News brief
The move followed a high-level meeting in Damascus between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces聽commander Mazloum Abdi after clashes in Syria鈥檚 largest northern city, Aleppo. Talks, held under U.S. auspices, aim to revive a stalled March deal outlining the inclusion of Kurdish military and political structures into the new Syrian state, after 12 years of civil war. The Kurds seek to preserve their influence and cultural rights.