{"id":132081,"date":"2025-11-13T06:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132081"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:34:10","slug":"washington-meeting-charts-path-for-sdf-integration-amid-syrian-realignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132081\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington meeting charts path for SDF integration amid Syrian realignment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> American, Turkish, and Syrian officials discussed plans to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria\u2019s future economic, defense, and civic structure during a trilateral session in Washington, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrack, who accompanied Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa during his historic visit to the White House this week, said the meeting marked \u201ca decisive turning point\u201d in Syria\u2019s transition from isolation to regional partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session, he noted, included U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">According to Barrack, the three sides \u201cmapped the next phase of the U.S.\u2013Turkish\u2013Syrian framework,\u201d focusing on incorporating the SDF into Syria\u2019s new political and institutional landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement by Ambassador Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.<br><br>On the Historic Visit of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House<br><br>This week marks a decisive turning point in the modern history of the Middle East &#8211; and in the remarkable transformation of Syria from isolation to\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Ambassador Tom Barrack (@USAMBTurkiye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAMBTurkiye\/status\/1988827137374085561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework reportedly also seeks to redefine Turkish-Syrian-Israeli relations and to advance the understandings behind the Israel\u2013Hamas ceasefire and ongoing Lebanese border discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrack said President Donald Trump and President al-Sharaa agreed that the time has come to \u201creplace estrangement with engagement,\u201d with Washington pledging to lift all U.S. sanctions on Syria to give the country \u201ca genuine chance at renewal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Oval Office, al-Sharaa reportedly committed to joining the Global Coalition against ISIS, signaling Damascus\u2019 shift \u201cfrom a source of terrorism to a counterterrorism partner,\u201d Barrack said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that Syria will now actively cooperate in dismantling remnants of ISIS, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, Hezbollah, and other armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. envoy concluded by urging the U.S. Congress to repeal the Caesar Act, calling it \u201cthe next step in truly giving Syria a chance\u201d and enabling the new Syrian government to restart its economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 American, Turkish, and Syrian officials discussed plans to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria\u2019s future economic, defense, and civic structure during a trilateral session in Washington, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack said on Thursday. 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