Kamal Sheikho

Arab World Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters take part in a military parade between the border towns of Qatmah and Azaz in the opposition-held northern part of the Aleppo province, on July 2, 2022. (AFP)

SDF, Syrian Regime Agree on Defense Plan to Repel Turkish Attack

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had agreed to a joint defense Russia-mediated plan with regime forces loyal to President Bashar…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Arab World Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters walk at a position along the battle frontlines with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the countryside of Syria's northern city of Manbij, on June 8, 2022. (AFP)

Kurds Reveal Meetings with Syrian Govt to Protect Border against Turkey

A prominent Kurdish official revealed that meetings have been held between the autonomous Kurdish authority in the region east of the Euphrates River and…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Arab World Security forces during a raid in al-Hol camp in March. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Crimes Terrorize Al-Hol Camp in Syria

The refugees and displaced in Syria’s al-Hol camp woke up on Thursday to a new crime, raising the tally this week to five. Security forces found the bodies…

Kamal Sheikho (Hasakeh)
Arab World Belgian Ambassador to Lebanon Hubert Korman in Qamishli. Photo: Autonomous Administration

Syria: Autonomous Administration Repatriates 81 Children, Dozens of Mothers

The recent repatriation of Belgian women and children from extremist camps in northeast Syria, supervised by the Syrian Democratic Forces, has brought their…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Arab World Security forces block an entrance to the village of Humayra, where US coalition forces conducted an overnight airborne operation, in the Ghandoura district in the north of Syria's Aleppo province on June 16, 2022. (AFP)

Russia Presses SDF to Merge with Syrian Regime Forces

Russia has been pressuring the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to merge with the Syrian regime government forces. The revelation was made as more military…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Interviews Head of SDC Ilham Ahmed (Asharq Al-Awsat)

SDC’s Ahmed: Washington Rejects Any Turkish Attack Inside Syrian Territory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again threatening to launch a new cross-border military operation in Syria against the remaining areas of the…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Arab World Fighters of the Syrian opposition factions loyal to Turkey during training exercises in the countryside of Manbij city in Aleppo (AFP)

US, Russian Forces Mobilize in NE Syria

In northeastern Syria, US and Russian forces mobilized with the aim to deter Turkey from carrying out a new attack against the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Arab World A general view shows Qabasin town northeast of the Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria January 7, 2017. (Reuters)

Syrian Democratic Council Urges Int'l Community to Prevent Turkish Offensive

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) urged on Thursday member states of the international anti-ISIS coalition to intervene to prevent Turkey's planned…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)