War-ravaged Syria appears to be on the brink of fracturing again. Various rebel groups, united only in their hatred for ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has expressed hope that his country would avoid military conflict with U.S.-backed Kurdish ...

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Sunday that negotiations with northeast Syria (Rojava) are ongoing to determine the ...

The Syrian government has been intensifying security efforts since last year’s ouster of Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa expressed hope to avoid conflict with U.S.-backed Kurdish forces amid stalled integration ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday that they freed four of their fighters ...

Damascus accuses SDF of violating March 10 agreement, attempting to ‘internationalize’ Syrian conflict - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Fierce overnight clashes have erupted once again in Syria’s volatile Deir ez-Zor region, as Syrian Army forces launched a surprise ambush on U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The dramatic ...

The ministry sought 19,598 new SDF members in fiscal 2023 but only 9,959 were enlisted, marking a record low. That was 5 points lower than the previous record low of 55.8 percent in 1993.

The directive is based on Article 58 of the Self-Defense Forces Law, which states that SDF members must maintain grace at all times. The tattoo ban was included from the start of the SDF in 1954.