Kurds hand over Kobani administration to Syrian government

Kurds hand over Kobani administration to Syrian government

The Syrian government on Sunday assumed administration of the city of Kobani in northeastern Aleppo province, in a new step linked to ongoing administrative and security integration agreements between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under a deal reached on 29 January. Kobani district director Ibrahim Muslim began carrying out his duties from inside the city for the first time, operating from the headquarters designate…