Syria to open citizenship applications for Kurds on Monday

Kurds will be eligible to apply for nationality documents at centers in Damascus, Hasaka, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor, according to the ministry.

News

YPJ delegation in Damascus to hold integration talks

Media affiliated with the Kurdish-led Rojava (northeast Syria) administration, citing military sources, said that “the main topic of the meeting was the form of the YPJ’s participation in the army.”

News

Syria's Sharaa agrees to form committee on return of Afrin, Sari Kani IDPs

Sharaa met with Mahmoud Khalil Ali of the Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish) in Rojava (northeast Syria) at the presidential palace in Damascus on Saturday.

News

Syria, SDF swap 300 prisoners each in Hasaka

Syrian authorities and the SDF released 300 detainees each on Thursday as part of a January agreement, with more releases expected as Damascus moves to take over detention facilities in Hasaka.

News

PYD co-chair Salih Muslim dies at 75 in Erbil

Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazloum Abdi described Muslim as "a distinguished Kurdish politician and patriot."

News

Syria selects Kurdish SDF commander as assistant defense minister

“Sipan Hemo has been appointed as Assistant Minister of Defense for the Eastern Region,” the defense ministry told state TV. 

News

First 400 families to return to Afrin after years of displacement

A Kurdish security official called the move “a fundamental pillar for the security and stability of Syria”

News

SDF says Damascus seeking to ‘evade responsibility’ for al-Hol ISIS escapes

"The events were preceded by direct attacks and military mobilizations by factions affiliated with Damascus toward the camp, with clashes reaching its perimeter, coinciding with coordinated movements inside the camp by families of ISIS elements aimed at stirring chaos," the Kurdish-led forces said in a statement.

News

PUK leader, SDF chief, US envoy affirm support for inclusive Syria

The “main focus” of the meeting “was on the need to implement the January 29th agreement, and to work together to remove any obstacles that prevent the implementation of the agreement,” Talabani said in a statement. 

News