Defense Ministry says suspect tried to flee among civilians in Deir Hafir as army reports defections, downs drone Syrian authorities said Friday they arrested an intelligence operative affiliated with the terrorist organization YPG/SDF in the eastern Aleppo province while he was attempting to flee alongside civilians, accusing him of planning …

Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. Two soldiers were killed and others wounded in the latest clash, state media reported. The town of Deir Hafer changed hands after …

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani discussed the situation in Syria and prospects for resolving the Kurdish cause with Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during a meeting on Wednesday. Barzani’s office said in a statement that the KDP leader stressed that the Kurdish issue must …