WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump disparaged the Kurds on Wednesday, saying the US allies in the war against Daesh militant group in Syria "are not angels." Trump, who has come under intense criticism for abandoning the Kurds in the face of a Turkish offensive in northern Syria, told reporters ...

ISLAMABAD - US President Donald Trump has said that "big sanctions" on Turkey are coming after its military launched an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. In a tweet on Monday, Trump also said that the Syrian Kurds targeted by Turkish forces may be releasing some Daesh ...

*WASHINGTON: *US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Turkey faces imminent sanctions over its incursion into northeastern Syria against Kurdish militia, but also signalled Washington would avoid armed conflict with Ankara. “Big sanctions on Turkey coming!” Trump said, after Turkish ...

ISLAMABAD - Iran has offered today to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria’s government and Turkey in talks to establish security along the Turkish-Syrian border. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in tweet today said Iran can help bring together the Syrian Kurds, the Syrian Govt and Turkey so ...

ISLAMABAD - US sternly warns Turkey after Washington failed to garner support at UN Security Council. The US, Germany and other nations slammed Turkey's Syria incursion at the UN, but the Security Council failed to agree on a statement. Meanwhile, Turkey said it planned to advance 30 kilometers ...

ANKARA - Turkey on Monday vowed it would not be intimidated by US President Donald Trump's threats of economic devastation if Ankara attacks Kurdish forces as American troops withdraw. Trump's threat came after Ankara repeatedly threatened a new cross-border operation against the Kurdish People's ...

ANKARA - 64-year-old President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan created history by becoming the longest serving ruler of Turkey. So far, that distinction belonged to Mustafa Kemal ‘Atatürk’, the founder of the Turkish republic, its first president from 1923 till his death in 1938. Mr. Erdoğan was ...

Washington:Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that the military is talking with Kurdish partners and others in Syria to resolve questions over US support once the United States eventually withdraws from the war-torn country. President Donald Trump last week said he wants the US presence in ...

MOSCOW - This month marks five years since the famous Kurdish female self-defense squads arose. The women of Syrian Kurdistan have liberated themselves over the past years to an extent one could previously only dream about in the region. Sputnik has talked to Kurdish combat women about the ...

WASHINGTON:Two British Islamic State militants known for their role in the torture and killings of Western hostages were captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials said on Thursday. The men were the last of a group of four militants known as the “Beatles,” for their English ...