Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 16:37 AFP — Syria's military heavily bombed Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo on a third day of fighting as Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi warned the violence undermined talks with Damascus.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 16:23 AFP — Several hundred people demonstrated Thursday in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey's Kurdish-majority main city, to protest against the Syrian army's offensive against Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, AFP correspondents reported.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 16:13 AFP — Protesters denounced the Iranian authorities and staged strike actions Thursday in a new wave of demonstrations that have spread across the Islamic republic, as rights groups accused security forces of shooting on people in several locations.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 15:35 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that violence in Aleppo undermined talks with the government in Damascus, as implementation has stalled on a deal reached last year to integrated Kurdish forces into the country's central authorities.

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Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 15:07 AFP — Syria's military began heavy bombardment of Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo on Thursday after warning civilians to leave on a third day of fighting.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 13:14 AFP — Turkey's military is ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help, a defence ministry official said Thursday.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 12:08 AFP — The European Union on Thursday voiced "great concern" over deadly violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where government forces prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes on Kurdish positions.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 11:32 AFP — Security forces used tear gas and live fire to disperse protesters in Iran, rights groups said Thursday, as people angered by economic crisis kept up their challenge to the authorities and exiled opposition groups urged new protests as well as strikes.

Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 10:08 AFP — Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes targeting Kurdish positions.