‘Ideally, the transfer of Daesh prisoners from Syria should take place. While this is happening, the existing non-conflict environment needs to be maintained,’ says Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday that the YPG/SDF terror group does not represent Syrian Kurds, as he spoke to Turkish news channel …

Hundreds of fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrived on Friday in the city of Kobani (Ain al-Arab) in eastern Aleppo province, after the Syrian army facilitated their withdrawal from Raqqa to the Kurdish city on the Turkish border. The development comes amid continued adherence to a ceasefire between …

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan raises security risks as US begins moving thousands of ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the ceasefire between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) may be extended, citing security concerns, including the transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to …