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Syrian and Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire as threat of war looms

Ceasefire to be extended for one month to allow transfer of suspected Islamic State members from Syria to Iraq

The Guardian - UK

A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

The Independent UK

Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forces

The Guardian - UK

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Manhunt after 120 Islamic State members escape from Syrian prison amid clashes

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces control more than a dozen prisons where some 9,000 IS members are held

The Independent UK

All you need to know about Syria’s main Kurdish-led force and its deal with Damascus

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are set to merge into the Syrian army after suffering major setbacks

The Independent UK

Syrian government announces ceasefire with Syrian Democratic Forces

A ceasefire agreement and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army was announced following the army's takeover of areas in the east of the country, including military, security and administrative arrangements.

Euronews

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian government forces have entered a northern town after Kurdish-led fighters decided to evacuate

The Independent UK

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Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says

The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army

The Independent UK

What does the PKK’s disarming mean for its regional allies?

Syria’s SDF is unlikely to follow the PKK’s lead and disarm, but talks with Damascus could be bolstered.

Al Jazeera

Kurdish militants PKK to disarm after decades of attacks against Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ party says it will dissolve its guerrilla forces, months after call to do so from its jailed leader

The Guardian - UK

Syria's Kurds Demand 'Democratic Decentralised' Syria

Syria's Kurdish parties on Saturday adopted a joint political vision calling for a "decentralised democratic" state in Syria with guarantees for Kurdish rights.

International Business Times

Has Trump Cut a Deal To Get U.S. Troops Out of Syria?

Syrian Kurdish rebels and the new Syrian government have agreed to reunite peacefully. The U.S. military may have helped broker the agreement.

Reason

Syria’s leader signs deal to integrate Kurdish forces into new regime

Agreement with US-backed group puts all border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, airports and oil fields in northeast Syria under new regime’s control

The Independent UK

Syrian Presidency Announces Agreement To Integrate Kurdish Institutions

The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government.

International Business Times

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The Conversation

PKK leader’s call to disarm fuels hope for end to Kurdish conflict – but peace is not imminent

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), has called on the group to disarm and dissolve itself. In a letter read out by his political allies in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 27, he wrote: “I take on the historical responsibility for this call … All…

The Guardian - UK

‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future

Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability

The Independent UK

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war

Kurdish leaders are negotiating with the new authorities in Damascus

The Independent UK

Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial

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The Independent UK

Trump's aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group

The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the Islamic State group in Syria

The Conversation

Why Kurds face an uncertain future in Ahmed Al-Shara’s rebel-led Syria

More than a month has passed since Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, became the de facto leader of Syria. Since then, he has dropped his nom de guerre in favour of his real name, Ahmed al-Shara, and has swapped his military attire…

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US-Backed Kurdish Forces Withdraw From Manbij Amid Turkish Attacks

US-backed Kurdish forces withdraw from Manbij as Turkey targets Tishreen Dam, escalating conflict in northern Syria.

The Independent UK

Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey

The leader of the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria has called for international mediators to push for diplomatic solutions to the complex web of conflicts in Syria, including the escalating Turkish bombardment of Kurdish areas

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