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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PKK announcement to disband ‘worthy of respect’: SDF chief

Turkey considers the YPG, the backbone of the SDF, to be inextricably linked to the PKK and thereby sees the SDF as an extension of their now-disbanded domestic foe

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Kurdistan Region president stresses ‘Kurdish unity’ in Syria in meeting with Abdi

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani discussed the latest developments in Syria and the need for Kurdish unity in the country, in a meeting with Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

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President Barzani, SDF’s Abdi stress Kurdish unity in Syria

President Barzani has played a mediatory role between Kurdish forces in Syria to help establish a united front for talks with the new administration in Damascus to safeguard the Kurdish nation’s rights in the country.

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