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With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat.

If Erdoğan and his government simply instrumentalize the promise of peace as a regional power grab, the challenges in ...

A car bomb on Monday killed 15 people, mostly women farm workers, in the northern Syrian city of Manbij where Kurdish forces are battling Turkey-backed groups, state media reported. Citing White ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

such as “Operation Olive Branch” and “Operation Peace Spring,” have involved both airstrikes and ground troops and have targeted Kurdish fighters in regions like Afrin and Manbij. Turkey ...

TASS/. Turkish troops will enter Syria’s Manbij if Kurdish units fail to leave the city, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC ...

We will clear Tall Rifaat, Manbij, and Ain al-Arab (Kobane - TASS)", Erdogan told parliament on Wednesday. Since 2017, Turkey has conducted three military operations in northern Syria: in ...

A senior Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) official has voiced concerns over Turkey’s potential military build-up in Syria, ...

Fighting in the Manbij area has raged despite efforts from SDF backer the US to broker a ceasefire. Turkey, which opposes the SDF, is due to host Sharaa on Tuesday for his second international ...

A car bomb killed at least 20 people in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, the Syrian presidency said, marking the second attack there in three days and the country’s deadliest since ...