Syria govt, Kurds reach comprehensive agreement

AFP | Damascus

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Syria’s government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive deal yesterday to gradually integrate the Kurds’ military and civilian institutions into the state, which Washington described as a “historic milestone”. In recent weeks, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have ceded vast areas of Arab-majority land to Syrian government forces.

It was territory they held for years, having seized it in fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist group, while backed by a US-led coalition.

That made SDF key partners for Washington, but since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, the United States has drawn close to the new authorities in Damascus, declared the need for its Kurdish alliance largely over and sought to mediate talks between the government and the Kurds.