Turkish forces shell Syrian Kurdish fighters

The Turkish military shelled a group of Syrian Kurdish fighters south of the town of Jarablus on Thursday, a Turkish security source said, a day after Turkey launched its first US-backed incursion into Syria.

Staffan de Mistura: Kurds must be able to give views. “For me, the only elections that count are those decided by the Security Council"

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Saturday that Syria’s Kurds have a right to express their views on the country’s political future, even if they are not invited to next week’s peace talks in Geneva.

Kurdish party denies responsibility in Ankara bombing

The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) on Thursday denied Turkish accusations that Kurdish militants were behind the suicide bombing in Ankara on Wednesday that killed at least 28 people.

Turkish Military Shells Kurdish Militia Sites in Northern Syria

Turkey's military shelled Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria on Saturday, a Turkish government source and a monitor group said, hours after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned that Ankara would act if it faced a threat from across the border.

Syrian Kurds - the latest battleground for US and Russia

The two world powers, the US and Russia, are seemingly very serious about carving out their spheres of influence in autonomous Kurdish districts of northern Syria.

UN invitations to Syria talks spark controversy

The UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has sent out invitations to the Syrian participants of the Geneva talks scheduled for Friday.

Turkey warns Russia, US over support for anti-IS Kurds in Syria

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday warned the US and Russia against "unacceptable" military and political support for Syrian Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.