The Syrian army announced early on Sunday that it has seized control of the strategic al-Tabqa city and the Euphrates Dam in the country’s north as it makes advances against Kurdish forces. The Kurds have held control of those regions and ruled them autonomously for ten years. The army also capture»»»

Syrian government soldiers carry machine guns Syrian government forces moved into Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria on Saturday, taking several towns and triggering clashes that have shaken a tentative political arrangement aimed at restoring central control over the country. This follows weeks »»»