New security accord between Syria, SDF points to structural realignment, implementation uncertain
The new agreement, described as a “qualitative shift,” differs in both form and substance from previous understandings reached…
Turkey’s Kurdish DEM party leader denies PKK fighting in Syria
Urog denied that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is fighting alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), describing claims…
Bipartisan US bill seeks sanctions to defend Syrian Kurds
US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) on Thursday introduced the Save the Kurds Act…
The US Is Adapting Its Syria Strategy. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.
Washington is betting on the new Syrian government to unify the country by force. Syria is undergoing the…
Russian troops begin evacuating from northern Syria
Syrian interim President Ahmad al Sharaa shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his second visit to…
Syria denies extending ceasefire with SDF
2026-01-24T12:59:26+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News– Damascus (Updated at 16:28) Syria’s Foreign Ministry on…
Syria orders four-day ceasefire with SDF
2026-01-20T17:20:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News– Damascus Syria on Tuesday announced a four-day ceasefire…
Syria offensive leaves Turkey’s Kurds on edge
Speaking to AFP, one of DEM’s Diyarbakir leaders Abbas Sahin said the operation was a threat to the…
France condemns Syria’s aggression against SDF
2026-01-17T21:24:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News– Paris French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called…
Syria army advances in north amid clashes with Kurdish-led SDF
Syria’s army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqqa province on…
‘PKK-linked senior terrorist from n. Iraq in Syria to lead SDF attacks’
Syria’s military said Friday terrorist PKK-linked figure Bahoz Erdal from northern Iraq arrived in Al-Tabqah to lead YPG/PKK-dominated…
US Envoy Says Washington Working to De-escalate Tensions in Syria, Resume Talks Between Damascus and SDF
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Barrack said Washington is working “around the clock to…