Syria, Damascus and SDF

Syria's interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces
The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government to join Syria's new state institutions.
Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group into the country’s army.
Türkiye committed to counterterrorism in Syria amid SDF-Damascus deal
Turkish Defense Ministry sources say Ankara awaits the outcome of a deal between the SDF, dominated by the YPG terrorist group, and the new
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
The deal would allow Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish governing bodies.
US Top Diplomat Rubio Welcomes Syrian Deal With Kurdish Forces
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syria’s new government. The SDF, which controls much of Syria's northeast,
Syria: Breakthrough deal with Kurds shifts regional alliances
A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. "The agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces is a major step towards reunifying Syria,
Kurdish-led SDF to merge with Syrian state institutions in landmark deal
Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to ...
Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with Syrian government forces
The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.
Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate into Syrian state institutions, presidency says
The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed ...
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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
US Military's Syria Mission 'Unchanged' as Allies Join Islamist Government
"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...
VOA Kurdish: SDF-Syrian army deal prompts debate
After Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement with Ahmad al-Sharaa let the Syrian Democratic Forces join the Syrian army, political ...
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Landmark SDF deal hailed as positive step for Syria and Kurds
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of the oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the ...
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After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a video address rich in religious incantations, fanning the flames and praising ...