Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 14:52 AFP — Russia withdrew troops and equipment on Tuesday from an airport in Kurdish-held northeast Syria where its forces were based, as an AFP correspondent saw the base devoid of Russian flags and aircraft spotted the previous day.
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 14:44 AFP — France, in a joint statement with the US and European allies, on Tuesday called on Syria's government and Kurdish forces to "avoid any security vacuum" that could benefit the Islamic State (IS) group.
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 14:31 AFP — Recent clashes between Syria's military and Kurdish forces are a "setback" and a "plot" to derail the PKK peace process with Turkey, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 13:45 AFP — Recent clashes between Syria's military and Kurdish forces are a "setback" and a "plot" to derail the PKK peace process with Turkey, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 13:27 AFP — Recent clashes between Syria's military and Kurdish forces are a "setback" and a "plot" to derail the PKK peace process with Turkey, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 11:49 AFP — Iraq's parliament postponed the election of the country's president on Tuesday to allow Kurdish rivals time to agree on a candidate.
Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 18:39 AFP — Turkish officials in the southeastern Mardin province bordering Syria on Monday announced a six-day ban on gatherings following an outpouring of anger over an offensive against Kurdish fighters across the border.
Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 13:39 AFP — Kurdish forces in Syria accused Damascus of killing five people in an attack near the northern town of Kobane on Monday, despite a ceasefire between the two sides.
Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 02:53 AFP — A UN humanitarian convoy arrived Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, which has been filled recently with people displaced by clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.
Sunday, 25 January, 2026 , 22:03 AFP — A UN humanitarian convoy arrived Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, which has been filled recently with people displaced by clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.