Essay: Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based academic ORA SZEKLEY says the consequences of the earthquake in Syria can be explained in part by the country’s devastating civil war…
Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb. No group has claimed responsibility so far for Sunday’s blast on the busy pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Kurdish-led […]
Kurdish-led forces say they have regained control of prison in Syria’s Hasaka
Amman, Jordan Reuters The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces regained full control of al-Sina’a prison in the north-eastern Syrian city of Hasaka on Wednesday, spokesman Farhad Shami said in a tweet, and all remaining Islamic State militants had surrendered. At least 200 prison inmates and militants and 30 security forces have died since Islamic State militants […]
Erdogan says Turkey to resume Syria offensive if truce deal falters
Ankara, TurkeyReuters President Tayyip Erdogan said on the weekend that Turkey would press on with its offensive into north-eastern Syria and “crush the heads of terrorists” if a deal with Washington on the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from the area was not fully implemented. Erdogan agreed on Thursday in talks with US Vice President Mike […]
Thousands flee, dozens killed in Turkish offensive on US-allied Kurds in Syria
Istanbul/Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in north-east Syria for a second day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing dozens, in a cross-border assault on US allies that has turned the Washington establishment against President Donald Trump. The offensive against the Syrian Democratic Forces led by Kurdish YPG […]
Seven Christians smuggled out of IS-held Raqqa
World Watch Monitor Kurdish-led forces in Syria rescued seven Christians from IS-held Raqqa last week, according to reports. “Our forces have saved two Armenian families,” said Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, Armenian, Turkmen and Circassian militias. The Syriac Military Council (SMC), a member of the US-backed SDF, said the seven were of Syriac […]