Damascus
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Syrian foreign minister rejects normal ties with Turkey without end to occupation
Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement, Reuters reported.
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PYD co-chair says Ankara and Damascus cannot compromise
Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party, the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, has rejected the PYD having any links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Kurds ask US to not to leave Syria
The representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in Washington has asked the United States not to leave the Syrian Kurds alone for the sake of the interests of this country.
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Turkish president Erdogan in Tehran for official visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on Monday night for an official visit.
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Two Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdistan Region
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in the Kurdistan Region, Turkey’s minister of defense announced in a statement on Saturday, June 11.
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The stumbling blocks facing Turkey’s new operation plan in Syria / Fehim Tastekin
Kobani, Manbij and Tel Rifaat stand out as the main targets in a prospective new Turkish operation in northern Syria, but Erdogan might narrow his objectives to avoid tensions with the United States.
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Erdogan, Putin discuss Turkey's Syria military operations
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed planned military operations in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Syria says Turkish incursion would amount to 'war crimes'
The Syrian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it would consider any Turkish military incursions into Syria as "war crimes and crimes against humanity."
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Kurds want Damascus to recognize self-ruling administration: Salih Muslim
Saleh Muslim says the Syrian Kurds are seeking talks with Damascus with the aim of recognizing the North and Northeast Syrian Autonomous Administration.
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US to open limited foreign investment in northern Syria
The US will allow limited foreign investment in parts of Syria that are not under the control of the Syrian government, the acting secretary of state, Victoria Nuland, said on Wednesday, May 11.
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Main challenges facing the Syrian Kurds in 2022
Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish official, says the continued activities of the ISIS's secret cells and Turkish attacks are among the most important challenges facing the Syrian Kurds this year.
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Syrian soldiers killed and wounded in Damascus bus bombing
A Syrian army soldier was killed and 11 others were wounded when an explosive device planted in a military transport bus went off in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, quoting a military source.
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Official predicts Turkey would withdraw it's affiliated militants from Syria
A member of the representative office of the Syrian self-ruling administration in Iraqi Kurdistan region said: "We anticipate that there will be an agreement so that Turkey would expel all militant militant groups under its command, especially those that have occupied part of Syrian Kurdistan, from Syria."
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There is no clear prospect between us and Damascus, Syrian Kurdish party leader tells Kurdpress
The head of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria said: "We believe in dialogue on equal terms for the future of Syria with the central government, but at the moment there is no clear horizon between us and Damascus."
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Iranian, Syrian FMs meet in Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met on Monday his Syrian counterpart Faisal Meqdad in Tehran where the two sides focused on issues of mutual interest and bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues.
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Raqqa Sheikhs urge Damascus to negotiate with Syrian Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration
The central government must accept the system and the decisions of the autonomous administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has become a military force.
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Where will Erdogan strike next in Syria? / Sami Moubayed
Nobody knows exactly where Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s next move in Syria will be, although most military analysts agree that he plans to launch an operation before end of this year, targeting Kurdish positions in the Syrian northeast. Erdogan said it openly on 11 October 2021, after two Turkish soldiers were killed in Syrian territory, reportedly by the Kurds, adding that he was, “running out of patience.
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UAE FM visits Syria, meets Bashar al-Assad
The UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has traveled to Damascus as a sign of rapprochement to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government for the first time since 2011, local Syrian media reported.
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Damascus condemns Turkey’s extension of troop deployment in Syria
Damascus has condemned a decision by Turkish parliament to extend the military's mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
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Cemil Bayik says future of Kurds lays with Damascus
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) second-in-command Cemil Bayik has appeared to distance the movement from the Rojava administration in northern Syria, insisting that the future for Kurds lay with Damascus.
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US presence prevents Turkey from attacking Syrian Kurds, says analyst
Due to the US presence in northeastern Syria, Turkey will not launch a military strike against the Syrian Kurds, Dr. Joseph Daher, a researcher on Syria issues, told Kurdpress, adding that Russia is not unwilling to allow Turkey to develop its controlled areas in northern Syria.
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Erdogan threatens to deploy heavy weaponry against Damascus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Syria that his country will deploy heavy weaponry against the Syrian army in the country.
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Syrian Kurds appeal to Damascus for dialogue
Northern Syria’s Kurdish administration has urged Damascus to open a dialogue to avoid further conflict after the government warned the semiautonomous region to sever relations with US occupying forces.
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.
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Iran will stand by Syria firmly: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Syria lies enroute of development and progress, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, like the terrorist wartime against Damascus, will stand by Syria firmly.
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Russia follows instrumental policy towards Kurds: researcher
Deputy-Head of the Analytical Center told Kurdpress in an interview that Russia's overall view of the Kurds in Iraq and Syria is instrumental, but that its relations with the Syrian Kurds depend on many factors.