Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 09:05 AFP — Syria's Kurds called on government troops on Friday to deploy alongside their own forces in the north to help counter a threatened Turkish offensive.

Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 08:53 AFP —

Wednesday, 26 December, 2018 , 14:51 AFP — Pro-Turkish armed groups have reinforced their presence on the outskirts of the city of Manbij in northern Syria as Ankara threatens a new offensive against Kurdish forces, sources said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 25 December, 2018 , 12:03 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday warned France against protecting a US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria and said Ankara's military power was enough to defeat the Islamic State after US troops withdraw.

Tuesday, 25 December, 2018 , 09:12 AFP — France will not gain in any way by retaining forces to protect a Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Paris announced it would maintain a presence despite an imminent US withdrawal.

Tuesday, 25 December, 2018 , 08:05 AFP —

Monday, 24 December, 2018 , 17:01 AFP — Kurdish-led forces made fresh gains against jihadists defending their eastern Syria stronghold Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee the fighting, a war monitor said.

Sunday, 23 December, 2018 , 15:55 AFP — Exiled opposition leader Nasr al-Hariri on Sunday urged the US to coordinate its pullout from Syria with Turkey and Ankara-backed rebel groups to prevent regime forces from retaking the country's northeast.

Sunday, 23 December, 2018 , 09:41 AFP — Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington's decision to pull out troops, viewing it as a chance to push further into Kurdish territory.

Sunday, 23 December, 2018 , 01:22 AFP — Turkey on Saturday sent military reinforcements to northern Syria near an area controlled by Kurdish forces as Ankara threatens to carry out a fresh offensive to wipe them out, a war monitor said.