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Paris sidelined after Washington's reversal on Syria

Syrian army convoys enter the Deir Hafer region of Syria after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the handover of the region to the Syrian government, on 17 January 2026.
Syrian army convoys enter the Deir Hafer region of Syria after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the handover of the region to the Syrian government, on 17 January 2026. © Ahmad Fallaha/EPA/MaxPPP
The recent offensive led by government forces in Syria took France by surprise and has resulted in dozens of French troops now finding themselves trapped in what remains of the Syrian Kurdish region of Rojava. Paris now finds itself excluded from talks between the US, Syria and Turkey on the issue. [...]
Reading time 2 minutes Pierre Gastineau
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