Syria says that it has reached an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the latter with state institutions.
The Syrian presidency made the announcement on Monday and released images of a signing ceremony featuring the Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and the head of the SDF, Mazloum Abdi.
The agreement emphasised the unity of Syria, and stipulated that “all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria” be merged “into the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, the airport, and oil and gas fields”.
The United States-backed SDF has controlled a semi-autonomous region in northeastern Syria since 2015.
The agreement, if implemented, would bring that territory under the full control of the Syrian central government.
This seems like great news. Sad that all I can think about is looking back on these hopeful moments in a few years when everything goes to shit. I don't like this pessimistic outlook and I hope...
This seems like great news. Sad that all I can think about is looking back on these hopeful moments in a few years when everything goes to shit. I don't like this pessimistic outlook and I hope I'm very wrong.
I hope this means that Turkey will be deterred from excessively bombing Kurdish people on the other side of the border.
This seems like great news. Sad that all I can think about is looking back on these hopeful moments in a few years when everything goes to shit. I don't like this pessimistic outlook and I hope I'm very wrong.