Syrian presidency: Agreement reached with Kurds on Hasakah stronghold
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s presidency announced on Tuesday an understanding with the Kurds over the fate of Kurdish-majority areas of their stronghold of Hasakah province in the country’s northeast. In a statement carried by state media, the presidency said “a joint understanding has been reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces on a number […]
US envoy says purpose of anti-Daesh alliance with Kurds ‘largely expired’
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): US envoy Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that the existence of a friendly government in Damascus meant the reason for Washington’s alliance with Syrian Kurds against the Daesh group had “largely expired.” “The original purpose of the SDF as the primary anti-ISIS force on the ground has largely expired, as Damascus is now both […]
