US EditionSyria gives Kurds 4 days to accept integration, as US signals end of support
Damascus demands Kurdish-led forces submit an integration plan within four days amid ceasefire and territorial advances, while about 10,000 Islamic State detainees remain in SDF custody.
- On Tuesday, the Syrian government set a four-day deadline and demanded the Syrian Democratic Forces submit an integration plan and name an assistant defence minister while pledging not to enter Hasakah or Qamishli.
- Amid months of deadlock, Washington noted Tom Barrack said the Syrian Democratic Forces' original purpose had largely expired and the United States had no long-term interest in Syria.
- Lightning government advances in recent days represent the biggest change of control since rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad 13 months ago, with Syrian government forces advancing in eastern Hasakah province and south of Kobani on Tuesday.
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The new Syrian government is waging war against the Kurds n Rojava. The aim is to eliminate the embracing project on site. Christopher Wimmer needed a public outcry - also with us.
Syria's government is trying to gain control over Kurdish-controlled areas in the north-east. The battles of the past few days are not least about the future power structures in Syria.
A four-day ceasefire was decreed after Syrian forces continued their advance in Hasakah province, taking control of prisons where ISIS fighters and Al-Hol camp are being held.
Syria gives Kurds four days to accept integration as US backs pullback
Syria announced a ceasefire and gave Kurdish forces four days to accept integration into the central state, as the United States urged compliance and signalled it no longer plans long-term support in northeast Syria.
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