A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups ...

The officials cited a significant Turkish military buildup near Kobani, a Kurdish-majority city on the Syria-Turkey border, sparking fears of imminent conflict. According to US officials cited in ...

In December, Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) forces took control of the Manbij area and, together with Turkey, have amassed forces to attack Kobani — a city symbolic of resistance ...

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Turkey’s ultimate goal is for the SNA to capture the entire Syria-Turkey border area that runs ... a weeks-long offensive by Islamic State in Kobani, with the US airlifting arms to them.

The health administration in Kobani said the strikes killed five civilians and injured 15 others. Turkey, for its part, accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of using civilians as ...

The health administration in Kobani reported five civilians killed and 15 injured. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) ...