After SDF-Damascus deal, a spotlight on US forces in Syria
US forces in eastern Syria continue to work closely with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA). However, the agreement between SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmad al Sharaa to integrate eastern Syria into the country’s new governing institutions could affect the US role in Syria and the broader anti-Islamic State campaign.
US nudged Kurds towards Damascus deal as troop presence comes into focus
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could stave off further conflict in northern Syria at a time of uncertainty over the future of U.
"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...
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Factories shut, fleeing fighters: How Iran’s sway in Syria collapsedIn an abandoned complex in the Syrian desert city of Palmyra, a piece of paper bearing a motivational slogan in Farsi is pinned to a rough wall. “No beginning is more beautiful than hello, and no wish ...
The US has 2,000 troops in Syria backing the Kurdish-led SDF to contain ISIS. It also controls the strategically located al-Tanf base in southern Syria. But the longevity of those deployments is ...
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Syria’s interim leader launches national dialogue on political transitionAhmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday urged his countrymen to unite and pledged to establish a transitional justice body, as he welcomed participants of a national dialogue aimed at guiding the country’s ...
The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping ...
The attack was one of several in just over a week targeting top officials and organizers for the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
Syria's foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. forces must withdraw from the Tanf base in the south, and that Damascus had not engaged in talks over the country's southern region. Walid al ...
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...
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