Syria's "Kurdish revolution," which started in Kobane, is no longer just a Kurdish one. After the defense of Kobane, the U.S. military helped Kurdish rebels create the SDF alongside Arab, Assyrian ...

Just over a month ago, Syria's Bashar al-Assad was toppled by Islamist-led rebel forces. Among the many groups seeking greater representation is the Kurdish minority. In the border city of Kobane ...

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a woman and her child were killed in "artillery shelling by pro-Turkey factions" in the Kobane countryside, and the factions clashed with ...

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Separately, a Turkish drone targeted wheat silos southwest of Kobane, "destroying a large quantity of stocks", the US-backed and Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces said. The SDF are the ...

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She denied reports that the US is building a new military base in the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria. She noted that they are “grateful” for the work of Kurdish Peshmerga forces.