Iran blames foreign security service, Iraqi Kurdish groups for weekend drone strike

Iran blamed a foreign security service and Kurdish groups in Iraq for a drone attack on an ammunition depot near the central city of Isfahan over the weekend, state-run Nour News reported.

Turkey Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Syria after Moscow Talks

Turkey agreed to fully withdraw its troops from northern Syria following tripartite talks that were held in Moscow involving Russia and Syria earlier this week, Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported.

At least 10 workers killed in attack near oil field in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

An attack in eastern Syria killed 10 oil field workers, state news agency SANA reported on Friday, a day after Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced an offensive against extremists.

Renewed clashes break out in Paris between Kurds, police after killings

Renewed clashes broke out in Paris on Saturday between police and members of the Kurdish community angry at the killing on Friday of three members of their community.

3 dead, four injured in Paris shooting, 69-year-old pensioner started shooting at people

 

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Turkey says it expects more extraditions from Sweden before approving its NATO bid

Sweden’s extradition to Turkey last week of a Kurdish man with alleged terrorism links is a “good start”, but Stockholm needs to do more before Ankara can approve its NATO membership, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Monday.

Turkish drones attack convoy of Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

Turkish military drones struck a Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces convoy in northern Al-Hasakah Governorate on Saturday. According to the Al-Hadath channel, the attack was carried out in the village of Sanjak Sheikh in the border district of Amuda.

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.