{"id":135148,"date":"2026-01-31T19:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=135148"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:53:41","slug":"iraqi-president-welcomes-agreement-between-damascus-and-sdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/135148\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi President welcomes agreement between Damascus and SDF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>I\u2013 Iraqi President Abdullatif Jamal Rashid welcomed on Saturday the recent agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), describing it as \u201cimportant for regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Rashid said, \u201cI welcome the agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces to resolve the conflict peacefully and end the dispute, which we 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