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Kurds carry banners as they protest, in the northeastern city of Qamishli, against Turkish airstrikes on the headquarters of the Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Mount Karachok on Tuesday, Syria April 26, 2017.

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

A burnt vehicle is pictured after, what medical and security sources say, was targeted by a Turkish drone strike in the village of Tal Shaeer, Syria June 20, 2023.

Two journalists killed in Syria, pro-Kurdish party in Turkey says

Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after US-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters captured Deir el-Zor, in Syria December 7, 2024

Syrian Kurdish commander: Non-Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave if total truce agreed with Turkey

Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after US-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters captured Deir el-Zor, in Syria December 7, 2024

Kurds in Syria hope Israel's support extends beyond words

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

PEOPLE LOOKING for their relatives at Sednaya Prison, where thousands of people were said to be detained and tortured by the Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, in December 2024.

Israel has the chance to help reshape Syria and form stable ties

By Gil Murciano

Turkish soldiers stand at the Cilvegozu border gate to cross into Syria. December 10, 2024.

Turkish invasion into Syria 'could be imminent,' US fears

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attend a joint military exercise with forces of the US in the countryside of the town of al-Malikiya (Derik in Kurdish) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022.

Turkey moves to isolate the Kurds in Syria, and prepares a way for new attacks

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Syrian Kurds flash the V for victory sign as they celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli on December 8, 2024.

Kurds and HTS: Tensions rise in Syria’s fragile new government

By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara last month. The new Turkish offensives could position Ankara as a more dominant player in Syria, the writer suggests.

Hezbollah weakened: Ripple effects reshape Middle East geopolitics

By LOQMAN RADPEY

SYRIANS LIVING in Turkey hold a picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they celebrate in Istanbul on Sunday after Syrian rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The rebellion, while it weakened Iran and its proxies, might not be a good development for Israel, the writer cautions.

Is Turkey set to become the new regional power instead of Iran?

By MORDECHAI KEDAR

Syrian Kurds collect and sort clothes in the northeastern city of Qamishli on December 7, 2024, to distribute to Kurds displaced from towns in the Aleppo countryside.

Kurdish political activist from Syria: 'We need Israel’s political backing'

Iraqi Kurds wave flags of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration

Amid toppling of Assad, Kurds in Syria appeal to Israel for help

A group of U.S. Soldiers observe Turkish military forces on the other side of the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, August 11, 2018.

Syrian rebels enter northern city of Manbij, Turkish source says

By REUTERS

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Damascus, this week.

As Aleppo falls to rebels, the Kurdish and Christian minorities face growing threats

By JUDAH WAXELBAUM

Rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive along a street in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Turkey-backed militias target Kurds amid Syrian regime’s collapse

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Illustrative image of Syrian opposition fighters,

Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), walk together near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 5, 2019.

Are Kurds under threat amid civil war resurgence in Syria?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) supporters take part in a demonstration to protest against the dismissals of three mayors in southeastern provinces, in Mardin, Turkey, November 5, 2024.

Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayors with state officials in two eastern cities

By REUTERS