Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a ...

For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the ...

Turkish and British officials will discuss Syria's future during a meeting in Ankara on Monday, with security, sanctions and ...

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader ...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...

Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and ...

Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband, a move with far-reaching political and ...

Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal raised the prospect of an end to a conflict between Turkey and the PKK that since the 1980s has ...

After decades of fighting, the Kurdish group’s imprisoned leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.

While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political ...

Ending the insurgency would be a major achievement for Turkey's president after past efforts failed to resolve a conflict in ...