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Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border.

Al Jazeera

'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey

May 18, 2022, was a big day for Sweden. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than 200 years of non-military alignment, the Nordic country finally broke with tradition and applied for NATO membership along with Finland. But what was supposed to be an easy accession has proven to be…

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Turkish Forces Nearly Ready for a Syria Ground Operation, Say Officials

Türkiye’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish group across the border. Howitzers fired daily from Türkiye have struck Kurdish…

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Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation -officials

Turkey's army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish militia across the border.

Reuters

Thousands Protest Turkish Strikes on Kurdish Groups in Syria

Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast. Türkiye announced last Sunday it had carried out air strikes against semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria, and across the border in…

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Türkiye's Erdogan Vows to Create 'Safe Zone' in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to protect Türkiye’s southern border with a "safe zone" in Syria after Ankara launched a barrage of air strikes against Kurdish fighters. Erdogan has long sought to build a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles) inside Syria and repeatedly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkish strikes hit oil installations in northern Syria, sources say

Turkish drones are targeting key oil installations run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria, three local sources said, in air strikes which drew strong condemnation from the United States overnight.

Reuters

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing.

Al Jazeera

Fears in Syria’s Azaz as threat of conflict rises once again

Five civilians were killed in a missile attack in Azaz on Tuesday as Turkey and the YPG exchange attacks.

Al Jazeera

The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched by the troubled Iranian regime – embattling Kurds on both sides of their border-spanning homeland.

France 24

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five Civilians Killed, Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Syria’s Azaz

A rocket attack on the opposition-held northwestern Syrian city of Azaz killed five civilians and wounded five others on Tuesday, a nurse at a local hospital and a local activist said. The dead included a child and four men, the nurse at the hospital in Azaz and the activist told…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

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Reuters

Turkey used U.S., Russian-controlled airspace in Syria strikes -sources

Turkey's warplanes crossed into Russian and U.S.-controlled airspace for the first time to attack the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, and it has rallied Syrian allies to possibly expand the campaign, several Turkish and Syrian rebel sources said.

France 24

Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds

A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, according to a Syrian Kurdish group and independent monitoring agency. The strike came as the US and Russia urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call off…

Al Jazeera

Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq

Russia and the US call for de-escalation amid Turkish cross-border raids on Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Calls on Türkiye to Show 'Restraint' in Syria

Russia on Tuesday said it hoped Türkiye would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use of force" in Syria, where Ankara has carried out air strikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters. "We hope to convince our Turkish colleagues to refrain from resorting to…

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The Guardian - UK

How airstrikes by Israel, Turkey and Russia denote a new era in Syrian war

Regional interests remain very much at stake in conflict neither isolated, nor solely Syrian – though often forgotten

The Independent UK

Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed

Turkish officials say suspected Kurdish militants in Syria have fired rockets into a border town in Turkey, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others

Reuters

Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's armed forces have conducted several large-scale military operations over the decades in northern Iraq and northern Syria against Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Islamic State and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Al Jazeera

Two killed in Turkey after rockets fired from Syria

Suspected Kurdish fighters fired rockets at the border town of Karkamis after Turkey had hit YPG positions in Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Fear Reigns’ among Syria’s Kurds Following Turkish Strikes

Kurds in northern Syria who woke to deadly Turkish air strikes overnight expressed fear and anger on Sunday, accusing the United States of abandoning them after they spearheaded the fight against the ISIS group. In the small city of Al-Malikiyah, in Syria's far northeastern corner, shops were closed and streets…

The Independent UK

Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebel groups in Syria and Iraq, killing 31

As at least 31 die in airstrikes, Iran also declares a new offensive against Kurds in Iraq

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Strikes in Syria, Iraq a Week after Istanbul Bombing

Türkiye launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul. Warplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People’s Protection Units, or YPG,…

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