Syrian Democratic Forces
Syrian government announce integration deal with Kurdish forces
The sides announced the deal after Syrian government forces under President Ahmed al-Sharaa captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the SDF this month.
ISIS numbers grow as Syrian instability continues, Iraq warns
Kurdish women turn braids into symbol of resistance after Syria atrocities - explainer
US, UK, France, Germany, call for ceasefire adherence in Syria, support political transition
ISIS terrorists kill five, wound one US-backed SDF soldiers in northeast Syria
ISIS terrorists targeted Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers in northeast Syria, killing five and wounding one. The SDF claims they thwarted the attack and vowed to avenge the "martyrs."
Thousands of ISIS-linked women, children still held in Syria’s camps amid escape efforts - analysis
While some of them have been repatriated over the last six years, many of them remain.
Integrating the Kurdish communit? Syria has more pressing concerns - analysis
Damascus is still trying to crack down on ISIS threats, and fund people who have returned from displaced persons camps. The gov't wants to focus on issues closer to home, such as Israel, and Sweida.
Syria’s returning refugees face ruins, not relief - analysis
The Norwegian Refugee Council said on Thursday that the world is “failing the Syrians who have returned home.”
CENTCOM's ISIS leader strike indicates laser focus trying to remove ISIS from Syria - analysis
ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.
Syria’s Sharaa hopes for Kurdish deal to prevent conflict
The SDF, which controls parts of northeast Syria where Arabs form a majority, has recently fortified extensive tunnel networks along the frontlines.
Turkey to provide Syria with weapon systems, equipment under new accord
Turkey has been growing impatient with the lack of implementation of a March deal to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus.
Syrian Kurdish YPG should stop delaying Syria integration, Turkey says
"The YPG/SDF must stop its policy of playing for time," Fidan told a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Ankara.
Syrian soldier killed in clashes with SDF in Aleppo, state news agency says
In March, the SDF agreed with Syria's Islamist-led government to join state institutions as part of efforts to reunite a country fractured by 14 years of civil war.
Syria will not take part in meetings with Kurdish-led SDF in Paris, state TV says
This comes after Syria has struggled to integrate the US-backed group into its military.