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Canada says Damascus legitimacy depends on acceptance of Kurdish Autonomy
Tom Kmiec, the Deputy Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, announced that Ottawa will only recognize the Damascus government if it accepts Kurdish autonomy in northern and eastern Syria.
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Significant progress in negotiations between Kurdish-led autonomous administration and Damascus
A delegation from the Syrian Autonomous Administration, headed by Ilham Ahmed, traveled to the Syrian capital to continue negotiations with officials from the interim government.
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Damascus denies attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo
Syria’s defense ministry on Wednesday denied that its forces had carried out “any attacks” in Aleppo neighborhoods, including Kurdish-majority areas.
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Damascus, Kurdish-led SDF exchange accusations over northern Syria attack
Syria’s defence ministry and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exchanged blame on Saturday following an attack in the northern city of Manbij, threatening to compromise a landmark integration agreement…
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Ilham Ahmed calls for return of Afrin residents displaced by Turkish offensive in 2018
Syrian Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed, a top diplomat for the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, has called for the return of displaced residents to Syria’s Afrin district, which has been under the control…
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US envoy says federalism doesn't work in Syria
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack on Thursday said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been “slow” in negotiating with the Syrian government, asserting that federalism in Syria “doesn’t work.”
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Israel attacks Qanitra in southern Syria
Sources have reported the Israeli regime's new attack on areas around Qanitra, a city in southern Syria.
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US pulls out of two more bases in Syria, worrying Kurdish forces
U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces said was allowing a resurgence…
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Syria: Toward an Iraq-style partition?
Syria is currently at risk of an 'Iraqi-style' breakdown. When U.S. forces entered Iraq in 2003, they made a decision with significant consequences: dissolving the Iraqi army. While this decision was justified by…
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Turkey holds direct talks with Syrian Kurds - reports
Turkey has entered direct talks with Syrian Kurdish leaders, including the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in a major shift from years of military hostility, Al-Monitor and Middle East Eye reported on Tuesday.
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SDF commander Mazlum Kobani says they are in direct contact with Turkey
Mazlum Kobani, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced that the SDF is in direct contact with Turkey and that he is prepared to improve relations with Turkey, including through a meeting…
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Syria's Kurds to insist on decentralised government in talks: official
Syria's Kurds will insist on a decentralised system of government in upcoming talks with the new authorities in Damascus, a senior Kurdish official said on Monday.