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How likely are the Turks to attack northeast Syria?
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After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon". Why would Turkey lead such a cro...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria's Idlib caught between hell and a hard place
A three-month aerial bombardment campaign by Syrian regime forces and Russia, combined with a ground assault on the last jihadi stronghold, is largely deadlocked, leaving thou...
By Nicholas Heras
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'Slow war of attrition' on Syria's Idlib frontline
For three months Damascus and its ally Russia have been pummelling hospitals, markets and schools in Idlib unleashing a deadly, ferocious campaign aimed at retaking Syria's la...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-led coalition carries out patrols in Syria amid Turkish invasion threats
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The US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State is carrying out patrols along the Syrian border between Tal Abyad and Serekaniye amid Turkish threats to invade over its southe...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Maximum Pressure on Iran Unsettles Syria's Kurds
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Hawkish factions in Washington tout the Syrian Kurdish forces as a way to block Iran from regaining the “land bridge” through the Middle East that it once had through its alli...
By Nicholas Heras
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Top US commander visits SDF leadership in Syria amid Turkish threats
A top US commander on Monday met with Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazlum Abdi to discuss developments in northeast Syria. Mustafa Bali, the head o...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Pledge to End Child Recruitment
A major armed group in Syria has committed to identifying and releasing young boys and girls currently within its ranks, and put in place preventative, protection and discipli...
By Nicholas Heras
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Whether the U.S. fails or succeeds in Syria, tough choices lie ahead
As the perennial jousting between the U.S. and Iran focuses on drones, nuclear enrichment and safe passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Washington is strugglin...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF arrest 5 ISIS sleeper cell members in Manbij, Raqqa
Counterterrorism units linked to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested five members of the so-called Islamic State among sleeper cells in Raqqa and Manbij, a s...
By Nicholas Heras
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Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq — and ISIS claims responsibility
This was supposed to be the year the farmers of eastern Syria and Iraq bounced back. For the first time in a decade, neither war nor drought had intervened to deter what promi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Assad regime detains thousands of Syrians in crackdown on recaptured areas
Thousands of Syrians have been arbitrarily arrested over the past year, according to rights groups, as Bashar al-Assad’s government looks to reassert control in areas of the c...
By Nicholas Heras
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American Women, Children Tied to IS Headed Home
Two American women accused of joining with the Islamic State terror group, along with their children, are heading back to the United States. Kamal Akif, a spokesman for the Ku...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF maintains anti-oil smuggling campaign against Syrian government
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched a campaign this week to prevent smuggling from areas under SDF control in Deir al-Zor to the Syrian regime by way of...
By Nicholas Heras
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New wave of violence in Syria war as 200,000 flee Idlib offensive: ‘There were bombs every minute’
A Syrian government offensive to capture the northern province of Idlib has killed dozens of civilians and forced more than 200,000 people to flee over the past month, leading...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS suicide attack targets SDF demining convoy
Islamic State sleeper cells on Monday targeted a demining convoy of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria, deep behind the Kurdish-led forces’ lin...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-led coalition will continue to train Iraqi forces, amid Iran tensions
A spokesperson for the US-led Coalition told Kurdistan 24 that the training mission throughout Iraq will continue, despite increased tensions between the US and Iran. The coa...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Flash Point Between America and Iran Could Be Iraq's Militias
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All the Americans could do was shake their heads as a Shiite militia flag waved above their base. The troops from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division were still getting u...
By Eric Brewer
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Russia strongly responds to tribal forum in Syria’s Ain Issa
The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly responded to a meeting of Arab tribes in Ain Issa on Friday, which the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) had organized, suggesting it under...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon: US in Syria 'for the long haul;' hails Peshmerga in 'Operation Viking Hammer'
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Michael Mulroy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense, affirmed on Monday that the US does “expect to be” in Syria “for the long haul.” Citing the Special Envoy for the Globa...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week announced the establishment of a new force made up of ethnic Armenians. The SDF is a Kurdish-led multiethnic military all...
By Nicholas Heras
