Damascus Declares ‘Ceasefire’ With Kurdish Forces

Damascus Declares ‘Ceasefire’ With Kurdish Forces

After weeks of deadly clashes in Aleppo, Syria and Kurdish forces have finally called a truce. But will this ceasefire hold—or is it just another pause in a long, exhausting fight?The announcement came after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus. It was a rare face-to-face that followed mounting bloodshed in the city’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods. “We agreed on a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts,…

US-Backed Kurdish Group, Damascus Agree to Cease-Fire in Northern Syria

The Syrian government has agreed to a cease-fire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led armed group, after clashes erupted over the weekend in the northwestern city of Aleppo. Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra said on Oct. 7 that he had met with SDF commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus, where they had agreed on a “comprehensive ceasefire … in northern and northeastern Syria.” Implementation of the truce agreemen…

US-Backed Kurdish Group, Damascus Agree to Cease-Fire in Northern Syria - The Thinking Conservative News

The Syrian govt agreed to a cease-fire with the SDF, a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led armed group, after clashes over the weekend in the city of Aleppo. The post US-Backed Kurdish Group, Damascus Agree to Cease-Fire in Northern Syria appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

In Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods, another setback for SDF-Damascus integration

PARIS/QAMISHLI — A ceasefire between Syria’s transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) halted clashes in two Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Aleppo city this week, but the brief eruption of violence underscored how far the two sides remain from implementing stalled integration agreements. Two deals—an April agreement covering administration of Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods and a landmark March agreeme…