Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 , 01:07 AFP — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that American observation posts in northern Syria, meant to prevent altercations between the Turkish army and US-supported Kurdish militia, have been erected, despite Ankara's request to scrap the move.

Friday, 7 December, 2018 , 17:52 AFP — Turkey on Friday asked the US to scrap observation posts in northern Syria aimed at helping prevent clashes between Turkish forces and a Kurdish militia backed by Washington.

Tuesday, 4 December, 2018 , 17:23 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by jailed pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas against his conviction for "terrorist propaganda", his lawyer said, in a fresh blow to the prominent politician considered a potential rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Friday, 30 November, 2018 , 20:32 AFP — US-backed forces said Friday they had captured a leader of the Islamic State group in eastern Syria where the Kurdish-led fighters have been battling the jihadists.

Friday, 30 November, 2018 , 14:35 AFP — A Turkish court on Friday rejected a request to free a jailed top Kurdish politician after over two years behind bars, defying a European rights court ruling that his detention was politically motivated.

Monday, 26 November, 2018 , 15:35 AFP — US-backed fighters in Syria suffered record fatalities in an assault by the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Monday, as holdout jihadists kept up a fierce defence of their last Syrian redoubt.

Monday, 26 November, 2018 , 13:14 AFP — US-backed fighters in Syria suffered record fatalities in an assault by the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Monday, as holdout jihadists kept up a fierce defence of their last Syrian redoubt.

Monday, 26 November, 2018 , 11:15 AFP — A major attack by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria has killed 92 US-backed forces in three days while 51 civilians also died in the fighting, a war monitor said on Monday.

Monday, 26 November, 2018 , 10:22 AFP — An assault by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria has killed at least 92 US-backed fighters in three days, a war monitor said Monday.

Sunday, 25 November, 2018 , 17:52 AFP — Hundreds of female protesters took to the streets of the Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Sunday to call for an end to violence against women.