We have massive numbers in our prisons, and this constitutes an ongoing threat,” Syrian Democratic Forces commander, Gen.

In recent years, the green plains of Idlib province have seen some of the heaviest fighting in Syria’s protracted civil war.

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"I regard the Kurds as the lions of the Middle East for one cannot forget how they were the first to bravely stand against ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said during a parliamentary session last week that the Japanese government was making ...

In Japan, the Indigenous community known as the Ainu has been struggling to assert a 21st century identity after decades of erasure. About 20 years ago, the government officially recognized them as ...

Mugabe loses constitution vote; Thatcher to head British Tories; Stalin-Mao sign treaty; Kurdish revolt in Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) welcomes Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) with an official ceremony at ...

Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war - Kurdish leaders are negotiating with ...

The month of love is finally upon us, bringing with it Valentine's Day, which is universally recognised and celebrated in ...