Courtesy image U.S. efforts to aid the YPJ were complicated by its ties to the Kurdish Workers’ Party or “PKK,” which has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.

An all-female Kurdish force in northeast Syria rescued a 21-year-old Yazidi woman who had been held captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) for 11 years.

Ahmadi found herself on the battle front, armed and wearing the uniforms of the Kurdish fighters of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in Syria.

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

Several Sunni Arab tribes in northeast Syria, which encompasses 30 percent of the country and is currently under the control ...

Photo: Social media Click to read the article in Turkish Two airstrikes targeted Kurdish forces in Syria's north within three days. While Turkey has yet to release an official statement on the matter, ...

Exiled Kurdish leaders say, of all the people that Turkey demands be extradited, Yul is the most vulnerable. She fled here in 2015 to claim political asylum.

Actress Melisa Sözen has been questioned by authorities over her portrayal of a character linked to the Syrian Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) in the French TV series Le Bureau des Légendes.

The Kurdish YPG militia, which spearheads the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), should stop "playing for time" and abide by its integration agreement with the Syrian government, Turkey's ...