Syria’s government signs breakthrough deal with US-backed SDF forces
Syria's interim government and the Kurdish-led authority in the northeast have signed a landmark deal, potentially unifying most of the country under government control. The agreement includes a ceasefire and the integration of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian army, marking a significant shift in the country's power dynamics.
The deal, set to be implemented by year's end, will place crucial border crossings, airports, oilfields, and prisons holding suspected ISIS members under the central government's authority. In return, Syria's Kurds are promised "constitutional rights," including the freedom to use their language, previously banned under Assad, and the return of displaced Kurds to their homes after nearly 14 years of civil war. This agreement represents a major breakthrough led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December.
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Syria's interim government and the Kurdish-led authority in the northeast have signed a landmark deal, potentially unifying most of the country under government control. The agreement includes a ceasefire and the integration of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian army, marking a significant shift in the country's power dynamics.
The deal, set to be implemented by year's end, will place crucial border crossings, airports, oilfields, and prisons holding suspected ISIS members under the central government's authority. In return, Syria's Kurds are promised "constitutional rights," including the freedom to use their language, previously banned under Assad, and the return of displaced Kurds to their homes after nearly 14 years of civil war. This agreement represents a major breakthrough led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December.
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