Syria, Damascus

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.
Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group
Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus. The visit Thursday comes days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group,
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.
US nudged Kurds towards Damascus deal as troop presence comes into focus
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,
Turkish officials visit Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group
Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the interim president of Syria and a former rebel, met with Turkish officials in the Syrian capital, including Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister, Yasar Guler, defence minister, and Ibrahim Kalin, the head of national intelligence. They were accompanied by Turkey’s ambassador to Syria, Burhan Koroglu.
Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus
Residents in northeastern Syria danced in the streets to celebrate a breakthrough pact between local Kurdish-led authorities and the new central government, while thousands of people continued to flee other areas where sectarian violence has targeted Alawites.
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Turkish FM: Damascus Must Recognize Kurdish Rights
Hakan Fidan confirmed that a Turkish delegation engaged in discussions with Syrian government regarding the agreement between ...
Turkish delegation discussed Syrian government-SDF deal in visit to Damascus, foreign minister says
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that a Turkish delegation discussed an agreement between the Kurdi ...
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Behind the scenes of the Damascus agreement: Trump is in a rush
In English, we say something is “Too good to be true.” That’s exactly how it feels. Kandil announced it would comply with the ...
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 ...
VOA Kurdish: Kurds, Alawites react to SDF-Damascus agreement
The agreement between the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, and the interim president of Syria, Ahmed ...
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Canada urges “meaningful implementation” of Damascus-SDF deal
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Canada on Wednesday welcomed a recent landmark deal between the new Syrian administration and the ...
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KNCS Meets SDF Amid Rising Concerns Over Syria's New Constitutional Declaration
Faisal Yusuf revealed that both parties agreed to form a joint delegation as a precursor to negotiations with the Syrian ...
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Druze and Kurds on the difficult path of unity with Damascus, while the Alawites await
Kurdish and Druze conditional reintegration is an important sign for Ahmed al-Sharaa's Syria, despite great fragility.