{"id":135800,"date":"2026-02-24T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=135800"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:15:15","slug":"us-envoy-mazloum-abdi-meet-talabani-in-sulaymaniyah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/135800\/","title":{"rendered":"US Envoy, Mazloum Abdi meet Talabani in Sulaymaniyah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, met on Tuesday with the US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, and the General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to media outlets in the Kurdistan Region, the meeting addressed the latest developments in Syria, particularly issues concerning Kurdish communities and ongoing political and security dynamics in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions were also attended by Qubad Talabani, a member of the PUK political leadership. 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