Syrian government forces set to enter Kobani and Manbij in SDF deal
Syrian government forces were poised to enter the northeastern Syrian cities of Kobani and Manbij to fight with the SDF against Turkey-backed rebels
Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says
The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said
Turkey rejects latest proposals on Syria safe-zone, accuses US of stalling
Turkey rejected the latest US proposals to establish a controversial safe zone in SDF-controlled northeast Syria
SDF signs UN plan to end use of children in Syrian conflict
SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi signed a plan with the UN to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the war in Syria
New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization
Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria
Challenges after the elimination of ISIS
Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes
SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says
Mazloum Kobane, commander of the SDF spearheading the battle against ISIS, said the force's "special status" should be preserved in talks with the Damascus government
‘We need time’: Incredulous US officials hustled to alert ‘shocked’ allies about Trump’s Syria withdrawal
US State and Defense departments hurried to rework plans in the wake of Trump’s shock decision to pull troops from Syria
