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Kurds negotiate terms of their integration into Syria's security apparatus

By Fanny Alarcon
Reading time 2 min

The Syrian Democratic Forces' commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi (left) with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on 10 March 2025.
The Syrian Democratic Forces' commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi (left) with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on 10 March 2025. © Syrian Arab News Agency/AFP

The predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, which are set to be amalgamated into Syria's new security apparatus, recently travelled to Damascus to negotiate their future directly. Their goal is to pull concessions from spymaster Hussein al-Salama, despite ongoing tensions on the ground.

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