Monday, 18 February, 2019 , 12:22 AFP — US-backed Kurdish fighters have played a leading role in the defeat of the Islamic State group in Syria but are themselves branded "terrorists" by neighbouring Turkey.

Monday, 18 February, 2019 , 11:58 AFP — A top Kurdish official has called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the battle against the Islamic State group is over and to help set up an international force to protect them from Turkey.

Monday, 18 February, 2019 , 09:49 AFP — A top Kurdish official has called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the battle against the Islamic State group is over and to help set up an international force to protect them from Turkey.

Monday, 18 February, 2019 , 09:26 AFP — A top Syrian Kurdish official called for an international force to be deployed along the border between Kurdish areas in northern Syria and Turkey to prevent a Turkish attack on the Kurds.

Monday, 18 February, 2019 , 09:20 AFP — A top Kurdish official called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the battle against the Islamic State group is over.

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Sunday, 17 February, 2019 , 17:58 AFP — President Bashar al-Assad warned Syria's Kurds Sunday that their ally the United States would not protect them against any Turkish offensive as Washington looks to withdraw it troops.

Sunday, 17 February, 2019 , 15:28 AFP — Hundreds of people are in custody Sunday in Turkey after police raids on the 20th anniversary of the capture of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, state media reported.

Sunday, 17 February, 2019 , 15:22 AFP — President Bashar al-Assad warned Syria's Kurds Sunday that their ally the United States would not protect them against any Turkish offensive as Washington looks to withdraw it troops.