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Kurdish Militias Voice Readiness to Negotiate with Damascus Gov’t

TEHRAN (defapress)- The political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) voiced its readiness to hold talks with the Damascus government on confronting foreign threats against Syria, media reports said.
News ID: 79193    Publish Date : 2019/11/03

Aleppo:

Turkish Army Conducts Heavy Attacks on Kurdish Positions After Agreement with US

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army and its allied militants carried out heavy attacks on the Kurdish militias’ military positions in Northern Aleppo after Ankara reached an agreement with the US to establish a safe zone in Northern Syria, the Kurdish-language media outlets said.
News ID: 78357    Publish Date : 2019/08/11

Kurdish Militia Warns Ankara to Avoid Attacks or Face All-Out War

TEHRAN (defapress)- Chief Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi warned Turkey against carrying out any military operation against the SDF in Eastern Euphrates, and said that any attack on any region in Eastern Euphrates will enggage all border regions of Syria into war.
News ID: 78133    Publish Date : 2019/07/21

Turkish Army Sustains Heavy Toll in Kurdish Offensive in Afrin

TEHRAN (defapress)- Reports from local media said nearly two dozen Turkish soldiers have been killed and wounded in heavy clashes with the Kurds in Northwestern Aleppo.
News ID: 77169    Publish Date : 2019/05/02

Kurdish Fighters Declare Final Victory over Daesh in Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria declared their final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), ending bloody battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq.
News ID: 76359    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

Kurdish Source:

US Army Transferring 50 Tons of ISIL's Gold to US

TEHRAN (defapress)- The US Army is taking ISIL's gold treasure that is estimated to weigh around 50 tons from Eastern Syria to America, a source close to Kurdish forces said Sunday.
News ID: 75815    Publish Date : 2019/02/24

US Demands Security Guarantee for Kurdish Fighters from Turkey

TEHRAN (defapress)- The protection of allied forces who fought and died battling ISIL (ISIS or Daesh) in Syria must be guaranteed, the US secretary of state told his Turkish counterpart in a phone conversation.
News ID: 75136    Publish Date : 2019/01/22

Pompeo 'Optimistic' About Deal Between Turkey, Kurdish Groups

TEHRAN (defapress)- Washington's top diplomat said he was "optimistic" an agreement with Turkey could be reached which will protect Syrian Kurdish groups while allowing Ankara to "defend their country from terrorists" following a United States pullout from Syria.
News ID: 74944    Publish Date : 2019/01/13

Kurdish Sources:

US Aims to Revive ISIL in Eastern Euphrates

TEHRAN (defapress)- Kurdish sources warned that Washington's decision to withdraw the US forces from Eastern Euphrates does not mean losing the card to pressure Damascus as Washington aims to resurrect the ISIL terrorist group at the Iraqi-Syrian borders.
News ID: 74770    Publish Date : 2019/01/05

Spokesman:

Kurdish YPG Militia to Disarm after Peace Returns to Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) will lay down their arms only after peace returns to Syria, the militia’s Spokesman Nuri Mahmud said.
News ID: 74669    Publish Date : 2018/12/31

Kurdish Militia Hands over Strategic Dam in Northern Syria to Damascus Forces

TEHRAN (defapress)- The predominately-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) surrendered control of the strategic Tishrin Dam in Northern Syria to the Damascus troops a day after it retreated from the key town of Manbij to be replaced by the Syrian army.
News ID: 74651    Publish Date : 2018/12/30

Kurdish Militia Continue Preventing Civilians from Fleeing Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Kurdish militia continued blocking the exit path of the civilian population in Northern and Northeastern Syria as the Turkish Army readies to launch a major military operation on Kurdish regions on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River, field sources reported on Friday.
News ID: 74477    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Turkish Army Preparing to Storm Kurdish Positions in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army and allied militants have prepared to attack a sum of 150 military points of the Kurdish militias in Northern Syria, militant-affiliated sources reported on Friday, adding that the operation might split over Northern Iraq.
News ID: 74313    Publish Date : 2018/12/14

Kurdish official:

Iraqi Kurdistan not to abandon Iran under sanctions

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chairman of Iraqi Exporters and Importers Union in Kurdistan Sheikh Mustafa Abdul Rahman says the Iraqi Kurdistan will help Iranian people and government under the US sanctions.
News ID: 73830    Publish Date : 2018/11/20

Turkish Army Keeps Pounding Kurdish Militia in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army troops continue heavy machine-gun and artillery attacks on vital positions of the Kurdish militias in Northern Raqqa, a Lebanese media outlet reported on Saturday.
News ID: 73777    Publish Date : 2018/11/17

Senior Security Commander of Kurdish Militia Killed in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- One of the key security commanders of Kurdish Asayesh Police was gunned down by unidentified attackers in Manbij region as tension and infighting is on rise among the US-backed militias in Northeastern Aleppo, a militant-affiliated news website reported on Friday.
News ID: 73745    Publish Date : 2018/11/16

Turkey-Backed Militants Target Kurdish Militias in Manbij

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish troops and their allied militants targeted the strongholds of the Kurdish militias in Manbij region in Northeastern Aleppo in violation of an earlier agreement between Ankara and Washington, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.
News ID: 73633    Publish Date : 2018/11/11

Kurdish Politician:

US Unable to Halt Turkey's Attacks on Kurds

TEHRAN (defapress)- A Kurdish politician said US efforts to prevent the Turkish army attacks on the Kurds would lead to nowhere.
News ID: 73539    Publish Date : 2018/11/07

Kurdish Militias on Alert after Turkish Troops Intensify Attacks on Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Kurdish militia went on alert in Hasaka province at the border with Turkey after Ankara forces intensified attacks on Kurdish positions in more regions in Northern Syria, field sources reported on Wednesday.
News ID: 73421    Publish Date : 2018/10/31

Kurdish Militias Preparing for Major Showdown with Turkish Troops in Northeastern Aleppo

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) are preparing for a major showdown with the Turkish military in Northeastern Aleppo.
News ID: 72915    Publish Date : 2018/10/06