Hasakeh

500 new trainees join US-backed Syria border force

Hasakeh - Muslimchronicle

Around 500 Syrian fighters graduated on Saturday from a US-led training course aimed at establishing a controversial "border security force" in the country's north. Last week, the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group announced it had begun forming a 30,000-strong security force to patrol territory captured from IS. About half its fighters would hail from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), theRead more

500 new trainees join US-backed Syria border force

Hasakeh - Muslimchronicle

New bishop brings hope to some of Syria's Christians

Hassake - Muslimchronicle

Syriac Orthodox Christians in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh celebrated the inauguration of the community's new bishop on Saturday, four years after the last one left the country. Six years of conflict have ravaged Syria and displaced more than half of its population, including millions who have become refugees. Christians in some parts of the country have been particularly targetedRead more

In first, US gives anti-IS Syria force armoured SUVs

Hasakeh - Arab Today

The United States has provided Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group with armoured vehicles for the first time, a US official and a spokesman for the anti-jihadist force said Tuesday. The delivery appears to be the first under President Donald Trump's administration, though the original decision pre-dates his January 20 inauguration, and comes after he gave the US militaryRead more

On Syria wedding kills 34

Hasakeh - Arab Today

A suicide bomber has struck a wedding in northeast Syria as the bride and groom were exchanging vows, killing 34 people and wounding dozens, the local Kurdish government said. The bomber blew himself up late Monday in the village of Tall Tawil in Hasakeh province where a Kurdish party official was getting married. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group claimedRead more

Hasakeh: A strategic prize for Syria's regime and Kurds

Beirut - Arab Today

Kurdish fighters and Syrian government forces had clashed heavily for a week in the battle for the northeastern city of Hasakeh before agreeing to a ceasefire on Tuesday. The fighting was the most intense between the two sides since the start of the Syria war five years ago, and it drew in both Russian military officials and the US-led coalition.Read more

Syria regime, Kurds agree truce

Hasakeh - Arab Today

Regime forces and Kurdish fighters agreed on Tuesday to a truce in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh after a week of clashes, a Kurdish official and Syrian state media said. The agreement included "a ceasefire and the withdrawal of all armed forces from the city," according to a statement distributed to journalists by a Kurdish official. It said theRead more

Kurds, Syria regime clash again despite mediation

Hasakeh - Arab Today

New fighting broke out overnight between Kurdish and regime forces in the flashpoint northern Syrian city of Hasakeh, a monitor said on Monday, as Russian officials pursued mediation efforts. The fresh violence came amid conflicting reports on whether a truce had been agreed on Sunday, with Kurdish sources denying reports by Syrian military sources and state media that a ceasefireRead more

Kurds deny Hasakeh truce deal agreed with Syria regime

Hasakeh - Arab Today

Syria's military said Sunday a truce deal has been reached with the Kurds in the flashpoint city of Hasakeh, but a Kurdish source said it has yet to be finalised. The northeastern city has been rocked by deadly clashes between US-backed Kurdish forces and fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad since Wednesday. In a bid to calm tensions, a delegationRead more