Thursday, 8 August, 2019 , 06:44 AFP — A top Syrian Kurdish official gave a guarded welcome Thursday to a US-Turkish agreement to establish a joint operations centre for the north but said the details remained unclear.

Wednesday, 7 August, 2019 , 11:22 AFP — A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed five people, including three children, in a Kurdish-held town in northeast Syria on Wednesday, a war monitor said.

Wednesday, 7 August, 2019 , 09:57 AFP — A car bombing killed five people, including three children, in a Kurdish-held town in northeast Syria on Wednesday, a war monitor said.

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 15:00 AFP — After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon".

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 11:10 AFP — Turkey and the US were on a collision course Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" a Kurdish militia in northern Syria -- a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon.

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 10:30 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey was preparing to "eliminate" the threat from the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria "very soon".

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 10:19 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey was preparing to "eliminate" the threat from the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria "very soon".

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Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 09:29 AFP — The United States warned Tuesday that any unilateral offensive by Turkey to remove a Kurdish militia in Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent such action.

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 08:50 AFP — The United States warned Tuesday that any "unilateral" offensive by Turkey to remove a Kurdish militia in Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent such action.