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Syria, US-backed Kurdish forces agree immediate ceasefire

Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes

The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media.

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Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

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Syria declares ceasefire in Aleppo after three days of clashes with Kurdish forces

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Kurdish forces retreat as government troops advance across northern Syria

Syrian government forces entered the outskirts of a northern town Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict.

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Syrian army seizes country's largest oil field from Kurdish forces

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Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

Al Jazeera English · 1d

Syrian army announces full control of Deir Hafer after SDF withdrawal

Military source says SDF destroyed three bridges linking areas under its control with army-controlled ones.

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Syrian army moves east of Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdraw

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Syrian army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns despite US calls against it

10hon MSN

Syria’s military has seized swathes of Kurdish-held territory. Here’s what we know

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

Naija Gist - Latest

U.S. to send in special forces to Syria

The United States disclosed plans on Friday to station its first ground troops in Syria for the war against Islamic State, saying dozens of U.S. soldiers would be sent as advisers to groups fighting the militants. Washington announced the small special ...

11dOpinion

The Russian overseas empire is collapsing

First Syria, then Iran, and now Venezuela. Slowly, but surely, Vladimir Putin’s hopes of creating an alternative network of alliances to challenge American hegemony is disintegrating.

The Times of Israel

Kurdish commander urges US to intervene in Syria, says he’d welcome Israeli help

Syrian government forces take country's largest oil field despite US call to stop advance, as Kurdish-led SDF withdraws from areas it controlled since pushing out ISIS in 2017

Naija Gist - Latest

Russian jets mistakenly bomb US-backed forces: US

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State group forces were in the area, a US general said Wednesday. Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend said Russian and Syrian ...