Syria: Breakthrough deal with Kurds shifts regional alliances
A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. Does the deal also mean an end of the Kurdish quest for independence?
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
The deal would allow Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish governing bodies.
Syria’s government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family.
Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces
The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.
Syria’s new government strikes deal to integrate powerful Kurdish rival in landmark agreement
US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of the remaining US troops from northern Syria – a move that paralyzed the fight against ISIS and ceded US and Kurdish battlefield gains to ...
Turkey's Erdogan Welcomes Deal Between Kurdish Forces and Syrian Government
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria's new government, saying all Syrians stood to gain from the deal. "The full implementation of the agreement reached yesterday in Syria will contribute to the country’s security and stability.
Syria's interim gov't, Kurdish-led forces sign landmark integration agreement
Syria's interim government said it has reached a landmark agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into state institutions as it continues to try to unify the country following years of civil war.
Turkey cautiously optimistic about Syrian deal with Kurdish forces, official says
Turkey is "cautiously optimistic" about an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syria's new government, a Turkish official said on Tuesday, adding Ankara wanted to first see how it would be implemented.
Syrians celebrate deal signed by Damascus government and Kurdish authorities
Syrians from around the country celebrated an agreement signed by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa with the Syrian Democratic Forces to join new state institutions. The accord comes at a critical moment as Sharaa grapples with the fallout from deadly clashes between Syrian forces and militants loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
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Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring Turkey GUHARZE, Iraq -- Iraqi ...
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Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
On the streets of Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast, some of those who had lost relatives ...
Syrian Kurdish commander demands accountability for those behind mass killings
The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria said the country's interim president must hold the perpetrators of communal ...
US steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in ...