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Ahmed Al-sharaa

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Syria and Kurdish-led militia reach deal to integrate forces — Static01.nyt.com

Syria and Kurdish-led militia reach deal to integrate forces

On Jan. 30, 2026, Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces reached a comprehensive agreement to integrate Kurdish forces into the Syrian military, according to Kurdish officials and Syrian state media. The agreement calls for the formation of a Syrian military division made up of three brigades from

Putin to welcome Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Moscow — Static01.nyt.com

Putin to welcome Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Moscow

President Vladimir V. Putin was set to welcome President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria in Moscow on Wednesday, as the two leaders seek to establish a new relationship more than a year after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin said. Mr. al-Sharaa’s trip is his

Syria extends nationwide cease-fire for 15 days after Kurdish truce expired — Static01.nyt.com

Syria extends nationwide cease-fire for 15 days after Kurdish truce expired

Syria’s defense ministry said on Saturday it would extend a cease-fire across all military operations for 15 days, hours after a weeklong truce with a Kurdish-led militia in the country’s northeast expired. The ministry said the extension was in support of a U.S.-led operation to transfer

U.S. shift leaves Kurdish S.D.F. vulnerable as Syrian government seizes northeast — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. shift leaves Kurdish S.D.F. vulnerable as Syrian government seizes northeast

A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State, the Syrian Democratic Forces, is collapsing in northeastern Syria as the United States shifts support to President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government, allowing Damascus to move troops into the region. The S.D.F. had been Washington’s closest ally in

Syrian government advances into Kurdish-held northeast after deal with S.D.F. — Static01.nyt.com

Syrian government advances into Kurdish-held northeast after deal with S.D.F.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government pushed into Kurdish-held areas of the northeast last week and reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a pact the S.D.F. and some observers described as tantamount to a surrender. Negotiations between Mr. al-Sharaa and Kurdish leaders had stalled for

Syria reaches deal with Kurdish S.D.F. after government advance — Static01.nyt.com

Syria reaches deal with Kurdish S.D.F. after government advance

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government struck an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after Syrian forces pushed into Kurdish-held northeastern Syria and reached the outskirts of Raqqa, the newspaper reported. After months of stalled negotiations, the S.D.F. leader Mazloum Abdi agreed to a deal that the report

Syria in ruins a year after regime toppled, rebuilding has barely begun — Static01.nyt.com

Syria in ruins a year after regime toppled, rebuilding has barely begun

A year after the dictator fell, Syrians are returning to vast destruction across the country and there is no clear plan for reconstruction, reporters who toured Syria said. Rebels toppled the regime in December 2024, and the new government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa has barely begun the task of clearing

Syrian government forces advance into Kurdish-held north as U.S. urges restraint — Static01.nyt.com

Syrian government forces advance into Kurdish-held north as U.S. urges restraint

Syrian government troops advanced into Kurdish-held territory in the north on Saturday, seizing key towns and sparking clashes that raised U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict and drew government forces closer to Raqqa. The escalation follows intense fighting earlier this month between the government and the

Syrian president issues decree recognizing Kurdish language and rights — Static01.nyt.com

Syrian president issues decree recognizing Kurdish language and rights

President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday affirming the rights of Kurdish Syrians, according to state media. The decree recognized Kurdish as a national language alongside Arabic and adopted Nowruz, the Persian new year widely celebrated by Kurds, as an official holiday. Mr. al-Sharaa also called for the government

Clashes resume in Aleppo as talks to integrate Kurdish S.D.F. stall — Static01.nyt.com

Clashes resume in Aleppo as talks to integrate Kurdish S.D.F. stall

Fighting resumed in the northern city of Aleppo between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after two days of deadly clashes that closed schools, government offices and an airport. Since the violence began, at least four civilians have been killed in government-held areas, health officials in Aleppo