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'Most' SDF fighters absorbed by Damascus, yet issues remain

Thousands of SDF fighters have joined Syrian state institutions, while negotiations continue over the integration of 8,000 others.

Hussam Rustom
17 June, 2026
A member of the Syrian security forces stands guard outside after hundreds of people were transferred from Al Hol camp in Hasaka Governorate
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Kurdish military official picked as assistant defence minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 March, 2026
Syrian security forces start entering Qamishli as part of agreement with SDF
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Syria govt forces enter Qamishli under agreement with Kurds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 February, 2026
Turkish Kurds Celebrate Newroz Amid Increased Security After Recent
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Turkey's Kurdish DEM party leader denies PKK fighting in Syria

Mohammed Sheikh Youssef
30 January, 2026
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Turkey's DEM party urges end to Kobane siege, warns of 'tragedy'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2026
Thomas Barrack, nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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US envoy calls for Syria truce to be upheld

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2026
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Kurds protest global inaction over SDF-Syrian army clashes

Dana Taib Menmy
21 January, 2026
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Syria gov't, Kurds trade accusations over fate of IS prisoners

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 January, 2026
Members of the Syrian military police stand at a humanitarian crossing declared by the Syrian army in the village of Hamima, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, near the front line with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on January 15, 2026 in Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, Syria.
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US moves to defuse Syria–SDF tensions ahead of gov't assault

The New Arab Staff
16 January, 2026
Columns of smoke rise from the site of artillery shelling that targeted the area near Aleppo's Abdelrahman Mosque on January 8, 2026,
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Syrian govt announces ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2026
Turkey's Kurds protest against Syria's military and in solidarity with Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Diyarbakir on January 8, 2026
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Kurds in Turkey protest over Syria Aleppo offensive

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
This picture taken on January 8, 2026 shows columns of smoke rising from Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods amid intense clashes between government forces and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces
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Clashes between Syria govt, SDF in Aleppo continue for 3rd night

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (R) hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2025
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Turkish FM casts doubt on Kurdish integration in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2025
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Turkey warns Syrian Kurdish forces 'patience running out'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025
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Syria's Kurds hail 'positive impact' of Turkey-PKK peace talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2025
Syrian security forces deploy reinforcements in response to alleged increased activity by the YPG Kurdish militant group in the Deir Hafir area in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Syria on July 18, 2025.
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Two Syrian soldiers reportedly killed by Kurdish forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 October, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) is welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 2, 2025.
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Syria's Al-Sharaa to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday: report

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
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Abdi says Kurdish SDF reach first deal to merge with Syria army

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) in Ankara, Turkiye on October 12, 2025.
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Syria FM leads security delegation for talks in Turkey

The New Arab Staff
12 October, 2025
Syrian Kurds, fleeing from north of Aleppo, arrive in Tabqa, on the western outskirts of Raqa, on December 4, 2024.
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Syria security force member, civilian killed in Aleppo: state TV

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2025
Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa holds a press conference after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024
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Syria Kurds say lawmaker selection process undemocratic

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2025