DAMASCUS: The Syria government on Tuesday announced a ceasefire with Kurds forces in the northeast and gave them four days to agree on integration into the central state. The move comes after Damascus seized swathes of territory previously controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a key US ally in the fight against Islamic State. […]
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Syrian, Kurdish forces reach ceasefire after clashes
DAMASCUS: Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced an immediate ceasefire on Sunday, ending intense fighting in northern and northeastern Syria. The deal followed the Syrian army’s rapid advance, including the capture of Tabqa city, en route to Raqqa. Read More: Syrian army advances despite US calls to halt Under the agreement, […]
Kurdish forces deny killing Syrian soldiers, blame landmines for deadly blast
DAMASCUS: Two Syrian soldiers were killed and another seriously injured in a missile attack on Wednesday near Tishrin Dam in northern Syria, according to state media, though Kurdish forces have denied responsibility and claimed the deaths were caused by landmine explosions. The Syrian defence ministry, as cited by SANA news agency, accused the Syrian Democratic […]
Daesh recruit says many foreign fighters jailed or killed
A Tajik man who joined Daesh said many foreigners who enlisted in its self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria were jailed or killed for trying to leave. The 28-year-old, who once drove a taxi in Moscow, said he handed himself over to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed group, from Daesh’s last holdout of […]