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Syria

SDF Denies Troop Buildup Near Maskanah, Warns Against Escalation Amid Regional Tensions

Widad Ahmed (27) walks through the clinic in Qaraqosh for exercise. Ahmed lost her right leg after stepping on a mine after fleeing her house in western Mosul, May 8, 2017. (AP)

Iraq

Legacy of ISIS Explosives Persists in Iraq as Blast Remnants Kill and Injure 11 in One Week

The official flag of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Tishrin Dam in the background. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Syria

SDF Forces on High Alert Following Drone and Artillery Strikes Near Tishrin Dam

Residents carrying their belongings leave Aleppo's Kurdish Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood on Jan. 10, 2026, after days of deadly clashes. (AFP)

Syria

Aleppo’s Kurdish Security Says Recent Violence Was Intended to ‘Exterminate Kurds’

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conduct a military operation in Syria, December 30, 2025. (Photo: CENTCOM)

Syria

U.S.-Led Forces Launch Major Strikes on ISIS Targets Across Syria

Residents react as a bus carrying men who state media reported to be Kurdish fighters prepares to leave Aleppo's Kurdish-majority Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood accompanied by security forces، Jan. 10, 2026. (AFP)

Syria

EU Urges Syrian Government, Kurdish Authorities to Resume Dialogue After Aleppo Clashes

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Syria

U.S. Highlights Partnership with SDF in Ongoing Efforts to Defeat ISIS and Stabilize Syria

Residents of the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood are escorted out of the harms way by the members of Syrian government security forces, in Aleppo on Jan. 10, 2026. (AFP)

Syria

155,000 Displaced as Fighting Escalates in Aleppo’s Kurdish Neighborhoods

Intense street fighting, tank shelling, and drone strikes raise alarm over civilian safety and alleged violations of international law. (AFP)

Syria

Sheikh Maqsud Residents Call for Mass Solidarity as Hospital Comes Under Fire in Aleppo

Residents of Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood walk past the damaged buildings, in Aleppo on Jan. 10, 2026. (AFP)

Syria

Syrian Army Announces Halt to Military Operations in Sheikh Maqsud, Outlines Withdrawal and Handover Plan

Fighters affiliated with the Syrian Arab Army in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. (Photo: SANA)

Syria

Street Clashes Intensify in Aleppo’s Kurdish Neighborhood Amid Infiltration and Counter-Operations

Columns of smoke rise from the site of artillery shelling that targeted the area near Aleppo’s Abdelrahman Mosque on Jan. 8, 2026. (AFP)

Syria

Kurdish Internal Security Forces Reject Damascus Claims Over Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsud Control

The Locations identified on the map by the Syrian Army. (Photo: SANA)

Syria

Syrian Army Declares Sheikh Maqsud Closed Military Zone as Curfew Imposed

Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the DAANES. (Photo: AFP)

Syria

Syrian Army Warns of Strikes on Kurdish Districts as Officials Reaffirm Commitment to Damascus Deals

Lebanese army soldiers, paramedics inspect the wreckage of a car that was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the town of Qanarit, southern Lebanon, Jan. 8, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Israeli Military Hits Hezbollah Sites Across Lebanon, Citing Incomplete Disarmament

Rami Abdulrahman, the Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). (AFP)

Syria

Ahmed Sharaa Bears Responsibility for Massacres in Aleppo’s Kurdish Districts: SOHR Director