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Syria

Syrian government and Kurds to evacuate families from al-Hol camp

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Thousands of Kurds displaced from Aleppo reach Kurdish areas near Raqqa

Syrian Kurds fled Tel Rifaat in northern Aleppo in large numbers on Tuesday after Turkish-backed rebels seized it from rival US-backed Kurdish authorities. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces largely withdrew and called for a humanitarian corridor to ensure safe passage for civilians.

Iran

Words have power: The origins of 'woman, life, freedom'

From revolutionary Kurdish political writings to the women fighting against ISIS in northern Syria, the phrase 'woman, life, freedom' has an interesting back story.

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Kurds protest against Turkish threats in Syria's Qamishli

Syrian Kurds in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli take to the streets to protest against Turkish threats, amid speculations of an upcoming ground operation.

Turkey

At least two killed in suspected Kurdish strikes on Turkey border

Turkish authorities say the rockets hit a school and two buildings in the town of Karkamis.

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Watch: Turkish warplanes carry out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria

Images show the destruction caused by Turkish air strikes against Kurdish power plants in northern Syria.

Syria

Iranian foreign minister opposes "any military action" in Syria

Iran's foreign minister vows on a visit to Damascus "to prevent any military operation from happening," after Turkey threatened to launch a new offensive on Kurds in the country's north. "We oppose any military action under any justification in Syria," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tells the press.

United Kingdom

Briton who fought ISIS in Syria jailed for four years

Ayden James, 28, was convicted about his 2017 stay in an Iraqi base held by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK.

World

Fight against terrorism far from over despite al-Baghdadi death

European leaders are warning that the fight against terrorism is far from being over following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The world's most wanted terrorist, and leader of the so-called Islamic State group killed himself during a US military operation in Idlib, northern Syria

Syria

ISIS insider helped in hunt for leader al-Baghdadi

An ISIS insider who gained the trust of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was passing on information about his whereabouts to the United States via Kurdish officials, NBC News' Richard Engel reports.

USA

Euroviews. The day Donald Trump stopped being the leader of the free world ǀ View

In fact, the burdens America assumes by providing this global leadership generate a tremendous return on investment. Since the end of WWII, presidents right, left and center have understood that U.S. power and wealth can only be sustained by assuming great responsibility.

World News

Why did Erdogan come to meet Putin? Clue: It's about Syria...

Turkey will resume military operations "with determination" after a US-brokered ceasefire expires later on Tuesday if promises given by Washington have not been kept, President Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of the visit.

USA

Euroviews. Trump's Nancy Pelosi 'meltdown' tweet was the perfect self-own. Here's why ǀ View

Thanks to Donald Trump, American women have a fresh, iconic photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the White House on Wednesday. There she is, the only woman at a table of two dozen men, standing up to object to what lawmakers confirm was Trump’s verbal abuse.

Turkey

Turkey's incursion into Syria 'madness', says Macron

French president said that NATO's failure to react to the assault was a mistake. .

Syria

Watch: Explainer on Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria

Take a look at our video explainer that sketches out what has happened during the first week of Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.

Syria

Euroviews. With the US absconding, the EU is facing a day of reckoning over Turkey’s Syria campaign ǀ View

Apart from the immediate disastrous results for the Kurds who have freed their areas from Islamic State (IS) with tremendous sacrifice, the US troops’ pull-out will have vast security implications for Europe as well.

Syria

Civilian death toll up to 30 in Syria after Turkey offensive: monitor

According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, further casualties include 74 members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 49 Syrian rebels aligned with Ankara.

Analysis of the Kurdish community in Syria, focusing on their political role, cultural identity, and how ongoing regional conflicts affect their position and future prospects within Syria and the broader Middle East.