Friday, 20 February, 2026 , 02:40 AFP — Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government?backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighbouring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril.

Friday, 20 February, 2026 , 02:18 AFP — At a military base in northeast Syria, Roksan Mohammed recalled joining the battle against Islamic State group jihadists. Now her all-woman fighting unit is at risk after a deal with Damascus ended the Kurds' de facto autonomy.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 16:13 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party said Thursday police had detained dozens of minors for acts of protest against a Syrian offensive targeting Kurds in northern Syria last month, demanding a parliamentary investigation.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 12:21 AFP — Germany's military has "temporarily" moved some troops out of Erbil in northern Iraq because of "escalating tensions in the Middle East," a German defence ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 04:12 AFP — The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 13:23 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while ruling out an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 12:53 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while ruling out an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 10:37 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding any reference to an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 06:20 AFP — Australia has barred one of its citizens from returning home from a Syrian detention camp because of security concerns, the government said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 , 13:34 AFP — Syria began evacuating remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, as it empties the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, two officials told AFP.