"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...

I’ve told Hasan’s story in Map of Hope and Sorrow ... wanted to go back to Syria. He has never stopped missing it or his mother, who died while he was in Turkey, or his family, his language ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan ...

Asked whether Iran was likely to support Syrian Kurdish forces, which Turkey considers a terrorist group, Fidan was blunt. "If you try to create unrest in another country by supporting a group ...

ANKARA, March 7 (Reuters) - Fighting in the western Syrian city of Latakia threatens to undermine efforts to achieve unity and solidarity in Syria, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Friday, adding ...

ANKARA, March 6 (Reuters) - Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, the defence ...

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday that Israel’s actions in Syria are part of its expansionist agenda. His comments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ...