The future is uncertain for Syrian Kurd's all-women fighting units, known as the Women's Protection Units (YPJ). Last month the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) they are a part of made a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syria's Kurds have lost the de facto autonomy they won during the civil war (Delil SOULEIMAN) (Delil SOULEIMAN/AFP/AFP) At a ...

The Turkish military offensive against Kurdish militias in the Afrin area of northern Syria has put Turkey and the United States in the tense position of fighting with and against the same ally: the ...

"Today, all women in the Jazira region, including Kurds, Arabs, and Syriacs, are uniting their voices, saying yes to supporting the Women's Protection Units, YPJ. Yes to preserving the rights and ...

Across global demonstrations and in thousands of videos posted online, Kurdish women and their allies have begun braiding their hair in honor of a female Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighter ...

ERBIL، Kurdistan Region - Senior Kurdish officials in Syria have reported progress in incorporating Kurdish-led institutions into the Syrian government, but warned major rights and humanitarian issues ...

A 10-year-old boy is fatally wounded in a Turkish airstrike in Syria near the Turkish border on Oct. 10, 2019. (SDF photo) Athens — On October 9, with a “nod” from President Trump – given via Twitter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Kurdish demonstrator holds a flag during a protest demanding the release of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah ...

Hasakeh (Syria) (AFP) – At a military base in northeast Syria, Roksan Mohammed recalled joining the battle against Islamic State group jihadists. Now her all-woman fighting unit is at risk after a ...

A female Kurdish fighter carried out what appeared to be a suicide bombing attack on the Turkish military in Syria, destroying a tank and killing several Turkish soldiers with a grenade, Kurdish ...