When talks collapsed a decade ago, most of the PKK’s fighters in Turkey left to join the ranks of the YPG, a militia fighting for Syrian Kurdish autonomy.

The Kurdish coalition that controls a third of Syria and helped the US fight ISIS is facing a new reality after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. NATO ally Turkey sees them as a threat and is ...

"The YPG/SDF must stop its policy of playing for time," Fidan told a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad ...

Turkey considers the YPG, which spearheads the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a terrorist organisation linked to militants waging a decades-old insurgency against the Turkish state.

Turkey's Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, urged the Kurdish YPG militia to adhere to its agreement with the Syrian government. Turkey regards the YPG and SDF as terrorist organizations. Fidan emphasized ...