In an announcement on Monday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that they have agreed to totally disarm and disband, aiming to end a multi-decade conflict with the Turkish government. Turkish President Erdogan praised the move, calling it a move toward...
Months of fighting over control of the Tishreen Dam in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate seems to be on hold now, according to reports from Kurdish officials, after Turkey agreed to mediated talks and a “provisional” halt to shelling the dam. Turkey and their allies in the...
Though it hasn’t always been an easy process, the integration agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF continues to advance, and with SDF chief Mazloum Abdi meeting with a delegation over the weekend, it appears to be picking up steam. In recent...
There has been a lot of news surrounding Turkey and its allied militia, the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA), in Syria’s Aleppo District since the regime change back in December. Overwhelmingly, it has been SNA forces attacking Kurds in places like Manbij and...
Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) promised to deliver a diverse, inclusive new government for the nation, and while some media reports are praising the new government unveiled today as mission accomplished, many are extremely unsatisfied at what passes for...
While the process is still far from finished, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) dominated Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF began talks on Wednesday about integrating the SDF forces into the army. During the Syrian Civil War, the SDF set up control over substantial...
Turkey and its auxiliaries continued its attacks on the territory of Syrian Kurds overnight, with a Turkish airstrike against a farm just south of Kobani leaving nine people in the Othman Abdo family dead. Most of the slain were reportedly children. Turkey and its...
Turkey has carried out multiple airstrikes against the town of Ash Shaddadi in northeast Syria Wednesday. According to the Kurdish SDF, at least 16 airstrikes hit the town, targeting an SDF military post, vehicles and civilian homes. At least 12 people have reportedly...
The announcement earlier this week that the Kurdish SDF has agreed to integrate into the Syrian Army does not appear to be impacting the ongoing fighting in Aleppo Governate, where Turkey and the Turkish-backed SNA continue to try to push into Kurdish-held territory,...
A major agreement has reportedly been reached between the Kurdish SDF and the post-Assad Syrian government, which will include the full integration of SDF fighters into the national army. The deal also is said to have included the civil leadership in the Autonomous...
