Syria, Sharaa and Kurdish forces
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US envoy meets SDF commander, calls for Syria ceasefire to be upheld
After meeting with the SDF’s commander, US’s Tom Barrack said all parties agreed upholding the truce is ‘essential’.
The near collapse of the U.S.’s Kurdish allies has prompted the Pentagon to question the benefits of stationing troops in Syria.
A force that helped defeat Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian 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 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,
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Syria's Sharaa grants Kurdish Syrians citizenship, language rights for first time, SANA says
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their language and restoring citizenship to all Kurdish Syrians,
Sharaa's rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces tested the boundaries of Washington's support for him.
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.