Talks Between Damascus, Kurdish-led Forces ‘Collapse’

Negotiations have collapsed between the Syrian president and the chief of the country’s Kurdish-led forces, a Kurdish official told AFP, as the army deployed reinforcements to flashpoint areas in the north.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were meeting to discuss a ceasefire agreement that included integrating the Kurds’ administration into the state.

“The negotiations held yesterday in Damascus between General Mazloum and Mr Al‑Sharaa have collapsed entirely,” Kurdish official Abdel Karim Omar told AFP, blaming the central government for the breakdown. “Their sole demand is unconditional surrender,” he added. (AFP)