Syria
German defense minister proposes security zone for Syria
Berlin, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Germany's defense minister proposed Tuesday the establishment of an internationally controlled security zone in Syria, hours before a five-day cease-fire between Turkish troops and Syrian Kurdish fighters was set to expire in the war-torn country.
German defense minister proposes security zone for Syria
Berlin, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Germany's defense minister proposed Tuesday the establishment of an internationally controlled security zone in Syria, hours before a five-day cease-fire between Turkish troops and Syrian Kurdish fighters was set to expire in the war-torn country.
Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing US troops
Akcakale, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Angry over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, residents of a Kurdish-dominated city pelted departing American military vehicles with potatoes Monday as they drove through.
Syrian army captures previous U.S. base in Hasakah province
Damascus, Oct 20 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Syrian army on Saturday captured a previous U.S.-run base in the northeastern province of Hasakah, as part of an ongoing military deployment in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, a military official said.
Kurdish forces, Turkey exchange blame for continued fighting
Akcakale, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — Syrian Kurdish-led forces and Turkey exchanged blame on Saturday for fighting that has rattled a U.S.-brokered cease-fire in northeastern Syria, as the Kurds appealed to Vice President Mike Pence to enforce the deal.
Kurdish forces say Turkey violating cease-fire in NE Syria
Beirut, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — Syrian Kurdish forces say Turkey is failing to abide by terms of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, refusing to lift a siege it imposed on a key border town in northeastern Syria 30 hours after the truce went into effect.
Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis
Ankara, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump framed the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal with Turkey as "a great day for civilization," but its effect was largely to mitigate a foreign policy crisis widely seen to be of his own making.
Reports of fighting despite Syria cease-fire
Ankara, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Activists and a Syria war monitor says the Kurdish-led force and Turkey-backed fighters are clashing on the outskirts of Ras al-Ayn, a town along the border that is part of a cease-fire agreement.
Assad blasts Turkish offensive into Syria
Beirut, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has blasted Turkey's "criminal aggression" in Syria, vowing that Damascus will respond to the offensive.
Kurdish commander: Trump approved deal with Russia, Damascus
Ceylanpinar, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — The U.S. President Donald Trump did not oppose a deal struck between the Syrian Kurdish-led forces, Russia and the Syrian government in Damascus to protect against a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, the commander of the force said as his fighters battled a new push by Ankara-backed fighters to seize a strategic border town.