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US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
Middle East
March 6, 2018
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian forces announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against the…
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
Turkey on Monday asked German authorities to detain and extradite Salih Muslim, the founder and former co-chair of Syria’s Democratic…
Syrian Kurdish leader released in Prague calls Turkish charges false
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Syrian Kurdish leader released in Prague calls Turkish charges false
Former Syrian Kurdish PYD leader Saleh Muslim said on Tuesday he had been aware of a Turkish warrant for his…
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim arrested in Prague on Turkey’s request
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim arrested in Prague on Turkey’s request
Czech police have detained a Syrian Kurdish political leader on an Interpol red notice put out by Turkey, Turkish and Syrian Kurdish officials…
Syrian Kurdish party backs longer US role in Syria
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Syrian Kurdish party backs longer US role in Syria
The main Syrian Kurdish political party, the PYD, said on Wednesday the US-led coalition against Islamic State should continue to…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…