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A soldier from the US-led coalition holds the hand of a boy during a joint US- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) patrol in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria, February 8, 2024.

US military poised to slash troops in Syria, officials say

Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Syrian Kurds seek autonomy, forces as part of post-Assad federal system

Iraqi Kurds wave flags of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration

Newroz celebrations reflect shifting dynamics for Kurds across Middle East

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

The leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces signed a deal on March 11 with Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa

Historic deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF could transform Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Commander-in-chief of the SDF, General Mazloum Abdi, in his military uniform.

Kurdish SDF chief says he's open to support from Israel in Syria

Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region,

Abdullah Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve, regional leaders react

By REUTERS

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan during a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2019

US-Turkey ties: How Trump and Erdogan's new and old problems may impact Israel

By NOA LAZIMI

A soldier from the US-led coalition stands guard during a joint patrol in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria. February 8, 2024.

Is the US planning to withdraw troops from Syria?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A STATUE of a Peshmerga fighter in Kirkuk.

US-backed forces kill five ISIS operatives in Iraq, capture leaders in Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

AANES Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Syria’s security needs Israel involved, AANES ambassador tells 'Post'

By JONATHAN SPYER

WOMEN TAKE PART in a rally demanding that the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect women’s rights and condemn Turkish-backed military campaigns in Kurdish-led regions of the north, in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria, last month. If any ethnic group deserves justice, it is the Kurds.

What will Turkey do with Syria's Kurdish population?

By NEVILLE TELLER

Turkish Kurds watch smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters wh

Israel should not gamble on the Kurds, our strategy should be based in reality

By Atar Porat

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

A Coalition convoy of US led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

The fight against ISIS continues in Syria, but faces hurdles

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Western-aligned Syria-based milita reminds world of Islamic State threat

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

A US soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, in Syria September 21, 2019.

US-backed Kurdish forces says six fighters killed in drone strike on US base

By REUTERS

A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iran-backed attacks on US forces in Syria and Iraq continue

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey meet in Tehran, Iran September 7, 2018.

Iran and Turkey's proxies may back tribes against US in Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN