Syria Signs Agreement with Kurds as Sectarian Killings Shake Coastal Regions

The new Syrian government secures control over Kurdish territories while grappling with deadly violence targeting Alawite communities in the northwest.

Syria's interim government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, reached a historic agreement with Kurdish-led authorities to integrate the oil-rich northeast into the national administration.
The deal grants the Kurdish population full political and constitutional rights and incorporates their military and civil institutions into the central government.
Over 1,000 people, primarily Alawite civilians, were killed during clashes between Assad loyalists and Syrian security forces, marking the deadliest violence since the former president's ousting.
The violence has raised concerns about the new government's ability to maintain control, with reports of extrajudicial killings by factions nominally under state authority.
President Sharaa has promised accountability for the killings, forming investigative committees and vowing to address the concerns of Syria's minority communities.