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French journalist arrested in Turkey while covering pro-Kurdish protest released

A French journalist who was arrested while covering a protest over a Syrian government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters has been released, though it is not clear whether the charges against him have been dropped.

Radio France Internationale

Concern over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge

US military says it has transported ‘IS fighters’ to Iraq after Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps changed hands

The Guardian - UK

A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

The Independent UK

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French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released, lawyer says

Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

Euronews

Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links

The Guardian - UK

Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama

Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising

The Guardian - UK

Syria's Kurdish Revolution Has Been Crushed

The multiethnic, anarchist-inspired experiment seems to be over.

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Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting

The Independent UK

Detention facilities in Syria under spotlight after clashes between Kurdish fighters, Syrian forces

Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has highlighted the detention facilities holding Islamic State group members

The Independent UK

Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forces

The Guardian - UK

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party warns Syria violence threatens peace efforts

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party says that violence against Kurdish groups in Syria risks undermining reconciliation efforts with Kurdish militants in Turkey

The Independent UK

French journalist arrested during Istanbul protest over Syria offensive

A French journalist was one of 10 people arrested in Istanbul late Monday at a protest over a Syrian government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters, the pro-Kurdish DEM party told French news agency AFP.

Radio France Internationale

Syrian government forces clash with Kurdish fighters as IS prisoners escape

Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters have clashed around two prisons i housing members of the Islamic State group in Syria’s northeast

The Independent UK

More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria

Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-east

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The Independent UK

All you need to know about Syria’s main Kurdish-led force and its deal with Damascus

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are set to merge into the Syrian army after suffering major setbacks

The Independent UK

Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward

Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River

The Independent UK

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian government forces have entered a northern town after Kurdish-led fighters decided to evacuate

The Independent UK

Kurdish separatist group claims to have mounted ‘armed operations' in Iran to defend protesters

A representative of an Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq says the group’s armed wing has launched attacks on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for Tehran's violent crackdown on protesters

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The Conversation

Iran’s protests have spread across provinces, despite skepticism and concern among ethnic groups

When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Dec. 28 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary.

The Independent UK

Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds

The Syrian army has declared an area east of Aleppo a "closed military zone," signaling potential escalation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

The Independent UK

Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense clashes

Hundreds of displaced residents have returned to Aleppo’s Achrafieh neighborhood in northern Syria

The Independent UK

First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

Radio France Internationale

US and EU urge fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes

The United States and the European Union on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in Aleppo

The Independent UK

Syrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters

Syrian security forces have deployed in Aleppo after intense clashes with Kurdish fighters

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