Kurdish controlled syria

EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows

Syria, which had most Western sanctions lifted at the end of last year, is seeking broader integration into the international community under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hold a press conference at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany March 30, 2026.
Security for the protest is provided by the local Asayish (Kurdish Police) during a demonstration for Kurdish rights on February 10, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria. The protests called for the protection of Kurdish rights and the achievements of the Rojava revolution as the region

Israel's national security dependent on supporting Kurdish cause, Kurdish leader says

Members of the Kurdish community and other protesters attend a demonstration against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Berlin, Germany, January 24, 2026.

Kurds’ monumental role in defeating ISIS deserves recognition - analysis

A MEMBER of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces rides on a car, while vehicles of the internal security forces of the Syrian government arrive in the city of Qamishli during the curfew, following an agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government on Tuesday.

Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy


As Turkey gears up for Syria, Iraq invasion, can the US stop them? - analysis

Ankara’s threats are not new. It has been threatening and carrying out invasions of Syria, often targeting Kurdish areas, routinely since 2016.

Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019

Foreigners repatriated from Syrian Islamic State camps reach record high

More than 10,000 foreign women and children still remain in the Al-Hol and Roj camps.

CHILDREN FROM THE Yazidi community, who were recently freed after being captured by Islamic State fighters, ride on a back of a truck near Baghouz, Syria, earlier this week

US-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they took over about 10 government offices ranging from the local finance, grains and education branches in a zone in the heart of the city of Qamishli.

 A convoy of US military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria February 12, 2020.

Kurdish-led forces say they have regained control of prison in Syria's Hasaka

The Syrian Democratic Forces say they've regained full control of al-Sina'a prison in Hasaka city after 500 Islamic State militants gave themselves up following clashes in some buildings.

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES and US troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, in November.

The US still wants Kurdish “unity” to help with eastern Syria - analysis

The Biden administration has inherited the chaotic Trump administration’s approach to eastern Syria, and reports say that the Biden team is still working on Kurdish unity talks.

Displaced Kurds stuck at a border after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, wait to try cross to the Iraqi side, at the Semalka crossing, next Derik city, Syria, October 21, 2019

The US still wants Kurdish 'unity' to help with eastern Syria - analysis

The Biden administration has inherited the chaotic Trump administration’s approach to eastern Syria.

Displaced Kurds stuck at a border after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, wait to try cross to the Iraqi side, at the Semalka crossing, next Derik city, Syria, October 21, 2019

Women of Rojava, Kurdish Syria suffering in the shadow of war

As Turkey contemplates another offensive against the Kurds, the dream of a just society in northeast Syria drifts further away.

Rojava Peshmerga fighters from Syria are one of the forces guarding Mosul Dam in Iraq

Turkey accused of bulldozing cemetery to create 'mass grave' - analysis

It appears every time that Turkey has a high level meeting with US officials or a call with a US official Turkish state media is mobilized to invent or discover some new “YPG/PKK terror.”

Turkish soldiers deployed last month in the center of Afrin, a Syrian town bordering on Turkey

Kurdistan Region calls for unity against ISIS threats

ISIS attacked Kurdish Peshmerga fighters near Pirde in Iraq overnight.

A Kurdistan Region Peshmerga looks out at ISIS positions from his frontline near Kirkuk in 2015

Turkey botches raid, blames 'terrorists,' attacks domestic critics

How did all this begin?

A Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighter walks next to a wall where is depicted the jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in the border town of Tal Abyad