DEM Party urges Rojava officials to attend party's Istanbul conference

The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is holding an international conference in Istanbul this weekend, coming as the peace process between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) continues to develop.

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SDF chief meets top Kurdistan Region officials, discusses SDF-Damascus talks

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi met with President Masoud Barzani, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani.

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SDF chief thanks Trump, welcomes Syria joining global coalition against ISIS

“Syria’s accession to the global coalition against ISIS represents a pivotal step towards enhancing collaborative efforts and bolstering the initiatives aimed at achieving the enduring defeat of ISIS and eliminating its threat to the region,” Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi wrote on X.

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Disputes stalling integration of SDF with Damascus: Analyst

No concrete steps have been taken to implement the integration of SDF into Syria’s state apparatus, a Damascus-based Kurdish researcher told The New Region

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SDF chief says understanding reached with Damascus on integration, decentralization

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi told SDF-affiliated media that the Kurdish-led forces will not withdraw from Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.

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We will participate in forming Syria’s new army: SDF chief

On March 10, Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed an agreement that would see the Kurdish-led forces and institutions in Rojava integrate into the Syrian state apparatus.

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Damascus, SDF agree to immediate ceasefire after deadly Aleppo clashes

The meeting took place after Monday’s clashes between the Asayish and Damascus forces in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud, following a crackdown on demonstrators protesting the government’s unexplained closure of all roads leading to the area.

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Merger with Damascus cannot be imposed by force: SDF chief

Abdi said that "integration means partnership" and can only be achieved through understanding

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Paris meeting between Rojava, Syrian government officials postponed without explanation

A planned meeting in Paris between Kurdish leaders from northeastern Syria and Syrian government officials was postponed without a publicly-declared official reason.

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