Kurdish forces
Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
The American military - which spearheads an international coalition fighting IS - has in the past shown itself willing to hand those captured in Syria to the...
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of all US troops would also leave Syrians stuck between the claws of hostile parties.
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan had said on Saturday that Turkish warplanes had struck a meeting of the outlawed PKK in Qandil, where he believed high-profile militants had been hit.
Turkey, which regards the Kurdish YPG militia in Afrin as a threat on its southern border, launched an assault on the region last month.
A spokesperson for the coalition said on Sunday that it was looking at “adjustments” to the support it provides to the SDF, ranging from the number of advisers to training and artillery.
Abadi ordered economic and military retaliation against the KRG after Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in September in a referendum that Baghdad declared illegal.
An Arab couple who have seen Kirkuk change hands several times before said they now feel safer and more comfortable.
The United States came out in opposition to the vote, along with major European states and neighbouring countries Turkey and Iran.
The agreement will restrict the movement of the jihadists in and out of Mosul.
The 24 municipalities had been run by the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party.
Turkey sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.
The two sides have mostly avoided confrontation during the five-year conflict.
Laurent Fabius said UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said the Kurdish PYD party won’t attend the talks.
The base was captured in Raqqa province as the Kurds advance deeper into territory held by Isis.
The Canadian-born woman who served in the Israeli military joined the Kurds who are fighting ISIS in Syria.
It’s alleged the air force bombed Kurdish fighters furious at Ankara’s refusal to protect their kin.
Kurdish forces have urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters.
The Kurdish minority rose up at govt’s refusal to protect a besieged Syrian town from Islamic State.
Islamists are trying to seize a hill overlooking a Syrian border town with Turkey.