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Syria and Kurdish Forces Sign Historic Deal to End Hostilities and Unify Governance

The agreement integrates Kurdish forces into Syria's army, grants Kurdish autonomy, and shifts regional dynamics after 14 years of conflict.

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A person holds flags as people celebrate after the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria's new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Damascus, Syria March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
A man rides a bicycle, after the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria's new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Qamishli, Syria, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a press conference after a meeting of delegations from Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, in Amman, Jordan, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni/File Photo

Overview

  • Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed a ceasefire and unification agreement, ending hostilities and merging Kurdish forces into the Syrian national army.
  • The deal grants the Kurdish population recognition as an ethnic group with constitutional rights, including autonomy over language and cultural identity, a significant shift from decades of marginalization under Assad's rule.
  • The agreement hands control of Kurdish-held oil and gas resources to the central government while ensuring proportional revenue sharing for local development and humanitarian efforts in northeastern Syria.
  • The United States played a key role in facilitating the agreement, viewing it as a step toward stabilizing Syria and addressing uncertainties over the U.S. troop presence in the region.
  • While the deal is a major step toward reunifying Syria, key details, including military integration and local governance structures, remain unresolved and will require further negotiation.