What the Latest Ceasefire and Unification Deal Means for Syria

A Kurdish reset? Why Damascus is engaging the KNC in Syria

Damascus, Syria - As many continue to conflate one political party and its armed wing with an ethnicity that accounts for approximately 10% of the country’s population, Syria’s government seems to be attempting to listen to factions long suppressed in its northeastern corner. Following a 30 January ceasefire agreement between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the government in Damascus, a flurry of meetings have been held, inclu…

What the Latest Ceasefire and Unification Deal Means for Syria

The United States is working to ensure the Syrian government and the Kurdish forces stay on track toward a mutually beneficial reunification.

Caught between Damascus and Qandil, SDF integration hangs in the balance

PARIS — The Syrian army and Kurdish armed forces began withdrawing from their positions on the outskirts of Syria’s northeastern Hasakah city on Tuesday as part of the latest ceasefire and integration agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Earlier in the day, the leadership of Syria’s Internal Security Forces met with their counterparts from the Kurdish Asayish in Hasakah city to discuss joint deployment within the ci…

US-Kurdish Relations: From 'Betrayal' to Disillusion

Last month, the U.S. envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, said the role of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as the primary fighting force against the Islamic State has largely expired. The statement came after the transitional government in Damascus and Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria announced they had reached an agreement on the predominantly Kurdish […] The post US-Kurdish Relations: From ‘Betrayal’ to Disillusion appeared first on Ge…

Syria’s UN Envoy: Christians and all Syrians to be protected under new Inclusive Agreement | Orthodox Times (en)

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, described the new agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as “a success story for all Syrians,” stressing that it reflects diplomacy rather than a victory for one side over another. Speaking to ANA-MPA, Olabi underlined that the agreement is rooted in inclusivity and equality before the law. He rejected the term “minorities” when referring to Syria’s reli…

What SDF integration means for the future of Syria’s army

In early February, Syrian Ministry of Interior forces began a phased deployment across multiple Kurdish-held cities and towns in northeastern Syria, marking the first concrete implementation of the 30 January integration agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Syrian General Security Service (GSS) units entered Hasakah on 2 February, followed a day later by a coordinated deployment into Qamishli, both under…