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The Turkish-backed Syrian opposition on Saturday called for activating the role of the Rojava Peshmerga battalion in a new buffer zone currently under discussion by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US, and Turkey.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, has confirmed the Russian stance toward Kurdish rights in Syria as ‘still supportive,’ members of Syrian’s Kurdish National Council (ENKS) delegation to Moscow said on Thursday.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry on Monday announced they had detained 17 spies, “trained by the CIA” and reportedly operating inside the country, with some of them already sentenced to death.

The US has warned Turkey against any cross-border attack into northeastern Syria, as Washington and Ankara hold discussions about the security situation there.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged on Thursday that thousands, including children, now held in detention facilities in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh face severe overcrowding and other extreme conditions.

The Turkish-backed Syrian opposition on Saturday re-elected Kurdish politician Abdul Hakim Bashar as its vice-president, with other key posts being held by their incumbents as well.