As part of his broader push to consolidate control, Sharaa has called on all armed factions, including Kurdish forces, to integrate into the national army. The People’s Protection Units (YPG), a ...

After the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, a Kurdish armed group - the People's Protection Units (YPG) - established control over Kurdish areas of northern Syria, along with its political ...

Ocalan’s statement could also have far-reaching regional implications, especially in Syria, where a PKK-affiliated Kurdish militia called the People’s Protection Units (YPG) forms the backbone ...

The Syrian Kurdish groups established a system of governance shaped by Ocalan's ideas in Kurdish-majority regions of the north. The YPG's influence expanded as it allied with the U.S.-led ...

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian government and a U.S-backed Kurdish ... Units, or YPG, as terrorist ...

The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) dominate the SDF which includes other non-Kurdish groups. They were an integral part of the fight against so-called "Islamic State" (IS) and have been ...

The SDF is a U.S.-backed Kurdish military alliance in northeastern ... its primary component the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, as terrorist organizations because of their links to the ...