Afrin

Amnesty International accused the Turkish authorities of turning a blind eye to widespread abuses committed by the Syrian rebel groups in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwestern Syria.

In late January, Turkey launched a military offensive, codenamed Operation Olive Branch,  against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin region controlled by People's Protection Units (YPG). This is…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments that the Syrian town of Afrin, seized from Kurdish militia by Ankara, should be…

Russia expects Turkey to return back Afrin to the control of the Syrian government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. " President Erdogan has never said that Turkey…

The takeover of Afrin from the Syrian Kurdish militia unleashed a sense of euphoria among the Turkish nationalists and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's loyal supporters. A jubilant mood…

An anxious waiting takes place in Kurdish-held city of Manbij after the fall of Kurdish enclave of Afrin to Turkey-backed forces, with locals fearing of a potential new Turkish offensive…

Nearly 170,000 people have fled after a Turkish-led assault on the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Afrin, the U.N. said Friday, pointing to the harrowing conditions faced by those displaced.…

Turkey and the U.S. offered conflicting accounts over their diplomatic efforts to reach an accord over Kurdish-held Manbij in northern Syria, with Washington denying an agreement over the…

Turkey and allied fighters overrun on Monday the city of Afrin, Syria's Kurdish-held town, after a deadly two-month assault that dealt Kurds a major blow and could reshape the region. The…

The head of the international Red Cross called on Monday for access to civilians in the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin, warning Turkish aid workers lacked credibility after Ankara-led forces…