Historic deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF could transform Syria - analysis
The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can seize the moment and opt for peace over war.
Syria's president announces deal to integrate Kurdish-led SDF into state structure
The deal to integrate the SDF into the new Syrian state could placate Turkey. The SDF and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, a rebel group that fought alongside HTS in the civil war, clashed in December following the overthrow of Assad. Turkey and its SNA allies began on-and-off military operations against the SDF in 2016.
Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
The deal is a major breakthrough that would bring most of Syria under the control of the government, which is led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
US nudged Kurds towards Damascus deal as troop presence comes into focus
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could stave off further conflict in northern Syria at a time of uncertainty over the future of U.
US Steered Syrian Kurds Towards Damascus Deal, Sources Say
By Timour Azhari, Phil Stewart, Jonathan Spicer and Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus,
Kurds sign deal in Syria: Case for US troops there 'weaker than ever'
This is big, since the Kurds had been fighting throughout the Syrian civil war to stake out independent territory in the north. Not only had they been clashing with the former Ass
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