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Syria hopes to hold new integration talks with Kurdish forces on Tuesday

AL-MONITOR
Jan 27, 2026
Women walk with Syrian flags, after Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday, ending days of fighting in which Syrian troops captured territory including key oil fields, in Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Women walk with Syrian flags, after Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday, ending days of fighting in which Syrian troops captured territory including key oil fields, in Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri — KARAM AL-MASRI

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Syrian government hopes to hold new round of integration talks with Kurdish forces as early as today, a Syrian government official told Reuters on Tuesday.

The talks would focus on practical ways to implement an agreement mediated by the United States this month, the official said. On Saturday, a four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces was extended by 15 days.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily)

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