Film Review Film, TV & Music Culture Live Story Birds of War: Revolution, ruins, and romance across two nations
![The SDF signed a ceasefire deal with Damascus last month [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2026-02/GettyImages-2256980104.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=HQrVsSxG)
![US forces are reportedly pulling out of their base in Shaddadi [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-02/GettyImages-2258329963%20%281%29.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Bajue1ML)
![The Syrian army recently captured huge swathes of eastern Syria once held by the SDF [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/GettyImages-2257061478.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Gomc8YGY)
![The fighter later claimed the braid he was holding up was 'artificial' [YouTube screengrab]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-23%20at%2016.00.40.png?h=dd64868a&itok=So-SCeo2)
![Buses believed to be carrying SDF fighters were seen leaving Aleppo [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/GettyImages-2255004551.jpg?h=2ffd00db&itok=BYsGBEL5)
![The SDF and Syrian government forces frequently clash around the Kurdish areas of Aleppo [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2025-12/GettyImages-2239328799.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=qv0x2iGl)
