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Tag: Kobani, Mazlum

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U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024Eve SampsonComments Off on U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns

Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum” that ISIS could take advantage of.

World

U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns

December 11, 2024Eve SampsonComments Off on U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns

Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum behind that can be taken advantage of by ISIS.”

World

Teenage Inmates Found Among the 500 Dead in Syria Prison Attack

January 31, 2022February 1, 2022Jane Arraf and Sangar KhaleelComments Off on Teenage Inmates Found Among the 500 Dead in Syria Prison Attack

The bodies of at least two boys were found on a street behind the prison — the first confirmed deaths among up to 700 teenagers who had been detained there because they were the children of ISIS fighters.

World

ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020ERIC SCHMITTComments Off on ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria

Overcrowded, makeshift prisons and camps and fears of Covid-19 have led to two riots by hardened fighters.

World

U.S. Envoy in Syria Says Not Enough Was Done to Avert Turkish Attack

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019ERIC SCHMITTComments Off on U.S. Envoy in Syria Says Not Enough Was Done to Avert Turkish Attack

In an internal memo, the senior American diplomat in northern Syria criticized the Trump administration for failing to try harder to deter Turkey from invading northern Syria last month.

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Erdogan’s Dismissive Retort on Armenian Genocide Shows How Low U.S. Ties Have Sunk

October 30, 2019October 31, 2019PATRICK KINGSLEYComments Off on Erdogan’s Dismissive Retort on Armenian Genocide Shows How Low U.S. Ties Have Sunk

The Turkish leader said the House of Representatives had no moral standing to adjudicate on the murder of 1.5 million Armenians.

World

As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil

October 28, 2019October 30, 2019BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITTComments Off on As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil

Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria upended a 5-year alliance and threw the plans against al-Baghdadi into disarray.

World

As U.S. Leaves Allies in Syria, Kurdish Commander Struggles With Fallout

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019PATRICK KINGSLEYComments Off on As U.S. Leaves Allies in Syria, Kurdish Commander Struggles With Fallout

Mazlum Kobani, whose Kurdish-led force fought the Islamic State in Syria, fears that a complete United States withdrawal could endanger his people and allow the jihadists to regroup.

World

Turkey Launches Offensive Against U.S.-Backed Syrian Militia

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019BEN HUBBARD and CARLOTTA GALLComments Off on Turkey Launches Offensive Against U.S.-Backed Syrian Militia

President Trump condemned the attack on the Kurdish-led militia, which began days after he had greenlighted it.

World

Militia Commander Says It Will Attack Turkish Forces if They Enter Syria

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019BEN HUBBARD and CARLOTTA GALLComments Off on Militia Commander Says It Will Attack Turkish Forces if They Enter Syria

Turkey’s president said a Syrian operation was imminent but confusion remained over President Trump’s Syria policy.

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