Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday that eradication of the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria was "imminent", and that Ankara would not agree to any policy that allowed the YPG to maintain ...
President Erdogan declared Turkey's readiness to combat all terrorists in Syria, including IS and Kurdish groups. He urged ...
Turkey considers the YPG, which spearheads the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as a terrorist group linked to Kurdish militants waging a decades-old insurgency against the Turkish state.
Across the border in Syria, Turkish-backed militias continue to fight Kurdish YPG fighters. Turkey considers them as a threat to its territorial integrity. Yet, while Turkey regards the YPG as a ...
Turkey Says It Will Mount Offensive Against Kurdish YPG if Demands Not Met ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey will carry out a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored the need to grant Syria's new administration the opportunity to confront the issue of Kurdish militants operating within its borders. He emphasised ...
At the same time, Turkey has long seen Syria’s Kurdish forces as a threat. Security in the region that the Kurds dominate is overseen by the armed Syrian Democratic Forces, which include the People’s ...
Since last month's fall of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey has said repeatedly it was time for the Kurdish YPG militia to disband. Ankara considers the group, which spearheads the U.S.-allied Syrian ...
The United States reiterated its understanding on Tuesday of Turkey’s legitimate security concerns along its border with Syria due to threats from PK ...