US EditionTurkey says Syrian government could use force against Kurds
At least 23 killed and 150,000 displaced after five days of fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish militants, Turkey warns Damascus may escalate force.
- On Jan. 15, 2026, Hakan Fidan told reporters in Istanbul that `I hope it doesn't come to that point... but when problems are not solved through dialogue, unfortunately, I see from here that the use of force is also an option for the Syrian government.`
- Turkey says the Syrian Democratic Forces must integrate into Damascus under a nearly year-old stalled agreement, citing their alleged alignment with the PKK, which Ankara considers a terrorist group.
- Five days of fighting in Aleppo last week killed at least 23 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee two Kurdish-run pockets, while Damascus dispatched fighters and opened a humanitarian corridor.
- Turkey has threatened potential operations and, as the top foreign backer of the Syrian government run by former rebels that toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024, Ankara’s stance raises prospects of wider military moves against Kurdish groups in northern Syria.
- Fidan said the SDF must show good intentions and break out of a cycle of violence to move forward.
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Turkey says Syrian government could use force against Kurds
The Syrian government army could use further force against Kurdish militants after a flare-up in violence in northern Syria, the foreign minister of neighbouring Turkey, a strong backer of the Syrian authorities, said on Thursday.
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Syria’s use of force against Kurdish-led SDF seems an option, Turkey says
ISTANBUL, Jan 15 - Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday he hopes problems in neighbouring Syria can be resolved peacefully but the use of force by the government in Damascus could be an option after recent clashes with Kurdish fighters. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Tensions between Syria’s transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) escalated this week after Turkey warned that Damascus could resort to military force against the group, following days of deadly clashes in and around Aleppo. The SDF played a critical role in aiding U.S. forces to defeat the Islamic State in Syria. Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, said Thursday that Syria’s use of force against the SDF see…
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made a statement. Fidan said, "We definitely want problems to be solved through dialogue."
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