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Last Wednesday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it would suspend anti-Islamic State operations due to Turkey’s renewed airstrike campaign against Kurdish forces in Northern Syria amid threats of another Turkish ground force incursion into the region. Head of the SDF Media Center, Ferhad Shami, quoted SDF Commander in Chief Mazloum Abdi in saying that “Due to our forces’...

This week, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian Arab Army (SAA), and Turkish armed forces have repeatedly shelled each other's positions resulting in dozens of casualties, often with little regard to civilians in the area. This coincides with comments made by Turkish President Recep Erdogan that a ground operation will commence against the Kurds in northern Syria. The Turkish...

In Astana, Kazakhstan, delegates and guarantors from Turkey, Russia, Iran, Assad-Syria and opposition-Syria are meeting for the 19th round of peace negotiations to end the brutal conflict that has plagued Syria since 2011. Delegates from the United States, Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan are also attending to act as observers, should an agreement be reached.  Many experts do not expect much...

As this publication reported on November 19th, the Turkish Air Force launched Operation CLAW SWORD AIR, which, according to the Turks, involved about fifty F-16s and twenty TB-2 Bayraktars. These aircraft conducted more than 70 strikes which the Turks estimate killed 184 people including members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian Armed Forces, and their proxies. However, since those...

Two Kurdish Anti-Terror Unit (YAT) fighters were killed and three others were wounded following a Turkish airstrike that targeted a joint Syrian Democratic Forces-Global Coalition against Daesh base near Qamishli, Syria. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) told VOA News that "While no US Forces were on the base at the moment of this morning’s strike, these actions do place...