Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 10:13 AFP — Negotiations have collapsed between the Syrian president and the chief of the country's Kurdish-led forces, a Kurdish official told AFP, as the army deployed reinforcements to flashpoint areas in the north.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 09:27 AFP — Turkey warned Tuesday it would not tolerate "provocations" as Kurds in the country prepared to protest over a military offensive targeting Kurds in Syria that has also angered the militant PKK.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 08:47 AFP — Negotiations between Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, have collapsed, a Kurdish official told AFP on Tuesday.

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Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 07:51 AFP — Outlawed Kurdish militants in Turkey will "never abandon" Kurds in Syria following an offensive by Damascus, a leader of the PKK armed group said, quoted by the Firat news agency Tuesday.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 07:36 AFP — Turkey warned Tuesday it would not tolerate any "provocations" over the events in Syria as its Kurdish community called for protests over a government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 07:21 AFP — Outlawed Kurdish militants in Turkey will "never abandon" Kurds in Syria following an offensive by Damascus, a leader of the PKK armed group said, quoted by the Firat news agency Tuesday.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 07:14 AFP —

Monday, 19 January, 2026 , 21:34 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump discussed guaranteeing Kurdish rights in a phone call on Monday, Syria's presidency said, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces including a truce.

Monday, 19 January, 2026 , 21:19 AFP — A French journalist was one of 10 people arrested in Istanbul late Monday at a protest over a Syrian government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters, the pro-Kurdish DEM party told AFP.