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Syrian Democratic Forces

SDF Dissolves After Merger With Syrian Army

Control of security, borders, major oil infrastructure has moved to Damascus, reshaping Kurdish autonomy.

U.S.–Iran Standoff Tightens as Geneva Talks Show Principle-Level Progress and Forces Build Up

UN Backs Syria–SDF Ceasefire as Integration Starts, Key Risks Persist

U.S. Ends Al-Tanf Mission, Hands Base to Syrian Forces as 5,700 ISIS Detainees Shift to Iraq

New START Lapses as Abu Dhabi Talks Produce Prisoner Exchange and U.S.–Russia Military Dialogue Resumption

Syrian Forces Enter Hasakah and Qamishli Under U.S.-Brokered Integration Deal

Syrian Government and SDF Strike Comprehensive Integration Deal in Northeast

Germany Probes String of Deadly Incidents: Hamburg U‑Bahn Killing, Berlin Shooting, A3 Explosive Find

Damascus and Kurdish-Led SDF Seal Deal to Integrate Forces and Administrations

Syria Sets Plan to Close Al-Hol and Roj Camps Within a Year as State Reclaims Control

Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led SDF Seal Ceasefire, Integration Plan

UN Aid Reaches Kobane as Fragile Truce Holds, Integration Talks Planned

Israel on High Alert as Rafah Reopening Is Recast Around Hamas Disarmament Condition

Syria, Kurdish-Led SDF Extend Truce 15 Days to Enable U.S. ISIS Transfers

UAE Hosts High-Level Russia–Ukraine–U.S. Talks in Abu Dhabi

U.S. Begins Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq as Control Shifts in Northeast

Trump Reaches Davos After Flight Delay as EU Hardens Line on Greenland Dispute

Damascus and SDF Set Conditional Deal for Northeast Syria as Ankara Voices Doubts

ISIS Wives Break Out of Syria’s Al-Hol Camp as U.S. Starts Transferring Prisoners to Iraq

Syria Advances in Northeast as Ceasefire With SDF Frays and IS Prison Fears Grow