Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 19:15 AFP — Syria's Kurds have changed their stance since the start of the conflict in 2011, from cautious support for the uprising against the regime to calling for its help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 18:23 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 15:11 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 12:38 AFP — Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive in the north.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 12:26 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:58 AFP — Syria's Kurds, who have asked for regime help to face a threatened Turkish offensive, have seen their prospects of increased autonomy change over the course of the war.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:56 AFP — Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed by Ankara as terrorists "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive in the north.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:48 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces in a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:46 AFP —

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 09:45 AFP — The Syrian army entered the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years on Friday, a spokesman said in a televised statement.