Syrian Kurds

A person holds flags as people celebrate after the Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria's new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Damascus, Syria March 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
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US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal: sources

The deal aims to stitch back together a country fractured by 14 years of war, paving the way for Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish...

FILE PHOTO: A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds her weapon as they announce the destruction of Islamic State's control of land in eastern Syria, at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo
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Syria Kurds halt joint ops with US-led coalition after Turkish raids -spokesman

People attend a pro-Kurdish demonstration against Turkey's military action in northeastern Syria, in Berlin, Germany November 2, 2019. Image of Hevrin Khalaf imprinted on the banner. Photo : REUTERS
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I saw the birth, and bloody death, of the dream of Syrian democracy

An abandoned US observation post is seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 14, 2019/ Reuters
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Syrian troops enter northeastern town after deal with Kurdish forces

Kurdish-led militiamen ride atop military vehicles as they celebrate victory over Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, October 17, 2017/ Reuters
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Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria