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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

Lebanon US Envoy - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, who is also a special envoy to Syria, told The Associated Press after meetings in Damascus that differences between the two sides remain. Barrack spoke after meeying with Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, and Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in the Syrian capital.

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