The Kurdish majority city of Kobane remains under the control of the SDF, and despite yet another deal between Kurdish officials and the Syrian government which was meant to resolve the conflict, the city remains under siege. As the siege of the city approaches two...
Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties
The US has effectively declared an end to their military support for the Syrian Kurdish SDF is causing no small amount of resentment in the Kurdish community, which after a long-term partnership feels that they are watching a “betrayal” in real time, as Syrian...
Fresh Fighting Between Syria and Kurdish SDF After Ceasefire Deal
Sunday’s ceasefire between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF lasted less than 24 hours, following a lot of their recent ceasefires in giving way to immediate new rounds of fighting in the Raqqa Governorate, this time centering on the al-Aqtan Prison. The...
Syrian Army Declares Curfew in Kurdish Parts of Aleppo, Escalates Crackdown on Neighborhoods
The Syrian Army’s latest fight with the Kurdish SDF is further escalating today, with the army now not only declaring multiple Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo “active military zones” and now imposing daytime curfews on those parts of the city, while firing...
Seven Killed, Mostly Civilians, Many Wounded as Syrian Army, Kurds Clash in Aleppo
Fighting erupted between the Kurdish SDF and the Syrian Army today in the Aleppo Governorate, with the battle centering around a checkpoint in the town of Deir Hafer. At least seven people were killed in the course of the fighting, six of them civilians. A number of...
Syria Pushes ‘Final Offer’ for Kurdish Integration into the Military
The Syrian government has introduced what is simultaneously being called a “final offer” and an “ultimatum” for the integration of the Kurdish SDF into the Syrian armed forces, guaranteeing the Kurds significant representation in the military and the creation of new...
Kurdish SDF Sees Integration Into Syrian Army as Step Toward National Unity
Earlier this week, leaders of the SDF signaled a willingness to proceed with the integration of their forces into the national army of Syria, something which was agreed to back on March 10 but which has been stalled by persistent questions about federalization within...
Two Syrian Soldiers, One SDF Fighter Killed as Eastern Aleppo Military Tensions Mount
Military tensions between Syria and the Kurdish SDF continue to grow in the eastern part of the Aleppo Governorate. Both sides have reported deaths as a result of attacks by the other side in the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, the SDF reported that one of their fighters...
Syrian Army, SDF Trade Blame as Seven Civilians Killed in Strikes
The village of Umm Tineh in eastern Aleppo Governorate was attacked overnight, with at least seven civilians killed and four others wounded, according to media reports. Who actually did it though is a matter of substantial disagreement. The village was hit in a drone...
Turkish Defense Ministry: We Will Only Withdraw From Syria If Borders Are Secured
Turkish Defense Ministry has issued a statement on Thursday saying that the country will only consider pulling its military out of Syria if the border is completely secured and if they are satisfied that the “terrorism” threat is fully resolved. Ministry spokesman...


