US EditionSyria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
Negotiations focus on reorganizing about 50,000 SDF fighters into three divisions while addressing decentralization and administrative powers, aiming to meet the March 10 integration accord.
- On Dec 18, Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials scrambled to show progress before a firm year-end deadline, while Hakan Fidan said patience was `running out` and urged SDF integration.
- Damascus sent a proposal to the Syrian Democratic Forces via a paper reported by five sources, offering to reorganise roughly 50,000 fighters into three main divisions and smaller brigades if it cedes some chains of command and opens territory to Syrian army units.
- Joint committees are still discussing the military and institutional mechanics of integration, while meetings in Aleppo with governors addressed administrative powers and decentralisation, with Hassan Mohammed Ali, SDC co-chair, citing a preliminary agreement.
- The United States has relayed messages and facilitated talks as mediator, with announcements possibly intended to `save face` and prevent an armed clash that could draw in Turkey.
- Clashes, including two SDF soldiers wounded near Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, complicate talks; Sihanouk Dibo warned resolution could take until mid‑2026.
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Ankara continues to increase threats against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) the coalition of Kurdish-led Arab-Kurdish militias, operating in the north and eastern center of Syria, which in 2015 became known for the battle of Kobane in which they defeated the ISIS and for being the infantry of the Western coalition in the war against the men of the black caliph al-Baghdadi. Coalition in which Turkey formally participated, however, instead of …
Exclusive: Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according to several people involved in or familiar with the talks.
Syrian-Kurdish Deal: The Race Against The Year-End Deadline
Syrian, Kurdish, and U.S. officials are rushing to show progress in merging Kurdish forces with the Syrian state before a year-end deadline. Talks have accelerated, but a comprehensive deal remains unlikely. The U.S. continues to mediate, while Turkey warns of military action if no resolution is reached.
Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
AMMAN/RIYADH/BEIRUT/ANKARA, Dec 18 - Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according to several people involved in or familiar with the talks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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