Syria
Turkey, Russia broker deal on further withdrawal of Kurdish YPG
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a joint news conference with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the two leaders…
U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria
United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province of Dohuk. Witnesses saw…
Kurdish forces pull out of besieged town
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from the besieged border town of Ras al-Ayn, fulfilling part of a fragile US-brokered…
Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns
Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani…
U.S. troops withdrawn from Syria expected to go to western Iraq
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that all the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western…
Ceasefire on edge as Turkish, Kurdish fighters clash in Syria
Turkey's Defence Ministry said it was "completely abiding" by a US-brokered ceasefire in northern Syria and accused Kurdish fighters of carrying out…
Photos from the frontline
A series of photos taken by EPA-EFE photographers of the current Turkish incursion into northern Syria against Kurdish-led forces. There are fears…
Erdogan rejects calls for ceasefire in Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Ankara on Wednesday in a bid to negotiate a cease-fire deal in northeastern Syria,…
Aid agencies scramble to respond to civilian exodus in north-east Syria
With tens of thousands of people fleeing an air and ground offensive in northeast Syria that started last week, aid workers are…
Russia-backed Syrian forces enter key city Manbij in northern Syria
The strategic city of Manbij has come under Syrian government control after Russia and Syria moved troops into areas near Turkey's border,…
Ten EU member states declare readiness to block arms export to Turkey
Italy is ready to block arms exports to Turkey because of its Syrian intervention, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday.…
Syrian army units enter Tal Tamr on border with Turkey
Handout photos made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows civilians welcoming Syrian army soldiers arriving at Tal Tamr…