Kurds, Aleppo and Syria
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The U.S. is facing a crisis as its two allies in Syria clash in Aleppo, the fiercest fighting yet between the government and Kurdish forces.
Deadly fighting between Kurdish forces and Syria's national army in Aleppo has led to new widespread displacement. As thousands flee amid shelling, can international mediators stop a full-scale war?
Military opens window for civilians to leave as Kurdish groups turn down demand their fighters withdraw from city
Protesters rallied for a second day in Turkey's main cities on Thursday to demand an end to a deadly Syrian army offensive against Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, an AFP correspondent said. Several hundred people gathered in Diyarbakir,
The United States on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa assured Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Masoud Barzani that Kurds are an integral component
Syria's Kurds are committed to agreements reached with the government, a senior official from their administration told AFP on Friday, despite days of violence in the northern city of Aleppo.
Kurdish forces faced their first major defeat in Iraq over the weekend, when militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized the towns of Sinjar, Zumar and Wana. The United Nations, citing local reports, estimated as many as 200,000 ...
Close aides to Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono were surprised by the apparent turnaround in his thinking about the Kurdish community in the prefecture.