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QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has appealed to Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), to play a leadership role in ongoing peace talks…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A U.S. Department of State official told North Press on Wednesday that Washington continues to support and facilitate dialogue between the Syrian transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a secret two-year operation, dubbed “Operation Move Earth,” to transfer thousands of bodies from a mass grave in Qutayfah to a hidden…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syrian state institutions would accelerate Syria’s development efforts. Speaking to…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The UN Security Council is reviewing a US-drafted resolution that would ease long-standing sanctions on Syria and reopen limited financial dealings with Damascus — marking the most significant policy shift…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has signed a new agreement with IrisGuard, a UK-based technology firm, to provide cash assistance to eligible Syrian refugees returning home after years of displacement,…

ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – The situation in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods remains tense and unsettling despite the recent cessation of clashes, as government-affiliated forces tighten security measures and maintain a siege…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – In one of the quiet alleys of Tirbe Spiyeh (al-Qahtaniya), a town in the east of Qamishli in northeastern Syria, stands a modest building whose plain façade hides a vibrant mission. From inside, the voices…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Armed members of the Turkish-backed Sultan Suleiman Shah faction, known as al-Amshat, assaulted on Monday a group of Kurdish youths in Aleppo city, amid escalating security harassment and tightening…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Dozens of professors and department heads at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Damascus University staged on Monday a protest, condemning violence and demanding greater protection for academic…