SDF chief Abdi in Damascus for integration talks

The delegation, led by Abdi and including senior SDF members Sozdar Derik and Sipan Hemo, is in Damascus for “discussions related to the military integration process,” the Kurdish-led force said in a statement.

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Syrian forces raid ISIS safehouse in Damascus, seize suicide drones

"The operation resulted in the arrest of one of the elements affiliated with the terrorist organization at the site, and the seizure of explosive devices prepared for use, in addition to various weapons and ammunition, and suicide drones, and explosive materials used in equipping those drones for explosive purposes," said the Syrian interior ministry.

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SDF blames Damascus for ‘suicide drone attack’ in Aleppo

“The Damascus government bears full responsibility for this escalation and its consequences, as well as for any direct threat to the security of the region and the lives of civilians,” the SDF stressed. 

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SDF accuses Damascus forces of ‘dangerous actions’ during regime fall celebrations

While Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reiterated calls for development and national unity on the anniversary, several minority groups refrained from celebrations, decrying the new government’s practices of discrimination and persecution over the past year, while some others reported being directly targeted.

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SDF-Damascus integration hindered by power imbalance, external factors, says Kurdish-led council

“Relations between SDF and Damascus are not equal due to the imbalance of power, as well as old sensitivities between the former al-Nusra Front and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which complicates the relationship, especially with several SDF offices present in Damascus and no state institutions in SDF areas,” Baqi Hamza, a member of the Syrian Democratic Council’s (SDC) foreign and general relations committees, told The New Region on Tuesday.

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SDF, Damascus delegations meet amid integration talks

The meeting between the SDF and the Syrian government discussed tensions in the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, and the SDF handed over a number of detainees to the Damascus government.

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SDF kills one Damascus-affiliated militiaman in northern Syria clashes

“A group of militants affiliated with the Damascus government attempted to infiltrate one of our positions in the countryside of the Tishreen Dam area, using hand grenades to target our fighters and destabilize the region,” the SDF said in a statement.

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Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods under blockade despite ceasefire: Local media

Hawar News Agency (ANHA) said that all seven roads leading to the neighborhoods remain blocked, with government forces maintaining earthen barriers erected when the siege began on October 6. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security forces have allowed only pedestrians on two roads, while vehicle access remains suspended.

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SDF says one fighter killed in northern Syria clashes with Damascus-affiliated forces

Tensions have surged between the Kurdish-led force and Damascus-affiliated fighters in northern and eastern Syria with both sides trading blame for the clashes. The clashes are threatening to derail a landmark integration deal signed between the two sides in March.

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