The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia told Reuters on Wednesday that Turkish military deployments near Kurdish-held areas of northwestern Syria amounted to a "a declaration of war", signaling the risk of a major confrontation. Asked whether he expected a conflict with Turkey in northern...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 people from the same family were killed when U.S.-led warplanes struck a border village with Iraq in Hasaka province, activists said Wednesday. The strikes hit Tel al-Shayer area in the southern countryside of Hasaka amid claims that the...

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey struggled Wednesday to hammer out details on a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana as the regime negotiator cast doubt on any major developments from the discussions. Moscow and Tehran, which back...

The war in Syria continues to be the main reason for thousands of asylum applications in Europe, the EU said on Wednesday. A new report released by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) revealed that, despite a more than 7 percent decline in the number of asylum applications in 2016...