Kurdish Autonomous Administration Criticizes US, Russia Silence Over Turkish Raids

Flames rising from the power station in Qamishli on Monday after a Turkish bombing (EPA)
Flames rising from the power station in Qamishli on Monday after a Turkish bombing (EPA)
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Kurdish Autonomous Administration Criticizes US, Russia Silence Over Turkish Raids

Flames rising from the power station in Qamishli on Monday after a Turkish bombing (EPA)
Flames rising from the power station in Qamishli on Monday after a Turkish bombing (EPA)

A prominent Kurdish official said the US administration and Russia were responsible for the escalation of recent Turkish attacks in northeast Syria, demanding intervention of the Security Council and the implementation of international ceasefire resolutions.
On Monday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said in a statement that Türkiye launched more than seven military airstrikes in its recent attacks.
Turkish aircraft also targeted five of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) checkpoints and oil sites and facilities.
The statement explained that the continuous bombing over the past 72 hours targeted 45 facilities, homes, and civilian property, injuring six citizens.

The AANES said Türkiye is launching a blatant cross-border attack targeting civilian infrastructure, aiming to displace them and empty the region of its indigenous population, according to deputy co-chair of the Executive Council Badran Jia-Kurd.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Jia-Kurd said the Turkish attack is part of Ankara's war to strike social solidarity and the political process led by the Autonomous Administration.
He condemned the US and Russia's silence regarding the repeated Turkish attacks, adding that Washington and Moscow must pressure Türkiye to stop its aggression.
"Our forces are committed to their right to respond to hostile attacks in the areas controlled by Türkiye and its loyal factions."
The Kurdish official said the US and Russian armies are deployed in these areas under military agreements to reduce the escalation.
He demanded that Washington and Moscow present the Turkish crimes to the Security Council due to Türkiye's failure to adhere to the ceasefire resolution and obstructing the implementation of Resolution 2254.
Over four consecutive days, Turkish military aircraft and drones targeted drinking water stations, laboratories, civilian warehouses, and wedding halls.
Türkiye had repeatedly targeted the Odeh oil field near al-Qahtaniyah in the eastern countryside, costing the administration tens of thousands of dollars in repairs. It is one of the largest oil fields in northeastern Syria.
Furthermore, the head of Jazira region's Energy Department, Akram Suleiman, declared that Turkish attacks caused widespread power outages in nine towns, half of Qamishli's cities, and 2232 villages.
During a phone interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Suleiman said the Swedish electric power generation facility has also been out of service as a result of the Turkish bombing, targeting all sources of natural gas production.
Meanwhile, the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces said that the Turkish attacks disrupted the provision of essential services, denying Turkish allegations that its members were killed during the recent attacks.
The General Command asserted in a statement on Monday that these allegations were false, noting that Türkiye aims to disrupt people's lives and target the infrastructure.

The authority asserted that it would respond under the legitimate right of self-defense.



KSrelief Masam Project Clears 908 Mines Across Yemen in One Week

Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, continues its efforts to clear mines in Yemen, enhancing civilian safety and supporting safe and dignified living conditions for Yemenis - SPA
Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, continues its efforts to clear mines in Yemen, enhancing civilian safety and supporting safe and dignified living conditions for Yemenis - SPA
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KSrelief Masam Project Clears 908 Mines Across Yemen in One Week

Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, continues its efforts to clear mines in Yemen, enhancing civilian safety and supporting safe and dignified living conditions for Yemenis - SPA
Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, continues its efforts to clear mines in Yemen, enhancing civilian safety and supporting safe and dignified living conditions for Yemenis - SPA

The Project Masam for clearing landmines in Yemen, implemented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), removed 908 mines from various areas of Yemen during the second week of March 2026, including three anti-personnel mines, nine anti-tank mines, 890 unexploded ordnance, and six IEDs, SPA reported.

The team conducted clearance operations across several governorates, removing mines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance.

In Aden Governorate, it dismantled two anti-tank mines, 215 pieces of unexploded ordnance, and two IEDs.

It also removed one anti-tank mine and seven pieces of unexploded ordnance in Al-Khawkhah District of Al-Hudaydah Governorate; three anti-personnel mines, three anti-tank mines, 513 pieces of unexploded ordnance, and two IEDs in Al-Mukalla District of Hadhramaut Governorate; and one piece of unexploded ordnance in Midi District of Hajjah Governorate.

The number of mines removed in March rose to 2,171, bringing the total cleared since the launch of the Project Masam to 548,123.

Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, continues its efforts to clear mines in Yemen, enhancing civilian safety and supporting safe and dignified living conditions for Yemenis.


Germany Warns Major Israeli Ground Campaign in Lebanon Would Worsen Humanitarian Situation

A displaced woman and a child sit in a tent in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 15 March 2026.  EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A displaced woman and a child sit in a tent in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 15 March 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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Germany Warns Major Israeli Ground Campaign in Lebanon Would Worsen Humanitarian Situation

A displaced woman and a child sit in a tent in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 15 March 2026.  EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A displaced woman and a child sit in a tent in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 15 March 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Germany is enormously concerned by the developments in Lebanon, said a government spokesperson in Berlin on Monday, and warned that ‌a major Israeli ‌ground offensive ‌would ⁠significantly worsen the ⁠already tense humanitarian situation in the region.

"A glance at this part ⁠of the war ‌zone ‌fills us ‌with concern because we ‌see preparations for a major Israeli ground offensive, which ‌would significantly worsen the already tense humanitarian ⁠situation ⁠in the region," said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson added that Germany welcomed efforts to restart talks between Israel and Lebanon.


Israeli Forces Kill 16 People in Gaza and West Bank

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
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Israeli Forces Kill 16 People in Gaza and West Bank

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

Israeli forces killed 16 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, health officials said, in one of the heaviest death tolls in a single day in weeks.

Medics and the interior ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli airstrike killed a senior police official and eight other officers when it hit their vehicle near the entrance to Zawayda town in the central Gaza Strip. At least 14 other people, mostly bystanders, were wounded, the Gaza health ministry said.

Earlier on Sunday, health officials said an Israeli airstrike had killed three people - a man, his pregnant wife, and their son - in the western area of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military said it had carried out a strike in Gaza on Sunday in response to an incident a day earlier in ⁠which Hamas militants opened ⁠fire on Israeli troops. It did not say if it was referring to the strike that killed the officers or the strike that killed the family in Nuseirat.

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a Palestinian father, mother, and two of their children were killed as they drove in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said, and the Israeli military said the incident was under review.

In Gaza there have been regular outbreaks of violence since a ceasefire went into effect in October following two years of devastating war triggered by Hamas-led attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023.

While Israeli ⁠attacks in Gaza declined in the days after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, according to residents, medics and analysts, they have since begun to rise again.