NATO defence ministers Thursday slammed Turkey for its military operation in Syria conducted with Russia's help, but recognised there was little they could do to sanction their strategically important ally. The first day of a two-day meeting of the ministers in Brussels was dominated by the...

Kurds from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn to 32 km (20 miles) away from the border with Turkey, Russia’s RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing an SDF official. Kurds in the SDF group are ready to discuss joining the Syrian army once the crisis in Syria is...

Kurdish forces have begun withdrawing from areas near the Turkish border in Syria, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying Thursday. Moscow, a close Syrian ally, told Syrian Kurdish forces to withdraw from the border Wednesday as part of an...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A relative of Daesh family held by Turkish-backed rebels on Monday has recognised the wife of his brother-in-law who appeared in a video obtained by Zaman al-Wasl. Altan Altuntas, a citizen from Dagestan, said 'Tetey Omarova’ who appears in the second 55 , is the...