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Kurds: a stateless people across four countries


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 10:53 AFP The Kurds are a non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people spread mainly across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey but without a state of their own.

Turkish bombardment kills 10 Syria civilians: monitor


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 10:41 AFP Bombardment by Ankara's forces killed 10 civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday taking to 28 the civilian death toll from the Turkish offensive now its fourth day, a monitor said.

Syria Kurds deny Turkey has taken battleground border town


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 10:29 AFP Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria denied on Saturday claims by the Turkish defence ministry that its forces had taken the battleground border town of Ras al-Ain, the first in its four-day-old offensive.

Turkey says it has taken Syrian town of Ras al-Ain


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 09:57 AFP Turkish forces have taken control of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain, which has been a focus of its operation against Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Syria Kurds deny Turkey has taken battleground border town


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 09:53 AFP Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria denied on Saturday claims by the Turkish defence ministry that its forces had taken the battleground border town of Ras al-Ain, the first in its four-day-old offensive.

Syria Kurds deny Turkey has taken battleground border town


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 09:39 AFP

Exposed and under fire, Syria's Kurds may turn to Damascus


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 09:38 AFP A US withdrawal from Syria's northern border this week has exposed Washington's Kurdish partners to a Turkish assault, creating conditions for a rapprochement with Damascus that both sides need badly, analysts said.

Turkish forces take Syrian town Ras al-Ain, defence ministry says


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 09:31 AFP Turkish forces have taken control of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain, which has been a focus of its operation against Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Turkey keeps up assault on Kurd-held Syria border towns


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 08:56 AFP Turkey kept up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday on the fourth day of an offensive that is drawing growing international condemnation, even from Washington.

Turkey denies targeting US troops in Syria


Saturday, 12 October, 2019 , 08:24 AFP Turkey denied on Saturday targeting a US base in northern Syria after the Pentagon said its troops had come under artillery fire.