Syria’s territorial integrity must be preserved, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as Turkish forces prepare to enter the country. U.S. actions in the region are contradictory and Russia is urging dialogue between Damascus and Syria’s Kurds, he told reporters...

 The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called up civilians Wednesday to defend the region against a feared Turkish assault, believed to be imminent. "We announce three days of general mobilization in northern and eastern Syria," it said in a statement, urging all...

 France's prime minister defended his country's policy in northeastern Syria Tuesday saying that, unlike U.S. hesitations, Paris' priority remained to defeat Islamic State and preserve Kurdish-ked forces fighting the militant group. The U.S. decision to withdraw from northeastern Syria...

 Russia was not informed in advance by the United States or by Turkey about U.S. plans to pull troops back from Syria’s northeast border region ahead of a Turkish military operation, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Russia, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has emerged as...