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Aleppo Sees Shifts After Government’s Limited Security Operation
Developments in northern Aleppo accelerated Thursday, January 8, as government officials said residents of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and…
Damascus Launches Security Operation in Aleppo
Syrian authorities respond to repeated SDF attacks affecting civilians and army positions.
Ideology of Integration: The SDF’s Internal Conflict
At the heart of it is a fundamental divide between those pushing for reintegration into the Syrian state and those remaining committed to…
Obligation of SDF Integration: Fragmented Authority and Fragile Peace
On March 10, President Ahmad al-Sharaa and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement laying out a framework for integrating civilian…
SDF Faces Year-End Integration Deadline
Negotiations between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are in a critical phase as a year-end deadline approaches…
Deadline to a deal signed with SDF approaches, yet progress has stalled.
progress has stalled, key issues remain unresolved, and uncertainty is rising as the deadline approaches.
SDF and Damascus Advance Integration Talks Amid Regional Pressure
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government have taken “tangible steps” toward unifying their military and administrative…
PKK Dissolution Signals Major Shift for Kurdish Forces and Syria’s Northeast
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to dissolve itself and end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey marks a…
Syrian Government and SDF Begin Implementation of Aleppo Agreement
The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have begun implementing a landmark agreement in Aleppo, marking a…
ISIS in Post-Assad Syria: A Ticking Time-Bomb?
While ISIS no longer commands the territory it once held, its shadow looms over Syria’s future. Beyond the direct threat posed by the…
SDF: An Increasing Threat to Syria’s Stability and Regional Security
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed militia in northeastern Syria, continues to raise concerns over its ties to terrorist…
SDF Blocks Russian-Turkish Patrols in Northeastern Syria
Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and affiliated groups expressed their escalating anger at Turkey and Russia on…