Kurds
Turkey says Kurdish fighters withdrawing
Beirut, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's military says it is closely observing the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria and says it has recorded at least 125 vehicles, carrying the fighters, leaving the area.
Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open
Washington, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — When Syria's Kurdish fighters, America's longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend that they were switching sides and joining up with Damascus and Moscow, it seemed like a moment of geopolitical whiplash.
Syria's Kurds look to Assad for protection after US pullout
Akcakale, OCT 14 Ecuador (AP/UNB) — Syria's Kurds said Syrian government forces agreed Sunday to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances that came after President Donald Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos.
As Trump abandons Kurds, Israel worries how dependable he is
Jerusalem, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — For the past three years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bet heavily on President Donald Trump and been rewarded with major diplomatic gains in exchange for his warm embrace of the U.S. leader.