Kurdish controlled syria

Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened

The Syrian army said an attack took place as soldiers were securing a captured military base containing explosives, calling it a dangerous escalation.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByREUTERS

Soldiers of Syrian government forces stand by on a position 10 km away from the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on January 21, 2026.

Around 50 protesters gathered outside the US embassy to protest against what they described as Washington's inaction in the face of the latest massacre in Syria carried out by the Sharaa regime, on January 21, 2026.

Protesters outside US embassy demand US, Israeli action after Kurdish massacre

Several signs pointed to Israel’s close relationship with the Kurdish community. One read “Israel loves Kurdistan,” while others went further, openly calling for military action against the regime.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN

A group of civilians carry bags and belongings as they flee following renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026

CENTCOM urges Syria to cease attacks on SDF, Kurdish forces as clashes escalate

US Central Command has appeared to try to seek to de-escalate tensions. US officials, including envoy Tom Barrack, have also tried to manage the escalating violence.

JANUARY 17, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Foreigners repatriated from Syrian Islamic State camps reach record high

More than 10,000 foreign women and children still remain in the Al-Hol and Roj camps.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS

CHILDREN FROM THE Yazidi community, who were recently freed after being captured by Islamic State fighters, ride on a back of a truck near Baghouz, Syria, earlier this week

US-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they took over about 10 government offices ranging from the local finance, grains and education branches in a zone in the heart of the city of Qamishli.

APRIL 14, 2022ByREUTERS

A convoy of US military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria February 12, 2020.

Kurdish-led forces say they have regained control of prison in Syria's Hasaka

The Syrian Democratic Forces say they've regained full control of al-Sina'a prison in Hasaka city after 500 Islamic State militants gave themselves up following clashes in some buildings.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByREUTERS

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES and US troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, in November.

The US still wants Kurdish “unity” to help with eastern Syria - analysis

The Biden administration has inherited the chaotic Trump administration’s approach to eastern Syria, and reports say that the Biden team is still working on Kurdish unity talks.

DECEMBER 18, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Displaced Kurds stuck at a border after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, wait to try cross to the Iraqi side, at the Semalka crossing, next Derik city, Syria, October 21, 2019

The US still wants Kurdish 'unity' to help with eastern Syria - analysis

The Biden administration has inherited the chaotic Trump administration’s approach to eastern Syria.

DECEMBER 18, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Women of Rojava, Kurdish Syria suffering in the shadow of war

As Turkey contemplates another offensive against the Kurds, the dream of a just society in northeast Syria drifts further away.

NOVEMBER 6, 2021ByKSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE

Rojava Peshmerga fighters from Syria are one of the forces guarding Mosul Dam in Iraq

Turkey accused of bulldozing cemetery to create 'mass grave' - analysis

It appears every time that Turkey has a high level meeting with US officials or a call with a US official Turkish state media is mobilized to invent or discover some new “YPG/PKK terror.”

JULY 18, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN