Tag: kurds
Turkey launches ground offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria
Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria on Wednesday (Oct 9), with intensive bombardment paving the way for a ground...
Turkey’s Assault on Kurdish Fighters Concerns United States, Officials Say
As Turkey continues its attack on Kurdish forces along the Syrian border town of Afrin, the Defense Department says the Islamic State of Iraq...
NATO Allies Clash as Turkey Attacks US-Backed Kurds in Syria
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller arrived in Ankara Monday on a long-planned visit that was unrelated to Turkey's current military campaign against a...
Turkey gave U.S. heads-up on Syria operation: Mattis
Turkey gave Washington advance warning before launching an operation against US-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, and Ankara has "legitimate" security concerns in the area, Defense...
Clashes between Iraqi, Kurdish troops close to Kirkuk city
Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchanged artillery fire early Monday south of the city of Kirkuk, after central government forces began a “major operation” to...
US begins sending arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria
The United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the Pentagon said, fulfilling...
ISIS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
A remote-controlled ISIS hobby plane rigged with hidden explosives killed two Kurdish fighters and injured two French special operations troops near Mosul, French and...
Pentagon weighs arming Syrian Kurds ahead of Raqa fight
Washington is considering arming Syrian Kurdish forces who will join the offensive to retake the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqa, the US military's...
Turkish jets ‘destroy Kurdish rebel targets’
Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party...
One Airdrop to Kurds Fighting in Kobani Intercepted
One bundle of weapons and medical supplies airdropped by U.S. forces to Kurdish fighters in Syria most likely fell into enemy hands, a Pentagon...
