US EditionSyria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
Efforts focus on reorganizing 50,000 SDF fighters into three divisions and advancing decentralization amid ongoing clashes and regional tensions, sources say.
- Dec 18, Syrian government, Syrian Democratic Forces , and U.S. officials scrambled to show progress before the year-end deadline, although full integration under the March 10 agreement remains unlikely.
- Damascus sent a proposal to reorganise SDF forces into three main divisions and smaller brigades, conditional on ceding some command chains among roughly 50,000 fighters.
- Skirmishes and a contested meeting in Lebanon have complicated implementation of the deal, with a suicide drone wounding two SDF soldiers near Deir Hafer and an SDF visit to Beirut announced by Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar.
- Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan warned patience is running out and said Turkey does not want to resort to military action again, while failure risks clashes and pressure on the U.S. after the killing of three Americans on December 13.
- Ocalan and PKK developments have created momentum that links the Syrian process to Turkish peace talks, with May 12 congress steps toward disbandment tying talks to broader peace efforts.
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Exclusive: Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according to several people involved in or familiar with the talks.
Syrian-Kurdish Deal: The Race Against The Year-End Deadline
Syrian, Kurdish, and U.S. officials are rushing to show progress in merging Kurdish forces with the Syrian state before a year-end deadline. Talks have accelerated, but a comprehensive deal remains unlikely. The U.S. continues to mediate, while Turkey warns of military action if no resolution is reached.
Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
AMMAN/RIYADH/BEIRUT/ANKARA, Dec 18 - Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according to several people involved in or familiar with the talks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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