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Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a briefing at a military base in north-east Syria. Reuters

Turkey summons US ambassador after top general's Syria visit

MENAMarch 07, 2023

A border guard loyal to the Syrian Democratic Forces near the Syrian town of Al Hol. AFP

Centcom detains five ISIS fighters for planning attacks

MENADecember 16, 2022

SDF and the US-led coalition troops practise using heavy weapons in north-eastern Syria, where fears are mounting of further attacks by Turkey. AFP

Kurds halt joint operations with US-led anti-ISIS coalition

SyriaDecember 02, 2022

A Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Binnish in Idlib province, Syria, in 2020. Ankara has promised a new offensive on parts of northern Syria controlled by Kurdish-led groups. Photo: AP

Syria 'should use air defences' against Turkish invasion

SyriaJune 06, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured here alongside Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, urged Turkey to stick to ceasefire lines established in 2019. AFP

Blinken warns Turkey against launching offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria

USJune 01, 2022

SDF fighters stand guard during a press conference in Syria's north-eastern city of Hassakeh. AFP

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Syrian Kurdish forces count losses after ISIS prison siege

SyriaJanuary 31, 2022

Syrians flee their homes in the Ghwayran neighbourhood in the northern city of Hasakeh on January 22, 2022. AFP

Civilians flee as Kurdish and ISIS fighters clash in north-east Syria

SyriaJanuary 22, 2022

A Marakeb Technologies vessel at Idex in Abu Dhabi. Tawazun has increased its stake in the Sharjah company. Victor Besa / The National

Tawazun’s investment arm SDF raises its share in Marakeb to 50%

BusinessNovember 13, 2021

An SDF fighter waits for surrendering ISIS members outside Baghouz ,Syria, 7 March 2019. Campbell MacDiarmid/ The National

Truckers play perilous role as emptiers of ISIS’s last pocket

March 01, 2020

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stand at a position in the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, the last stronghold of ISIS in the region. AFP

Final ISIS push slowed after ‘unexpected’ appearance of more civilians

March 01, 2020

Russian military police in the countryside near the north-eastern Syrian town of Amuda on October 24, 2019. AFP

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Russia sends hundreds of military police to Syria for border patrols

October 25, 2019

A Turkish military vehicle on the outskirts of Tal Abyad on the border with Turkey on October 4, 2019. AFP

Donald Trump has handed his enemies their biggest strategic win

CommentOctober 15, 2019

Syrians bury Syrian Democratic Forces fighters killed fighting the Turkish advance in the Syrian town of Qamishli. AP

Turkish offensive will risk Syria confrontation in Qamishli

October 14, 2019

A Turkish military vehicle takes part in joint patrol with the US military convoy on the outskirts of the Syrian border town Tel Abyad on September 24, 2019. AFP

Turkey's insistence on Syria safe zone raises fears for refugees

September 29, 2019

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets David Satterfield, the new US ambassador to Turkey, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on August 28, 2019. Presidential Press Office via Reuters

Turkey warns US against delays in establishing Syria safe zone

August 29, 2019

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie and Amb. William Roebuck are holding talks with #SDF commander-in-chief Gen. Mazlum Abdi to discuss developments, steps to improve relations and joint campaign against ISIS in NE Syria. @CENTCOM

US commander meets Syria Kurds to talk Turkey safe zones

July 23, 2019

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