The Irish Times

At least 13 killed in artillery attacks on northern Syria town

First attack strikes residential area and second a hospital, say civil defence sources

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 20:20

At least 13 dead after car bomb attack in Syrian border town

Ankara blames Kurdish militia for fatal assault in town held by Turkish-backed forces

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 18:38

Hundreds of Isis supporters flee camp amid Turkish offensive in northern Syria

Dundalk woman Lisa Smith may have been in Ain Eissa camp

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 13:46

Kurds and US gave Turkey excuse it needed to invade

US backing made the Kurds in Syria overconfident. They are set to pay a high price

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 01:00

US abandonment of Syria’s Kurds risks bitter fighting

Trump’s decision to allow Turkey invade Kurdish-held territory will unsettle region

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 13:39

Syria hits out at US-Turkish plan to establish ‘safe zone’ in north

Buffer zone to separate Turkish and US-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 14:54

Reduced US force in Syria will be a face-saver for Trump and Erdogan

After first saying he was pulling out all US troops, Trump has bowed to pressure

Sun Feb 24 2019 - 19:35

US decision on withdrawal from Syria ‘a positive step’, says Putin

Moscow, Tehran and Ankara find no accord at Sochi summit on defeating Idlib jihadis

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 19:01

Russia supportive of Syrian opposition to Turkish-controlled security zone

Kurds also against proposed development along the Syrian-Turkish border

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 20:40

Tensions rise as Turkish president criticises US national security adviser

Bolton ‘made serious mistake’ in trying to set conditions around withdrawal of US troops from Syria

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 22:13

Erdogan snub exposes US disarray on withdrawal from Syria

Turkish president accuses Trump administration of issuing mixed messages on Syria

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 21:20

Al-Qaeda affiliate controls Syrian land once held by NLF

Shelling persists between insurgents and army as Tahrir al-Sham holds most of Idlib

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 17:47

US withdrawal from Syria may edge Erdogan closer to Putin

Turkey appears determined to boost relations with Moscow as US becomes unreliable

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 17:00

US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerable

Move increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by Kurds

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00

US withdrawal from Syria could cause havoc in the region

As well as the enduring Isis threat, the power dynamics in Syria are finely balanced

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 11:50

Turkish plan to clear Syrian Kurdish fighters ‘unacceptable’

US alarmed by Erdogan announcement but silent on how its 2,200 troops in field will act

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 18:08

Turkey castigates call to withdraw army and militias from Kurdish Afrin district

Jihadis in villages of non-Muslim Yazidi Kurds persecute them for their faith and ethnicity

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 16:53

The Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’

At least three Irish men are fighting with Kurds in Syria, part of an international battalion of ‘villagers, students, sons of butchers, socialists and anarchists’

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00

Turkish military ‘encircles’ Syrian town of Afrin

Ankara denies carrying out ‘demographic change’ in Kurdish territory

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 15:03

Syria Q&A: Conflicts in eastern Ghouta and Afrin explained

Why Syria's government is bombing east of Damascus, and Turkey's role in the north

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00

Turkey demands US expel Kurdish militia from anti-Isis force

Ties between Nato allies strained ahead of visit to Ankara by US secretary of state Rex Tillerson

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 20:09

US ties with Kurds in Syria create rift with Turkey

Kurdish group YPG is now facing an escalating battle with Turkish forces in northwestern Syria

Sun Jan 28 2018 - 19:11

Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the Elysée

Turkish president Erdogan an awkward guest for the French president

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 20:43

Turkey’s missile deal evidence West must rethink policy

Ties between Ankara and West eroding as Turkey moves closer to dictatorship

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 01:00

US-backed forces enter Islamic State ‘capital’ Raqqa

Kurdish and Arab fighters prepare for long campaign as terrorists boost defences

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 20:07

US says claims it supported Islamic State ‘ludicrous’

Tayyip Erdogan says he has evidence US forces supported terrorist organistaions

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 08:08

British diplomats seek access to Irish man in Iraqi prison

Laois native Joshua Molloy (24) was detained after fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00

Irish man arrested in Iraq on way home after fighting Isis in Syria

Laois native Joshua Molloy in British army for four years but travelled to Syria in 2015

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 12:45

Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement

Formulation of Syrian peace plan frustrated by task of defining terrorist factions

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 20:47

Turkey blames Ankara car bombing on Kurds in Syria

Attack carried out by a Syrian national working with Kurdish militants, claims PM

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 15:18

Dozens die in military strikes on Syrian hospitals

Ceasefire effort must go on despite latest violence against civilians, says EU envoy

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 20:00

Turkey condemns actions of ‘terrorist’ Russia in Syria

Moscow denies hitting civilian targets, as Ankara vows to defend town of Azaz

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 18:00

Kurdish militia oust jihadists from strategic town

Syrian Kurds gain control of frontier as Ankara speaks of ethnic cleansing

Tue Jun 16 2015 - 21:27

Kurdish forces drive IS out of Kobani in Syria

Syrian Kurdish YPG ends four-month battle for town near Turkish border

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 16:43