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Risk of missteps hangs over US-backed ceasefire deal in northeast Syria
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Syria grants immediate citizenship to Kurds in wake of gains against SDF
The rapid offensive by Syrian government forces against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has led to the withdrawal of the SDF from cities like Raqqa and Deir Az Zor, prompting praise from US President Donald Trump despite reports of Kurdish civilians facing food shortages and displacement in the ongoing standoff in northern Syria.
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Syria ceasefire with Kurdish forces expires amid uncertainty
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By Orhan Qereman and Khalil Ashawi
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces expired on Saturday night, with the truce's fate uncertain and both sides exchanging accusations of violations.
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Turkey celebrates as Syrian government makes gains against Kurdish-led force
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is celebrating the latest developments in Syria, where the new government has effectively defeated a major Kurdish-led force with an abrupt offensive.
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Syrian and Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire as threat of war looms
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The Syrian government and Kurdish forces agreed to extend a ceasefire on Saturday, according to Syrian diplomatic sources, temporarily staving off a looming war between the two sides in Syria's northeast.
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Syrian Troops, Kurdish Forces Poised on Front Lines as Truce Deadline Looms
By Orhan Qereman and Khalil Ashawi
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Syrian troops and Kurdish forces were massed on opposing sides of front lines in northern Syria on Saturday, as the clock ticked down to an evening deadline that would determine whether they resume fighting or lay down their arms.
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Turkey Celebrates as Syrian Government Makes Gains Against Kurdish-Led Force
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is celebrating the latest developments in Syria, where the new government has effectively defeated a major Kurdish-led force with an abrupt offensive.
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Opinion | ISIS May Prosper From Syria's Dangerous Turn
While I was staying in Hasakah, Syria, last April -- only a few months after the Assad regime fell -- a Kurdish commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces told me he expected to be fighting the new government in Damascus within a year.
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Syria: Sharaa-Linked Jihadis Display Hair Cut Off of Murdered Kurdish Woman
A video began circulating on social media on Wednesday, published by the Kurdish news organization Rudaw, of a man identified as a "Damascus-affiliated armed group" member holding hair allegedly cut off the dead body of a Kurdish soldier.
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Factbox-The Kurdish Struggle for Rights and Land
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President Ahmed al-Sharaa seek to bring their security forces and territory under the authority of the central state.
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How Syria's Sharaa captured Kurdish-held areas while keeping the US onside
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By Feras Dalatey , Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk
DAMASCUS, Syria Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Syrian government's rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits told Reuters.
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How Syria's Sharaa Captured Kurdish-Held Areas While Keeping the US Onside
By Feras Dalatey , Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk
DAMASCUS, Syria Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Syrian government's rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits told Reuters.
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Explainer-How Syria's Government Has Redrawn Map With Advances Against the Kurds
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Syrian government has seized swathes of northern and eastern Syria from Kurdish forces, consolidating President Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule nearly 14 months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
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Syrian Interior Ministry: 120 Islamic State Group Members Escape From Prison Amid Clashes
RAQQA, Syria (AP) -- Syria's ministry of interior said Tuesday that 120 Islamic State members escaped from a prison in northeast Syria a day earlier, amid clashes between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which guards the prison.
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Kurdish unity: Protests erupt across Iraq in support of Syria's Rojava
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The crisis in Syria is affecting Kurds all over the world, primarily due to the fear that members of the Syrian government's security forces may commit abuses amid the new offensive.