{"id":132648,"date":"2025-11-29T06:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T06:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132648"},"modified":"2025-11-29T06:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T06:28:20","slug":"deal-needed-before-u-s-withdrawal-as-sdf-damascus-talks-stall-pyd-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132648\/","title":{"rendered":"Deal needed before U.S. withdrawal as SDF\u2013Damascus talks stall \u2013 PYD leader\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A prominent Kurdish leader said on Friday that all talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian transitional government have been halted without explanation, accusing the Syrian side of creating a false impression of progress ahead of President Ahmad al-Sharaa\u2019s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2025\/11\/top-pyd-official-aldar-khalil-syria-telling-kurds-separate\">interview<\/a> with Al-Monitor, Aldar Khalil, a senior member of the Executive Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), added that prior to al-Sharaa\u2019s visit, Damascus had verbally agreed to several key arrangements, including forming an SDF military division, integrating the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) into the Interior Ministry, and appointing a Kurdish chief of general staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe submitted more than 70 names, but Damascus has not responded since,\u201d he said, adding that Syrian officials refused to sign any document confirming what they had pledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that a binding agreement must be reached while U.S. forces remain in the region. \u201cBarrack is the only one who knows when the talks will resume. We are ready to sit for days until we finalize an agreement, but we need a meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalil accused Damascus of exerting pressure on the AANES-run areas by closing major roads, Qamishli Airport, and government service offices, including those issuing identity cards \u2014 steps he described as an attempt to \u201cpush us out of Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also denied claims that Turkey-backed factions were acting independently, saying ongoing tensions in Raqqa and Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, aim to portray the AANES regions as unstable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kurdish leader indicated that neither tribal unrest nor attempts by Damascus and Ankara to provoke Arab tribes had succeeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed out that developments in peace talks between Turkey and Abdullah Ocalan will directly shape the future of negotiations in Syria. \u201cWhat happens in Turkey will determine what happens here,\u201d he stated.<\/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 A prominent Kurdish leader said on Friday that all talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian transitional government have been halted without explanation, accusing the Syrian side of creating a false impression of progress ahead of President Ahmad al-Sharaa\u2019s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. 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