ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The US State Department on Monday welcomed the recent historic meeting between Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi as one which could ease the political transition in

A top official from Germany’s foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday that he and Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met to discuss “urgent issues” that need to be resolved in new Syria.

The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which control the country's northeast, has had lengthy talks with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's new leader, to set out conditions for his participation in the new Syria.

Mazlum Abdi, the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is set to meet Masoud Barzani, the former president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and leader of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in a significant move to strengthen Kurdish unity.

WASHINGTON - Kurdish leaders in Iraq and Syria are pledging to collaborate closely to advance Kurdish rights in Syria following the fall of President Ba

However, doing so with the SDF has proved challenging. The United States considers the group a key ally against ISIL (ISIS), but neighbouring Turkiye regards it as a national security threat linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Syria's new defence minister said on Sunday it would not be right for U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country's northeast to retain their own bloc within the broader integrated Syrian armed forces.

Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria's future: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S. considers key allies against Islamic State but neighbouring Turkey regards as a national security threat.

Syria’s new defense minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, stated on Sunday that the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) cannot retain their own military bloc within the Syrian armed forces. Abu Qasra’s remarks, made during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, reflect the challenges in unifying Syria’s fragmented factions under a single command.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The recent historic meeting between Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi was a “national demand” that delighted every Kurd,

The top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces SDF said his fighters do not intend to surrender their weapons or dissolve their ranks

Syria’s new defence minister has said it would not be right for US-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country’s northeast to retain their own bloc within the broader integrated Syrian armed forces.