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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Syria hopes to hold new integration talks with Kurdish forces today
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Syrian army personnel prepare to tear-off a portrait of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan installed along a street in Tabqa, in Raqqa province, on the southwestern banks of the Euphrates on January 18, 2026. (Bakr ALkasem / AFP)
The Syrian government hopes to hold a new round of integration talks with Kurdish forces as early as today, a Syrian government official tells Reuters.
The talks will focus on practical ways to implement an agreement mediated by the United States this month, the official says. On Saturday, a four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces was extended by 15 days.
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