The Pentagon said Monday it is committed to conducting Manbij operations consistent with commitments made between the U.S. and Turkey. "We have been clear with all elements of this operation that the aim is to defeat Daesh in Manbij and return it to the control and governance of the local...

Turkey expects Syrian Kurdish fighters to withdraw east of the Euphrates river after they and other U.S.-backed forces seized control of the Syrian town of Manbij from Islamic State last week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- militants of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) have arrested many Kurdish leaders and activists in the Northern countryside of Hasaka, while a car bomb exploded near al-Shadadi, claimed to be for the Islamic State. Activist Mahmood al-Ahmed from Qamishli city revealed that...

Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies on Monday cited Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. Fighting for control of Aleppo has intensified in recent weeks and there have been some gains for rebel...