DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy called for a truce between the Syrian ‌government ​and Kurdish-led forces to be upheld, urging ‌steps to build trust after Damascus captured swathes of the northeast in a push to reassert central ​authority.

President Trump’s bet on Syria’s new leader is facing a pivotal moment, as Kurdish forces are under attack from President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces in the northeast and facing growing pressure to fold into the central government.

US president says Ahmed al Sharaa is making “tremendous progress” as Washington moves to give post-Assad Syria economic breathing room.

Trump went long on Sharaa, a high-volatility counterparty and burned his hedge, the Kurds, simultaneously. Without a hedge it is not a trade. It is gambling.

Syria’s tribes, sensing it was time to split from the Kurds and ally with Syria’s government, mobilised. That spelled the end for the sdf. The group’s military campaign against is was internationally lauded,

The government’s move to assert control over areas under Kurdish rule is a major test for President Ahmed al-Sharaa as fresh clashes erupted.

The rapid turn of events has brought almost all of Syria back under the authority of the central Damascus-based state following years of civil war that fractured the country, and puts a spotlight on shifting U.S. policy. The Reuters Gulf Currents newsletter brings you the latest on geopolitics, energy and finance in the region. Sign up here.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, saying he was delivering “significant achievements”

The decree, which includes eight articles, established that “Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people. " Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree granting Kurdish Syrians full Syrian citizenship and criminalizing discrimination against Kurds on Friday,

By Feras Dalatey, Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk DAMASCUS, Syria Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Syrian government's rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus,

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump discussed guaranteeing Kurdish rights in a phone call on Monday, Syria's presidency said, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces including a truce.