Syria's president announces deal to integrate Kurdish-led SDF into state structure
The government in Damascus led by Islamist former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) had been calling on the SDF and other armed groups that formed during the 13-year civil war to integrate under the command of the new Defense Ministry, but an agreement with the Kurdish-led force was elusive until now.
Syria's government signs breakthrough deal with Kurdish authority in northeast region
The deal was signed by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Syria's government signs breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
The deal to be implemented by the end of the year would bring all border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, airports and oil fields in the northeast under the central government's control.
Syrian president signs deal with Kurds, grapples with sectarian killings
The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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 on Monday to join Syria's new state institutions,
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces 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 to integrate the group into state institutions.
Syrian government agrees deal to integrate Kurdish forces
Syria’s government said it has reached a deal to integrate a Kurdish-dominated armed faction into state institutions, a significant breakthrough for the interim administration as it seeks to extend its control over the fractured country.
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