CzechauthoritiesdetainedaformerleaderofaSyrianKurdishpoliticalpartyunderanInterpolrednoticethatwasbasedonTurkey'srequestforhisarrest,Turkey'sofficialnewsagencya
AdealhasbeenreportedlyreachedbetweentheSyrianKurdishforcesandDamascusaccordingtowhichtheSyrianarmywillentertheAfrinenclaveinthenorthernpartofthecountry.Thisagre
Afterdaysofshelling,TurkeyannouncedonFridayitwaslaunchinganoffensiveagainsttheSyriandistrictofAfrin,whichiscontrolledbytheKurdishgroupDemocraticUnionParty(PYD).
ThedisagreementaboutthepositionofSyrianKurdsdeepensbetweenTurkeyandRussiadespitetheirclosedialogueineffortsforsettlementinthewar-torncountry.Ankarastrictlyoppos
Turkey and United States are facing challenges in maintaining robust ties over their divide on on Syria policies.