Tag: Kurds

Al-Jazeera, citing official Turkish sources, reported that Turkey has “taken all the necessary military and logistical preparations to carry out the military operation north of Syria” with the goal of taking control of Tal Rifaat, Manbij and Kobane. This comes as Kurdish officials refused demands from Turkey to withdraw...

While speaking with reporters on Monday, United States National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Turkey has the right to defend itself in the face of terrorist attacks, but should refrain from carrying out operations in Syria that would jeopardize the security situation or safety of American forces...

This week, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian Arab Army (SAA), and Turkish armed forces have repeatedly shelled each other's positions resulting in dozens of casualties, often with little regard to civilians in the area. This coincides with comments made by Turkish President Recep Erdogan that a ground operation...

Two Kurdish Anti-Terror Unit (YAT) fighters were killed and three others were wounded following a Turkish airstrike that targeted a joint Syrian Democratic Forces-Global Coalition against Daesh base near Qamishli, Syria. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) told VOA News that "While no US Forces were on the base at...