Amid Turkish assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria, US Republicans call for sanction on Turkey
Oct 11, 2019, at 11:35 am
Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged Syria's northeast, days after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal of US troops even as reports said tens of thousands were fleeing and several killed in the cross-border attack.
SDF declares victory over Islamic state in Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (UNI): US-backed fighters in Syria's east on Saturday declared their final victory over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq.