Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces in Syria: Pentagon leaks

A leaked top-secret US intelligence document has revealed that Ukrainian military intelligence planned covert attacks against Russian forces in Syria through Kurdish groups

The clash of two cities: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and the future of Iraq’s Kurdistan

The most successful Kurdish political experiment in West Asia is unravelling due to increasing divisions between the KDP and PUK, the two biggest political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iranian security forces arrest three militants linked to murder of Sunni cleric

Sistan and Baluchestan province has been greatly impacted by the nationwide riots instigated by the death of Mahsa Amini

US deploys heavy reinforcements to northern Syria from Iraq: SOHR

The reinforcements coincide with Washington’s efforts to prevent Turkey from launching a ground offensive against the SDF, representing potential US deterrence against Ankara

Government troops block US convoy in northeastern Syria

Syrian forces have blocked US military convoys on several occasions, considering them an illegal occupation force

Iraqi Kurdistan says economy at risk of collapse, asks for US help

Baghdad accuses Turkey of violating the Iraq-Turkey pipeline agreement by allowing Kurdistan to use it

US troops intensify efforts to destabilize Syria’s northeastern region: Report

Turkish media claims that the US intensified efforts to enter government-controlled areas when Russian-brokered talks between Kurdish militias and the Assad government began

Iraq’s Peshmerga forces close down illegal border crossing with Syria

The border crossing has been used continuously by US forces to steal resources from Syria's oil-rich northeastern regions.

Forced out of Luhaiban village, ISIS strikes Qara Salem village with casualties

Battles between ISIS and Iraqi counter-terrorist forces alongside villagers are gaining intensity in Iraq's Makhmour province

A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border

US and Israeli-backed armed Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have participated in every incident of Iranian domestic strife, from 2009 to 2022.

Ankara, Damascus will coordinate to ‘cleanse’ Syria of PKK: Turkish FM

The SDF recently expressed an openness to merging with the Syrian army, which would effectively prevent a joint Syrian-Turkish operation against it

Turkish intelligence kills ISIS leader: Erdogan

The claim comes as Syria and Turkiye engage in talks to normalize relations following years of Turkish support for the extremist group

US-backed militants assault university professor in northeast Syria

De-facto Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have imposed new curriculum teaching PKK ideology despite local opposition

Dialogue between Syrian Kurds, government ‘stopped completely’: AANES official

The Syrian government has so far rejected Kurdish offers to return the country’s energy and grain producing areas in return for autonomy

Kurds ready to meet with Damascus, seek solution to Syrian crisis

Syrian Kurds currently partner with US forces to divide Syria, while stealing much of the country's desperately needed oil and grain

US troops conduct new oil theft operation in northeast Syria

Syria has incurred losses of over $100 billion in its oil and gas sector since the start of the western-backed war

Washington investigates possible Turkish attack on US military in Iraq

The US personnel were accompanying Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazloum Abdi, whose convoy was attacked in a possible assassination attempt in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

SDF chief accuses Turkiye of trying to assassinate him

The Kurdish militant leader, Mazloum Abdi, claimed that this was not the first Turkish attempt on his life

US resumes theft of Syrian oil hours after merciless attack on occupation bases

Dozens of fuel tankers filled with Syrian oil were smuggled by US occupation troops to their bases in northern Iraq

Erdogan pledges increased water flow to Tigris

Past Turkish promises to alleviate Iraq's water crisis have largely been hollow

Turkiye to resume normalization talks with Syria this week

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar expressed hope that Syria would be understanding of its unwavering position regarding the Kurdish presence on its border

Turkiye summons US ambassador over army chief’s visit to Syria

Reports suggest that the US general visited the Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, where Washington’s troops have been training extremist militants

US army resumes theft of Syrian oil weeks after deadly quake

White House officials have previously boasted that Washington 'owns' one third of Syria's territory, in particular the resource-rich northeast

ISIS militants take advantage of massive earthquake to mount prison break

Twenty members of the extremist militant group have escaped from the Turkish-controlled Raju prison near Afrin, Syria in the wake of Monday’s devastating earthquake

The terrorism pretext: US-ISIS-Kurdish nexus preserves occupation of Syria

It's getting harder to ignore. The persistent ISIS presence in the Syrian desert only serves US aims to continue its military occupation and support for Kurdish separatism.

US on alert as UAE seeks to join Turkish-Syrian reconciliation talks

As the UAE tries to join Russia in mediating between Ankara and Damascus, the US is looking to establish a middle ground between Turkiye and the SDF in hopes of preventing normalization with Syria

Abandoning Afghanistan is dangerous for its neighbors

Despite the Taliban's many shortcomings, only a unified, multilateral approach to negotiating with and recognizing the Islamic Emirate will safeguard the borders of neighboring states.

Syria calls on UN to prevent further Israeli attacks

Israel has launched several attacks against Damascus, which Tel Aviv claims are aimed at targets of Iranian-backed militias

Several IRGC and Basij members killed in clashes in southeast Iran

Tehran has blamed foreign intelligence agencies for fueling the unrest, which is now entering its third consecutive month

Car bomb targets police in southern Turkiye

No one has claimed responsibility, but two individuals linked to the attack have been arrested