Syria's new government likely needs arms to solidify its hold on power. That's an opening for its Turkish backers.

Turkey regards the Syrian YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party militants who have fought an insurgency against the Turkish state for 40 years and are deemed terrorists by Ankara ...

Turkey believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive Kurdish YPG fighters from all territory they occupy in northeastern Syria ...

Part of a stateless ethnic group straddling Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Syria, Kurds have so far been among the few winners of the Syrian conflict, controlling nearly a quarter of the country ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over military action by that country or groups that it ...

Turkey considers Syrian Kurdish YPG and extension of banned PKK Germany calls for Kurdish forces to disarm Washington working on 'managed transition' for Kurdish-led force Turkey and Syrian allies ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With the ...

Turkey on Wednesday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's claim that the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was an "unfriendly takeover" by Ankara. "We wouldn't call it a ...

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — The moment he arrived home to Syria from Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem held his sister in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. They hadn't seen each other in more ...

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey-backed forces are aiming to capture more territory in northern Syria from Kurdish groups, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter, a move that could stir ...