Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 14:23 AFP — Nadia Murad, the Iraqi Yazidi survivor of sexual slavery at the hands of the Islamic State group, condemned on Tuesday what she said was the world's abandonment of the Kurds in Syria.

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Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 13:45 AFP — A French journalist arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul remained in police custody on Tuesday, prompting growing calls for his release, including from France's government.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 13:37 AFP — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Tuesday they had withdrawn from northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of relatives of Islamic State jihadists, after the army accused them of abandoning the site.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 13:19 AFP — Senior Syrian Kurdish official Elham Ahmad said Tuesday that a recent agreement between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces had "no validity" as tensions with Damascus spike.

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Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 13:04 AFP — Syria's army on Tuesday accused Kurdish forces of withdrawing from Al-Hol camp in the northeast, where thousands of relatives of Islamic State jihadists, including foreigners, are being held.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 13:03 AFP — A senior official in Syria's Kurdish administration said Tuesday that the Kurds were in contact with Israel and were open to support from "any source", amid tensions with Damascus despite a recent deal.

Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 12:55 AFP — Clashes erupted on Turkey's border with Syria Tuesday between police and pro-Kurdish protesters angered by a Syrian military offensive targeting Kurds, an AFP correspondent said.