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.
Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group
ISTANBUL -- Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group into the country’s army.
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.
Turkish officials visit Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group
Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the interim president of Syria and a former rebel, met with Turkish officials in the Syrian capital, including Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister, Yasar Guler, defence minister, and Ibrahim Kalin, the head of national intelligence. They were accompanied by Turkey’s ambassador to Syria, Burhan Koroglu.
Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus
Residents in northeastern Syria danced in the streets to celebrate a breakthrough pact between local Kurdish-led authorities and the new central government, while thousands of people continued to flee other areas where sectarian violence has targeted Alawites.
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Syria’s new government strikes deal to integrate powerful Kurdish rival in landmark agreement
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