Events

Türkiye’s intelligence service (MİT) and police dismantled an Iran-linked spy cell after a long investigation. Six suspects were arrested; the network was run by Iranian intelligence officers Najaf Rostami (“Haji”) and Mahdi Yekeh Dehghan (“Doctor”). The cell was collecting photos and videos of Incirlik Air Base in Adana, a key NATO and U.S.–Türkiye facility. Authorities say the operation prevented potential hostile actions

Erdogan discussed bilateral relations, the situation in Syria, the work of the Peace Council, and regional and international developments in a phone call with Trump.

Netanyahu: I will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israel will maintain security control from the Jordan River to the sea, and this also applies to the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu: We will not allow Turkish or Qatari soldiers into Gaza. If Iran attacks us, we will respond with unprecedented force. Netanyahu: We are focusing on the last two tasks, which are dismantling.

Turkish President Erdogan: As Syria achieves stability and security, all neighboring countries—starting with us—will directly feel its positive effects. Trade will accelerate, investments will increase, and tourism will develop. In the residential areas that were reduced to rubble by the former regime’s barrel bombs, a major reconstruction campaign will begin. As the effects of the oppression that cost the lives of one million Syrians are erased, and as Syria heals its wounds and rises to its feet again, very different winds will begin to blow across our region

Turkey plans a buffer zone if the Iran government falls. Ankara draws up plans to prevent a wave of potential refugees in case of a US attack on Iran

A United Nations aid convoy reached the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), which has seen an influx of thousands of displaced people due to the violence in recent weeks, while the Syrian army announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor to the city.

SDF: Violent clashes continue between our forces and Damascus-affiliated factions, which have once again violated the ceasefire agreement and launched a ground and artillery attack on the town of Khirab Ashk, southeast of Kobani, accompanied by aerial support from Turkish reconnaissance aircraft. The clashes have been ongoing for more than three hours.

The Syrian Army and tribal forces have captured the village of Jasimiyeh, south of Kobane/Ayn al-Arab

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 15 km ESE of Sındırgı, Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister: There are signs that Israel still wants to attack Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan has said ceasefire in Syria may need to be extended for a while due to the process of transferring ISIS prisoners

Turkish Presidency: Erdogan discussed developments in Iran with President Pezeshkian in a phone call

The aftermath of yesterday's Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential building in the center of Ansar, resulting in the destruction and damage of several homes, shops, properties, and the solar power network that supplies the town with electricity.

Tom Barrack: I met with the SDF commander and reaffirmed Washington's strong support for advancing the integration process outlined in the January 18 agreement with the Syrian government.

US Envoy Barrack is expected to meet SDF leader Mazloum Abdi today in Erbil, per Turkish media reports

Internet blackout has been reported in Kobane

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: The SDF has not adhered to the March 10 agreement, nor has it handed over territory to the Syrian government; We support a unified and independent Syrian state, and the Syrian army is working to achieve this; We congratulate the Syrian government and its people on the recent successful military operations; The SDF must lay down its arms and surrender.

Turkish border guards used water cannons to disperse Kurdish protesters on the Syrian side of the Nusaybin– Qamishli border crossing

Asayish say Turkish drone targets a security post and a hospital area in the city of Qamishli

Powerful explosions rock Qamishli

US readout of Rubio-Fidan call: "Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan regarding their continued support for peace and stability in Syria."

Anadolu Agency, quoting the head of the Turkish Presidency's Communications Directorate: The attack by YPG elements on the Turkish flag from the Syrian side of the border between Nusaybin and Qamishli is a blatant provocation. We will respond with the utmost firmness to any attack targeting our sacred symbols

Protests continue at the Nusaybin border crossing, and the Turkish army is confronting them.

New statement from US Syria envoy Tom Barrack: "The original purpose of the SDF as the primary anti-ISIS force on the ground has largely expired, as Damascus is now both willing and positioned to take over security responsibilities, including control of ISIS detention facilities and camps." " The US has no interest in long-term military presence; it prioritizes defeating ISIS remnants, supporting reconciliation, and advancing national unity without endorsing separatism or federalism."

The local council of Kobani city announces the general mobilisation and calling the Kurds in other parts to join them against the attacks by Damascus

Turkish security forces fired shots into the air in an attempt to disperse a group of Kurdish protesters who tried to cross from the Turkish side to the Syrian side via the Nusaybin border crossing.

Hasakah: Airstrike targets SDF militias north of Tel Alu silos in Hasakah countryside

Protesters break through Turkish border police barriers and head towards the Syrian side.

Turkish army sprays water on protesters between Qamishli border and Nusaybin crossing

The Syrian army is targeting SDF positions in the Al-Malibiyah area, south of Al-Hasakah, with rocket launchers.