US EditionUS Urges Fresh Talks Between Syria Govt, Kurds After Deadly Clashes
At least 21 civilians killed and 155,000 displaced during clashes in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud district, with the US urging renewed negotiations to ease tensions.
- On Saturday, the United States urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after Tom Barrack, U.S. special envoy, met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
- Stalled integration efforts prompted clashes after attempts to fold the de facto autonomous Kurdish administration and military into Syria's government faltered, with Elham Ahmad accusing Damascus of `choosing the path of war`.
- Residents waiting to return described families leaving Sheikh Maqsud, with AFP correspondents reporting at least five buses carrying men escorted by security forces since Tuesday.
- The military announced a halt to all military operations in the Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood on Saturday, while state television reported fighters transported by bus to Tabaqa.
- Regional dynamics are shaped by Turkey's repeated offensives and its view of Syria's Kurdish forces as linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party , while Nanar Hawach warns this undermines efforts to unite Syria after years of civil war.
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US urges fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes
The United States on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.
_**The US authorities urged the Syrian regime and the Kurdish forces to resume the talks, following several days of violence that caused large population displacements in the northern metropolis.**_ The situation remained confused Saturday in the second city of Syria, the statements of the belligerents openly contradicting. The authorities of Damascus [...] Read more Washington urges the de-escalation after clashes in Aleppo appeared first on Le…
France deplores the resumption of the clashes in Aleppo in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood. It calls on the parties to return immediately to the ceasefire, to facilitate access to humanitarian aid and to preserve the population. France supports the proposals to ensure the protection of all civilians in Aleppo, as the Syrian government has committed itself to it, and to allow a withdrawal worthy of the combatants. It will continue to mobilize wi…
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