RAQQA, Syria: Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days. The defense ministry said in a statement that the extension was in support of an operation by US forces to transfer accused Daesh militants who had been held in prisons in northeastern Syria to detention centers in Iraq. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed the ceasefire extension.

QAMISHLI, Syria: Syrian troops and Kurdish forces were massed on opposing sides of front lines in northern Syria on Saturday, as the clock ticked down to an evening deadline that…

Ceasefire to be extended for one month to allow transfer of suspected Islamic State members from Syria to Iraq

Syrian defence ministry says extension aims to help transfer of ISIL prisoners from facilities previously held by SDF.

RAQQA, Syria: Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had…

Extension offers a respite as Syrian forces advance towards the last SDF strongholds in northeast of the country.

DAMASCUS: Syria’s military said on Sunday it had opened a humanitarian corridor to the Kurdish-majority town of Kobani, filled with displaced people, as a UN convoy carrying…

Exchange of barbs comes a day after the Syrian government extended the ceasefire with the SDF by 15 days.

LONDON: Britain, the United States, France and Germany on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, and urged all…