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Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war

The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who attended as a profoundly symbolic and emotional day that may signal the beginning of…

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks

US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led force have exchanged more than 400 prisoners part of a deal reached earlier this year between the two sides

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power nearly six months on from his movement’s stunning toppling…

Syria’s SDF is unlikely to follow the PKK’s lead and disarm, but talks with Damascus could be bolstered.

Kurdistan Workers’ party says it will dissolve its guerrilla forces, months after call to do so from its jailed leader

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Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo part of a deal with the central government in Damascus