President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday condemned Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, saying it was part of Ankara’s support for extremist groups. Turkey and allied Syrian militants entered the Afrin region on Sunday, a day after launching their offensive against the Kurdish-controlled area. “The ...
The Iraqi prime minister has called on the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to stop independent oil exports, saying the crude produced there must be placed under the central government’s control. Haider al-Abadi made the comments on Saturday during his first meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, prime minster of the Kurdistan Regional ...
