Syrian National Army

The Defense Ministry has rejected claims of a ceasefire agreement with PKK or YPG, operating under the label SDF, following a statement from the U.S. State Department.

The 13-year civil war between Syria's government and rebel fighters has ended. But the peril is not over for Syria's Kurdish minority.

A Turkish delegation led by the head of Turkish intelligence (MIT), İbrahim Kalın, is visiting the Syrian capital, Damascus, today, according to reports in international media and photos circulating on social media.

The White House acknowledged on Dec. 10 Türkiye's "legitimate counterterrorism threat" in Syria, but said it would maintain support for the YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), its primary anti-ISIL partner in Syria. 

Türkiye cannot allow Syria to be divided and turn into a conflict zone once again, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, vowing to eliminate all terror organizations, including ISIL and YPG, from the Syrian territories.

Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, has become one of the most controversial yet pivotal figures in the Syrian opposition.

The Syrian National Army (SNA) of the opposition has fully liberated Manbij in the country's north from the occupation of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, eradicating one of the largest terror strongholds west of the Euphrates River, the Turkish security sources said on Dec. 9.

Syrian residents in Türkiye cheer as they celebrate the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight, at the Fatih Mosque, in Istanbul, on Dec. 8, 2024.