Syrian Kurds
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Syrian Kurds welcome U.S. mediation to open border crossing with Kurdistan Region
On Tuesday, Kurdish politicians welcomed an initiative launched by the U.S. for mediation to open the Semalka border crossing between Syria and the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI).
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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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Sweden resumes arms exports to Turkey
Sweden's Strategic Production Supervision Organization has issued a license for Swedish companies to export arms to Turkey.
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Syrian Autonomous Administration representative meets senior American officials
Sinem Mohammed, the representative of the Kurdish Autonomous Administration in northern Syria, met and talked with various American officials, including the US special envoy in northeastern Syria.
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Turkey attack on Syrian Kurds is still serious: commander
Mazloum Kobani warned if Turkey gets the chance to attack the Syrian Kurds again, it will not hesitate.
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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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Talks are ongoing with Damascus, says Syrian Kurdish party leader
The head of the Kurdistani Liberal Union Party stated the Kurds in Syria are discussing the formation of an operation room against a possible Turkish attack and other political issues with the central government in Damascus.
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Turkey should not view all Syrian Kurds as threats: Former PM
Turkey should not view all Kurds in Syria as threats or targets, Turkey’s former prime minister said on Sunday, also stressing the right of his country to take necessary measures to tackle the security concerns it faces on its borders with Syria.
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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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Ilham Ahmed warns Turkey is seeking the annihilation of all Kurds
A Syrian Kurdish leading official Ilham Ahmed said the aim of Turkey attacks on Kurdistan Region is to destroy all Kurds and occupy Kurdish regions.
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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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World has accepted the political discourse of Syrian Kurds: official
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were able to change the international discourse on the north and east of Syria from a military discourse to a political one.
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Syrian Kurdish representative office to be opened in London
The Rojava Information Center announced that the Syrian Democratic Council representative office, the political branch of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), will be established in London next March.
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SDF says it repelled armed group's attempt to infiltrate Ain Issa
The media center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the forces repelled the attack of the occupiers affiliated with Turkey on the village of Sakiro in the eastern suburbs of the city of Ain Issa and killed a number of them.
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Turkey's war of attrition against Syria's Kurds / Amberin Zaman
Alongside shelling and drones, Turkey is weaponizing water supplies in northeast Syria, turning an already horrible situation into a nightmare.
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Erdogan once again hints at offensive on Kurdish forces in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to consolidate security lines on Turkey’s southern border with Syria, his latest hint of a potential offensive against American-backed Kurdish forces there.
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Lavrov blames US Kurdish policy in Syria
The United States’ support for separatist tendencies in northeastern Syria may make the Kurdish problem topical not only for Syria but for other countries of the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State.
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Turkey making preparations for Syria operation, says official
A senior Turkish security official told Reuters that Turkey was making “preparations” to launch a new offensive against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.
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US organization worries about possible Turkey attack on Syrian Kurds
The US-affiliated International Commission on Religious Freedom has expressed concern about the consequences of a possible Turkish attack on the Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.
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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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SDF begins forced conscription campaign amid Turkish security threats
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have began a campaign of forced conscription of young people in areas under their control, ahead of potential fresh Turkish military action against them in northern Syria, Arabi21 reported on Monday.
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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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Turkey plans military action with the U.S., Russia against Syrian Kurds
Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the United States and Russia fail, two Turkish officials said.
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Biden strongly blames Turkey military operations in Syria Kurdish-controlled regions
US President Joe Biden called Turkey military offensive in the Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria an obstacle to fight ISIS, endangering civilian lives and endangering US national security.
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Syrian Kurds, opposition take cases to Washington / Elizabeth Hagedorn
Delegations from Kurdish-held northeast Syria and the Turkey-backed Syrian National Coalition will meet separately with US officials this week.
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US should warn Kurds before pulling out of Syria: representative
The United States should warn the Syrian Kurds if it makes a decision to withdraw from the country, and carry out such a pullout step by step, Syrian Democratic Council Representative in the United States and member of the Presidential Committee, Bassam Saker, told Sputnik.
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US must understand the situation of Syrian Kurds: analyst
A Middle East Analyst David Lepeska says the United States should not leave the Syrian Kurds alone, given that the Kurds have played an important role in the fight against the ISIS.