Just a few dozen kilometres away, the Syrian National Army (SNA) - a Turkish-backed patchwork militia – is clashing with Kobani's defenders for control of a vital dam providing power for much of ...

U.S. troops came under artillery fire from the Turkish military that landed within "a few hundred meters" of their position in Kobani, Syria, a Pentagon spokeswoman said Friday. By Paul Szoldra ...

As Bashar al-Assad’s military collapsed late last year, the SNA seized the opportunity to strike against the SDF, forcing it ...

For the Kurds in Kobani, this fight is "every bit as symbolic ... force that has easily vanquished the U.S.-trained Iraqi army and Syria's armed forces, showing that the would-be caliphate can ...

They are not neutral.» Derwish fought the IS in Kobani. The war was brutal. The jihadists, equipped with heavy weapons and tanks from the Syrian army, pushed the defenders back to an area of less ...

Turkey and the Syrian National Army, which is funded and advised by ... to capture areas to the west of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani by its mostly Kurdish inhabitants, said the people ...

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In December, Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) forces took control of the Manbij area and, together with Turkey, have amassed forces to attack Kobani — a city symbolic of resistance ...

“The concern that we have is broader than just Kobani. The concern we have is to ... has likely prevented Turkey and the Syrian National Army (SNA) from advancing into Kurdish-held territory.

We’ve seen this happen before during the conflict in Afrin city, northern Syria (Rojava), and now it’s happening again at ...

Despite intense artillery support from Turkish forces, the SNA was forced to withdraw from the area after attempts to recover the bodies of their fighters ...