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Jeffrey acknowledges Kurds fleeing from YPG Turkey "correctly" notes a significant number of Kurds fled northeastern Syria fearing Daesh and the YPG/PYD, the U.S. special envoy to the anti-Daesh coalition said Thursday. "The... more

Politics US conducts first patrol in NE Syria since pullback U.S. forces in armored vehicles conducted a patrol on the Syria-Turkey border Thursday, the first such exercise since a U.S. decision to withdraw from northeast Syria, an... More
War On Terror 8 civilians killed, 14 injured in attack in Syria's Afrin Eight civilians were killed and 14 others were injured in a suspected terrorist attack by the PKK-linked People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the northwestern Syrian city of... More
Syrian Crisis 'Al-Baghdadi killed many, but Assad killed a lot more' Casualties caused by the administration of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad dwarfs the number of deaths and injuries caused by the leader of one of the most brutal terrorist groups... More
Syrian Crisis Regime, Syrian opposition set for talks in Geneva The opponents in Syria's civil war sat down at the same table for the first time after eight and a half years of bloodshed to work on a new constitution, as the opposition... More
Politics 'Al-Baghdadi concealed himself as fabric merchant' People living in the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha thought Daesh terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a fabric merchant who lived in a large house with his family,... More
Syrian Crisis Daesh leader al-Baghdadi killed in US military raid Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, President Donald Trump announced. Trump said Sunday in a televised address to the nation... More
Diplomacy UN special envoy to meet Turkey, Russia, Iran FMs U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that he would meet foreign ministers from Turkey, Iran and Russia in Geneva on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first... More
Syrian Crisis YPG shelling in Syria's Azaz injures civilian The PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) terror group carried out an attack on Sunday in northwestern Syria, despite a Turkey-Russia deal for their withdrawal from... More
Politics Russia slams US move to send troops to Syria oil fields Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to protect oil fields, days... More
Syrian Crisis 2 civilians killed by Syrian regime attacks in Idlib Regime attacks in Syria killed two civilians and injured five others in the Idlib de-escalation zone on Friday. The attacks carried out by the Bashar Assad regime targeted... More
Syrian Crisis Russian forces cross Euphrates, arrive in Ayn al-Arab Russian forces crossed the Euphrates River in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey, state media said Wednesday, under a deal for the withdrawal of People's Protection... More
Syrian Crisis US troops from Syria not permitted to stay: Iraq U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pullout from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said Tuesday. The... More
Politics Trump: Pause in Syria holding despite skirmishes The pause between the Turkish military and the PKK's Syrian offshoot the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria is holding despite few skirmishes, U.S. President Donald... More
Syrian Crisis US forces cross into Iraq amid Syria pullout United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province of Dohuk, witnesses said Monday. Reuters video images... More
Syrian Crisis Russia calls for security in Syria with Turkey, US Russia, Turkey and the United States need to increase security in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday. "We really hope that the steps that are being... More
Syrian Crisis YPG killed over 1,000 civilians in northern Syria, rights group says The People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorist group has killed 1,157 civilians in northern Syria since 2012, a rights watchdog said. According to the Syrian Network for... More
Syrian Crisis US jets strike ammo left behind in Syria's Ayn al-Arab Two U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes Wednesday to destroy ammunition that was left behind when American forces left a cement factory south of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), Syria. The... More

Syrian Crisis Russia setting up helicopter base in Syria's Qamishli Russia has begun setting up a helicopter base in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, the Russian Defense Ministry's Zvezda TV said Thursday. The new base will be... More
Syrian Crisis Turkey, UNHCR discuss repatriation of Syrians Turkey and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) discussed Monday voluntary repatriation of Syrians to their home country, according to Turkey's Foreign Ministry. "Discussions... More
Syrian Crisis 500-600 US troops to stay in Syria, top general says About 500 or 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria to counter the Daesh terrorist group, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said late Sunday. President Donald Trump... More
Diplomacy Syrian oil reserves belong to Syrian people, FM says Nobody can lay any claims to the natural resources of Syria except for the country's own people, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Saturday, criticizing foreign interference... More
Syrian Crisis Regime airstrikes kill 8 civilians in Syria's Idlib, destroy children's hospital At least eight civilians were killed and more than 10 others wounded in airstrikes launched by the Syrian regime and Russian forces on civilian residential areas in the Idlib... More
Politics Russian airstrikes kill 3 children in Syria's Idlib At least three children from the same family were killed and another injured in Russian airstrikes in the Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, the Syrian civil... More
Syrian Crisis US building new military bases in Syria's oil-rich area The U.S. has started building two new military bases in Syria's oil-rich Deir el-Zour governorate in the 113th Brigade area and near the al-Sur region, according to local... More
War On Terror 'YPG terrorists not fully cleared from safe zone' There are still terrorists inside the borders of the safe zone in northern Syria specified in the agreements with Russia and the U.S., President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said... More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime attacks kill 3 civilians in Idlib Three civilians, including two children, were killed and seven people injured in regime airstrikes in the Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria on Monday, according... More
Politics US pours back to military bases in northeast Syria American troops are pouring back into military bases in northeastern Syria, which were evacuated by the U.S. Army during Turkey's anti-terror operation. According to Anadolu... More
Politics Opposition forces clash with regime in Idlib de-escalation zone Opposition forces responded to attacks in rural areas of Syria's northwestern Idlib and Latakia provinces after four civilians were killed Saturday by the Bashar Assad regime... More
War On Terror Syrian Kurds urge YPG to withdraw from occupied territories A Kurdish member of Syria's Constitutional Committee said the PKK's Syrian wing the People's Protection Units (YPG) should withdraw from territories it has occupied."The PKK... More
War On Terror 137 SNA fighters lose their lives in Syria anti-terror op A total of 137 soldiers of the Syrian National Army (SNA) have been killed in attacks by the PKK-linked People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorists since the beginning of Turkey's... More
Politics Regime remains stubborn as Geneva talks continue While historical steps are being taken in Geneva with the formation of a constitutional committee on the way to a political solution to the Syrian conflict, regime still balks at the developments despite overwhelming international support More
Syrian Crisis Areas controlled by YPG must return to regime authority, Assad says Syria's Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that his administration's ultimate goal was to restore regime authority over areas controlled by PKK's Syrian wing People's Protection... More
Syrian Crisis US role in Syria more complex with Trump's claim to oil By claiming a right to Syria's oil, President Donald Trump has added more complexity – as well as additional U.S. forces and time – to an American military mission... More

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