around 70 shells at Kurdish villages. Turkey dispatched its military chief to Syria ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. Read More

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. But as the conflict entered its 14th year on Friday, observers say violence has been on the rise again while the world’s attention is mostly ... Read More

At Least 7 Killed and 30 Injured in Car Blast in Syrian Town Near Turkish Border, Residents Say

At Least 7 Killed and 30 Injured in Car Blast in Syrian Town Near Turkish Border, Residents Say AMMAN (Reuters ... The civil defence forces said that at least thirty were wounded with some ... Read More