Tag: YPG
Bomb explodes in Syrian town
At least 40 civilians, including 11 children, died when a bomb detonated in northern Syrian town Afrin, the Turkish Defence Ministry said blaming the...
New conflicts threaten Syria after Islamic State defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline militants explains U.S. President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks...
U.S. will take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat –...
The United States has told Turkey it will take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria after the...
U.S. to arm Syrian Kurds fighting Islamic State, despite Turkey’s ire
Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support an...
Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed
Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of...
Kurds secure Syria’s Kobani as Islamic State targets northeast
Syrian Kurdish fighters said they had fully secured the town of Kobani near the Turkish border on Saturday and killed more than...
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the U.S.-led fight...
