4 h. ago Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward

Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River

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25 h. ago Photos show Syrians returning home following clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters

Displaced Syrians returned to the city of Aleppo after clashes between government forces and the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month forced them to move to neighboring towns.

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27 h. ago Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian government forces have entered a northern town after Kurdish-led fighters decided to evacuate

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3 d. ago Rights group warns on failure to deliver justice after sectarian killings in Syria's Sweida

Human Rights Watch criticizes the Syrian government for lacking accountability in sectarian violence

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5 d. ago Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds

The Syrian army has declared an area east of Aleppo a "closed military zone," signaling potential escalation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

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6 d. ago First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

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7 d. ago Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in AleppoSyrian government forces have detained 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters after clashes in Aleppo, the interior ministry has said, as US and allied forces carried out separate “large-scale” strikes against Islamic State targets.An interior ministry official told Agence France-Presse that about 360 Kurdish fighters and 60 wounded had been bussed to the Kurds’ de facto autonomous zone in the north-east from the Sheikh Maqsoud district, the last area of Aleppo to fall to the army. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Syrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters

Syrian security forces have deployed in Aleppo after intense clashes with Kurdish fighters

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9 d. ago Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after three days of clashes with Kurds

US envoy welcomes pause in hostilities in contested region although it is unclear whether deal will holdSyria’s government has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, which has led to more than 140,000 people being displaced.The pause in the fighting, which was the most intense in the country for more than six months, came into effect at 3am local time (midnight GMT). Under the terms of the ceasefire, Kurdish militants were to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zaid, where clashes were happening. They would be provided safe passage to the north-east of the country, which is controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and be allowed to take light arms with them. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Syria's Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

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9 d. ago Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces

People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authoritiesThe Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria.The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early afternoon, opening humanitarian corridors and displacement shelters to facilitate their exit. The Syrian army said it would begin military operations against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the deadline, and issued maps showing specific areas that needed to be evacuated. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Syrian authorities urge civilians to evacuate Aleppo neighborhoods as clashes with Kurds continue

Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces

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1 week ago ‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran

People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strikeDemonstrations over economic conditions broke out in Kurdish regions of Iran on Wednesday despite authorities using violence to try to disperse protests before an announced general strike, according to witnesses and rights groups.Protesters took to the streets across Kurdish cities in western Iran, with shopkeepers shutting down stores and demonstrators chanting against government corruption. People said they were met with force as authorities fired teargas, pellet guns and what demonstrators said were live bullets at crowds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New deadly clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters erupt in Aleppo

The deadliest clashes so far have erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

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