Strengthening ties between the Kurds and Israel could counterbalance Turkish and Iranian ambitions, promote regional ...

All the killed individuals were from the same family, bringing the civilian toll of the clashes escalated since December to ...

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

And there are also maps that show a possible geographical continuity between the Druze in southern Syria and the Kurds in eastern and northern Syria – with a launching point for Israel in the ...

Anyone in Beirut observing the developments unfolding in Syria will be gripped by fear. It is very dangerous to try to turn back the hands of time. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime was a major ...

a key official in the Kurdish-led administration, echoed SDF commander Kobane’s views that Ocalan was not alluding to Syria. “His statement reveals once again his strategic brilliance. His call will ...

In 1998, Syria forced him out and he traveled ... officers met with Mr. Ocalan in prison to map out a plan for his fighters to disarm, and Kurdish politicians ferried messages between him and ...

But as in Turkey, the response of the Kurds in Syria to Öcalan's call is far from a foregone conclusion. Regionally, the move could redraw the map of alliances, especially if it succeeds in achieving ...