Russian commander in Syria holds talks with SDF chief as Turkish offensive looms

Moscow has asked the US-backed Kurdish militia to return control of northern Syria to Damascus to confront Turkiye's threats

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

US base comes under missile attack in northern Syria

Local tribes have increasingly become more dissatisfied with the presence of illegal US troops in the region, which is centered around plundering natural resources

SDF chief says US has ‘moral duty’ to fulfill promises made to Kurdish militias

Historically, the US has had no qualms about abandoning its allies to their fate, as Henry Kissinger once remarked about the Kurds: 'covert action is not missionary work'

Turkish strikes target Al-Hawl camp in Syria

Ankara launched a campaign of air strikes across northern Iraq and Syria on 20 November, as part of an armed operation against Kurdish factions

Turkey reportedly hits Russian base in northeast Syria

According to reports, the Turkish military struck more than 500 Kurdish targets since the start of the operation on Sunday

Turkey has right to defend citizens from Kurdish ‘terrorist threat’: White House

Washington also warned of possible retaliation by the US-backed Kurdish militias being targeted by Ankara

Turkey attacks base housing US occupation troops in Syria

Ankara has blamed the 13 November bomb attack in the heart of Istanbul on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

Moscow and Washington urge Turkey to roll back attacks on Syria and Iraq

The Turkish army has reportedly bombed a US-run training base for the SDF and the vicinity of a Russian military base, in pursuit of Kurdish militias allegedly tied to a terror attack in Istanbul

Turkey launches ‘payback’ strikes against SDF in northern Syria

Ankara has already begun its so-called retaliatory measures against Kurdish militants in Iraq

US-occupied oilfield targeted by missiles in northeast Syria

Attacks against US bases in Syria have become commonplace as Washington’s illegal presence in the country continues to provoke contempt

Iraq launches next phase of anti-ISIS operation

ISIS seized control of vast parts of Iraq in 2014 during its brazen rise to power, but the armed group was declared territorially defeated in 2017

US armored convoy expelled by Syrian residents in Qamishli

Despite the growing discontent, however, the US has recently expressed that it has no plans either to withdraw from Syria or to end its draconian sanction policy against Damascus

Turkey, SDF cut water supply to over a million Syrians

Damascus is being forced to desalinate well water in order to alleviate the shortages caused by Turkey and the SDF

Syria in control of only one oilfield in US-occupied Deir Ezzor: Official

US occupation troops plunder at least 80 percent of Syria's daily oil production, as Washington has established over two dozen illegal military bases in the resource-rich northeast

Syrian tribe calls for ‘harsh retribution’ and boycott of US occupier

The Al-Maamara clan said the US forces must be defeated from by the homeland 'no matter the sacrifices'

Prominent Arab tribe denounces US occupation of Syria

The Tayy tribe in northeast Hasakah has called for a comprehensive popular resistance to rid Syria of the US occupation

Turkey claims 11 PKK members killed in northern Iraq

Turkey launched 'Operation Claw-Lock' in April, with the aim of eliminating the PKK

Turkish forces kill two SDF members in Syria

Turkey has established more than 70 military bases throughout the country, which are spread across the Jabal al-Zawiya area

US to establish new military base in northeastern Syria

US troops recently set up another military base in Naqara village, just three kilometers from the northeastern province of Hasakah

Syrian army blocks US convoy near Turkish-occupied areas

Locals from the Arab tribe of Jadid Bakara in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside have recently blocked a US convoy in the country's oil-rich region, pushing them to retreat to their illegal bases

Syria’s military deters US convoy from key army base

Former US President Donald Trump openly admitted to stealing Syria's natural resources, a move that has continued under the Biden administration

US occupation troops continue looting of Syrian oil

The Syrian army and locals in northeastern Syria often block the passage of the US troops as discontent about their control of the vast oil fields grows

Government troops block US convoy in northeastern Syria

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

Drone attack targets US base in eastern Syria

Since 2014, the US forces have established military bases in eastern Syria and started systematically plundering its natural resources

US base targeted by rocket attack in Syria

The US government claims that its presence in Syria is justified by protecting the country's oil resources from ISIS militants

US forces kill two senior ISIS members in northern Syria: CENTCOM

Initial assessments by CENTCOM indicated that no civilians were wounded or killed during the operation

German government repatriates four women from Syria’s infamous Al-Hawl camp

The German government intended to repatriate five women along with their children, but one of them reportedly escaped

Washington bolsters military presence in Syria’s oil-rich northeast

The US has intensified its oil plundering campaign in Syria with the help of the SDF and Kurdish officials in Iraq

Exclusive: Tracking the flow of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq

While the US role in looting Syria’s resources is well-documented, less is known about the complicity of Iraq's Kurdistan region in its transportation and distribution