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US urges fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 19:58 AFP — The United States on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

Iran crackdown fears grow as protests persist


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 18:20 AFP — Rights groups expressed alarm on Saturday that Iranian authorities were intensifying a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout, after another night of mass protests in the biggest demonstrations to face the Islamic republic in years.

US urges fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 18:08 AFP — The United States on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

Syrian authorities transferring Kurdish fighters from Aleppo to northeast


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 16:14 AFP — Syrian authorities on Saturday began transferring Kurdish fighters from the country's second city Aleppo to areas they control in the country's northeast, state television reported, after days of deadly clashes.

US envoy urges Syria govt, Kurds 'return to dialogue' after meeting Sharaa


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 16:08 AFP — US envoy Tom Barrack urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to "return to dialogue" after meeting Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday following days of deadly clashes in Aleppo.

US envoy urges Syria govt 'return to dialogue' with Kurds after meeting Sharaa


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 15:58 AFP —

Syrian authorities transferring Kurdish fighters from Aleppo to northeast: state media


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 15:10 AFP — Syrian authorities on Saturday began transferring Kurdish fighters from Aleppo's Kurdish-majority Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood to the country's northeast, state television reported, after days of deadly clashes.

Iran crackdown fears grow as protests persist


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 15:06 AFP — Rights groups expressed alarm on Saturday that Iranian authorities were intensifying a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout on the biggest demonstrations in the Islamic republic in over three years after another night of mass protests.

Syrian army says stopping Aleppo operations, but Kurds deny fighting over


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 13:33 AFP — The Syrian army said on Saturday that it was halting military operations in an Aleppo neighbourhood following days of clashes, but Kurdish forces there maintained they were still under attack, with an AFP correspondent nearby reporting sporadic gunfire.

Kurdish forces deny stop to fighting in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 13:04 AFP — Kurdish forces on Saturday denied the government's claim that it was halting military operations in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood, where the two sides have clashed for days.