<span fr-original-class="customBullet" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block;" style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; box-sizing: border-box;">•&nbsp; HTS-SDF deal: Syria’s transitional government has reached a significant agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the SDF into the country’s new armed forces. The deal, signed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF leader Mazlum Kobane, emphasizes the unity of Syria’s territory and rejects any form of division.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Some background:&nbsp;The agreement comes after years of efforts by the Syrian government to incorporate various armed groups, including the SDF, into the new Defense Ministry. Although the SDF played a key role in the fight against the Islamic State and has long been backed by the United States, the deal could help ease tensions with Turkey, which views some Kurdish factions within the SDF as linked to the PKK, a designated terrorist group.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Big picture:&nbsp;The deal highlights the transitional governments hope to rebuild Syria as a unitary state.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Highlights:&nbsp;The eight-point agreement recognizes “the Kurdish community as an integral part of the Syrian state” and emphasizes that the constitutional rights of all Syrians are guaranteed through a definition of citizenship that includes Kurds. The transfer of SDF-controlled natural resources and prisons to the government and the SDF's armed forces supporting the government are also among the most prominent clauses.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In other news:&nbsp;Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate the US backed Kurdish-led armed group into the country’s army.</li></ul>

Mazlum Kobane ile ilgili hikayeler