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Iran could be a ‘forever war’ if the Kurds join the fightA Kurdish ground insurgency against Iran could significantly change the course of the current conflict but may also risk creating a prolong...07 Mar, 2026, 02.04 PM IST- A fragile calm: Syrians endure fear and resentment despite ceasefireSyrian government forces have taken control of territory from Kurdish-led SDF in the northeast. This shift has caused thousands of Kurdish ...27 Jan, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
- Syria's leader agrees truce deal with Kurds after govt troops advanceSyrian President al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire and integration deal with Kurdish-led forces after government troops advanced across north...19 Jan, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
- Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashesSyria-Kurdish deal: The terms of the deal appeared to be a major blow for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ran a semi-...19 Jan, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
- US strategy on Syria risks ISIS resurgence, Kurdish General warnsSyria's top Kurdish commander accuses the U.S. of abandoning its Kurdish allies amid renewed fighting with Turkish-backed forces. The SDF g...12 Dec, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
- War monitor says Turkish drone strike kills 11 civilians in north SyriaA Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...09 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
- IS killed more than 4,000 since Syria territorial defeat: monitorIslamic State fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in Syria since 2019, according to a war monitor. This comes despite the jihadist gro...29 Jun, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
- Finland hopes to join NATO with Sweden despite Erdogan remarks: Pekka Haavisto"Our strong desire in Finland has been and still is to join NATO together with Sweden," Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters in H...30 Jan, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Vladimir Putin to 'clear' Kurdish forces from northern SyriaErdogan has been threatening to launch a new military incursion into northern Syria to push out Kurdish forces that he blames for a Novembe...11 Dec, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
- Islamic State attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalationThe jihadist group has yet to comment on the attacks and there is no indication that they are coordinated but, according to analysts, they ...21 Jan, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
- Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...28 Apr, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
- Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against ISThe Trump administration's decision to provide Syria's Kurds with more advanced weapons has raised concerns among the various players in Sy...31 May, 2017, 08.35 AM IST
- Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' - and what comes next could make it worseTurkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish security forces have rounded up 1,050 suspected members of ISIS, Kurdish militants, and ultra-lefti...31 Jul, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
- Conflict between groups fighting the Islamic State terror group in IraqIt seems that Kurds, an ethnic group, have been seizing on the opportunity to take over territory that they expel ISIS from.10 Jun, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
- Kurds battle IS jihadists around Syria's Kobane: MonitorSyrian Observatory for Human Rights said Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) had seized a village on Saturday as they...31 Jan, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
- Iraq's divisions will delay counter-offensive on Islamic StateAmericans' training mission aims to prepare Iraqi troops for a spring offensive to retake territory, incl Mosul and Islamic State's powerba...01 Dec, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
- Oil wealth fans ethnic flames in Iraqi townIn a mirror image of Kirkuk, the Kurdish town of Khanaqin near the border with Iran that holds sizeable oil reserves is being exposed to et...26 Sep, 2008, 08.06 AM IST
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