BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past decade, the religiously and ethnically mixed Syrian Democratic Forces had been the most effective force in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria. The ...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), once a crucial US-backed alliance and the most effective force against the Islamic State group in Syria, are reportedly poised to merge into the Syrian army. This ...

Syria's army deployed in formerly Kurdish-led areas in the country's east and north after a ceasefire announced a day earlier — Bakr ALkasem Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald ...

Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces effectively capitulated to the Syrian government after suffering crushing losses from a major offensive. Weeks of on-and-off fighting culminated in a major offensive ...

ISTANBUL — Syria’s government said Sunday that it had signed a “ceasefire and full integration” agreement with a powerful Kurdish-led militia that controlled large swaths of territory in the country’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Syrian forces captured two northern towns after U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters agreed to withdraw, but deadly ...

Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. Two soldiers were ...

Syrian government forces have taken control of the northern city of Tabqa and the country’s largest dam, wresting them from Kurdish-led fighters, according to Syrian state media citing the country’s ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq said it has launched attacks on Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in recent days in retaliation for Tehran’s violent crackdown on ...

Armed Kurdish separatist groups tried to cross into Iran from Iraq in recent days, stoking fears that the country’s spiraling unrest has attracted dangerous foreign militants who could destabilize the ...

The flags of seven Kurdish opposition parties that are active in northwestern Iran and have supported protests against the Tehran regime. (Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan on X) There are a ...