Turkey calls for US understanding ahead of possible Syria invasion

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called on the US on Thursday to show understanding over a possible new Turkish invasion in Syria, after Washington voiced its “strong opposition” to such a move.

Russia says US supports separatist elements in Syria

The US supports the "separatist sentiments" of some leaders of the "Syrian Kurds" and openly pursues a line to separate these territories from the rest of the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

US cuts patrols in northern Syria

The United States has reduced patrols in northern Syria, but did not redeploy forces because of the threat of a Turkish operation. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.

Kurds Increased Activity In Syria, Iraq Directed By United States

Kurds' increased activity in Syria and Iraq is likely directed by the United States, Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told Sputnik.

US says American troops ‘directly threatened’ after Turkish air strikes in Syria

The Pentagon indirectly accused Turkey of endangering US troops based in Syria after air strikes targeted bases used by American forces and US-backed Kurdish fighters.

Russia "Cautions" Turkey on Military Operation in Syria, hopes to convince Turkish partners

Ankara should try to refrain from using “excessive” force in its military strikes on targets in Syria to avoid escalating the situation further, a top Russian official said on Tuesday.

Irans's IRGC Resumes Attacks on Terrorists in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force launched a new round of artillery and missile attacks on the positions of terrorist groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Monday.

Syria’s Afrin Seized By HTS Terrorists as Infighting Among Rival Militants Intensifies

The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists seized control over the predominately Kurdish city of Afrin in Aleppo province, as a result of fierce fighting between rival foreign-sponsored Takfiri militant groups in the restive northwest of Syria.

Report: US Military Tankers Smuggle Crude Oil from Syria’s Hasakah to Bases in Iraq | Farsnews Agency

The US military has reportedly used dozens of tanker trucks to smuggle crude oil from Syria’s Northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq, where American forces and trainers are stationed, as Washington continues to loot energy resources in the war-ravaged country.

‘First known’ US raid in government-held area of Syria kills one

Syrian state television said that United States special forces had carried out a rare operation in a government-held village in the country’s northeast, killing one person and capturing others.

Syrian Kurds Say Assured By US, Russia That There Will Not Be Turkish Military Operation

 Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) Representative in the United States, Bassam Saker, told Sputnik that they have been reassured by both Russia and the United States last week that there will be no Turkish military operation in the area.

Syrian Army conducts military exercises jointly with Kurdish forces for the first time

 

 1. Signal to Ankara: First ever joint large military exercises of Syrian army and Kurdish combat units led by Russian Army.

Turkey Berates NATO Applicant over ‘Terrorist Propaganda’

Turkey's Foreign Ministry reportedly summoned Sweden's top diplomat in the country, to express the government's “strong reaction” to a Kurdish group’s protest this week in Gothenburg.

Syrian Army Reinforces Positions in Kurdish Regions of North - Tasnim News Agency

Syrian government forces deployed in several areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo and Raqqa, adjacent to the border strip with Turkey, in response to threats of military attack by northern neighbor.

Arab League Secretary General Condemns Turkish Operation In Northern Iraq - LAS - UrduPoint

League of Arab States (LAS) Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemns Turkey's military operation against Kurdish groups in northern Iraq, LAS aid on Tuesday.

Clashes between ISIL and Kurds kill four in Syrian camp | Al Jazeera

Three people, including a child, have been killed in northeastern Syria’s Al-Hol camp, caught in the fighting between Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in charge of the site and ISIL (ISIS) cells, a war monitoring group said.

Iraqi Forces Warn Turkish Aggression Will Not Go Unanswered | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq movement, which is a part of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd Al-Sha’abi, warned resistance fighters will give an adequate response to the latest Turkish military aggression on the Arab country.

Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS - BBC News

A Kurdish-led militia alliance says it has regained full control of a prison in north-eastern Syria seized by the Islamic State (IS) group six days ago.

Over 3,000 families flee homes in Syria's Hasakah amid US airstrikes - China.org.cn

As many as 3,500 families have so far fled their homes in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah amid the U.S. airstrikes and clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic State (IS) militants, the state news agency SANA reported on Monday.

Syrian Army, Red Crescent receive displaced families in Hasaka – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA reporter said  that units of the Syrian Arab Army and the Red Crescent in Hasaka city received  On Sunday the displaced families from the southern neighborhoods after receiving warnings and threats from QSD militia to evacuate their homes immediately amid a state of chaos in the vicinity of the Industrial Secondary Prison, that  witnessed bombings and  fleeing of Dash terrorists.