Syrian Kurds respond to Turkey’s offensive on Afrin, bomb army base
ARA News Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) have targeted positions of the Turkish army on the Syrian-Turkish border with heavy …
Turkey steps up attacks against Kurdish YPG in Syria
ARA News The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) on Thursday said that the Turkish army and Turkey-backed rebels have stepped up their attacks on the …
At least 82 Kurdish YPG fighters killed in recent clashes with ISIS, Turkish army
ARA News The central command of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) on Monday announced that 82 of their fighters were killed in recent clashes …
500 Kurds kidnapped by Shia militias near Aleppo
ARA News Pro-Syrian government paramilitary groups captured around 500 Kurdish civilians from Afrin in the town of Mayer on the Aleppo-Afrin road, local …
Turkey attacks Kurdish villages in Syria’s Afrin, dozens of civilian casualties reported
ARA News Turkey’s military forces on Wednesday launched an offensive on the Kurdish district of Afrin in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo Governorate, …
Russia to train Kurdish forces in Syria’s Afrin
ARA News The Russian Army will train the Syrian Kurdish defence forces in Afrin, the YPG announced on Monday. “The presence of the Russian army units in the …
Syrian Kurdish police fears ISIS attacks during Newroz celebrations
ARA News The General Command of the Kurdish Asayish forces in Syria congratulated the Kurdish people and the rest of the world with the Kurdish New Year …
Turkish border guards kill Kurdish teenager near Syria’s Afrin
ARA News Turkish border guards opened fire on Syrian Kurdish civilians in Afrin district in northwestern Aleppo, killing at least one civilian, local sources …
Kurdish YPG fighters repel Turkish attack near Syria’s Afrin
ARA News Afrin – Clashes erupted on Friday between the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Turkish military forces in Afrin District, in …
Kurds clash with Turkey-backed rebels near Aleppo
ARA News Aleppo – Clashes broke out on Monday between Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Turkey-backed Islamist rebels in …
Turkey steps up attacks on SDF-held areas north Syria
ARA News Turkey’s military forcers and allied rebels in Syria continued their offensive against the town of Tel Rifaat in northern Aleppo, targeting …
Turkey bombs Kurdish villages northwest Syria
ARA News Kurdish officials on Monday accused the Turkish army of shelling the villages of Maranaaz, Vilat al-Qadi, Sheikh Issa east of Afrin district and …
Hundreds of families displaced by Turkey’s campaign in al-Bab, hosted in Kurdish Afrin town
ARA News Afrin – Hundreds of Arab families that have been displaced from Syria’s northern city of al-Bab, arrived on Sunday to the Kurdish town …
Kurds release 74 Turkey-backed rebels north Syria
ARA News Syrian Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Asayish police released 74 Turkey-backed rebels, although the rebels have …
Turkey, Islamist groups attack Kurdish forces despite truce in Syria
ARA News Aleppo – The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) reported on Friday that their positions were being attacked by Turkey’s military …
Turkey bombs Kurdish communities near Aleppo, casualties reported
ARA News Afrin – Turkey’s military on Saturday shelled Kurdish communities in Afrin District, north of Aleppo city. The bombardment reportedly caused …
Kurdish National Council condemns Turkey’s intervention in Syria
ARA News Aleppo – The Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) on Tuesday condemned the Turkish bombardment of populated districts in Aleppo Governorate. …
Syrian Kurds accuse US officers of supporting Turkey’s attacks on the SDF
ARA News Erbil – Turkey-backed rebels on Friday attacked positions held by the pro-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Tal Rafaat District. The …
Over 2,500 Arabs displaced by ISIS, hosted by Kurds in Syria’s Afrin
ARA News Afrin – The Kurdish city of Afrin has received thousands of displaced civilians from villages near al-Bab city in Syria’s northern Aleppo …
Turkey-backed rebels attack Kurds in Syria’s Afrin
ARA News ALEPPO – Syrian Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) accused Turkey-backed rebels of targeting their positions. The attack …
Islamic State extremists launch chemical attack on Kurdish villages northwest Syria
ARA News ALEPPO – Militant fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) have shelled Kurdish villages in Syria’s northern Aleppo Governorate with …