What was the primary focus of the recent deal signed between Syria’s interim president and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)?

The correct answer is Merging military forces of the SDF with Syria’s new state institutions.

In News

• The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government to join Syria’s new state institutions.

Key Points

• The deal provides for SDF-controlled civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria to be integrated with the state.
• It aims for SDF-controlled border crossings, airports, and oil and gas fields in eastern Syria to be part of the Damascus administration.
• The agreement was signed during a critical moment amid violence in western Syria.

Additional Information

• SDF
  • Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S., controlling northeast Syria.
• Sharaa
  • Syria’s interim president, working to unite Syria after 14 years of conflict.
• Background:
  • In November 2024, a coalition of Syrian rebels mounted several offensives with the intention of ousting Assad.
  • On the morning of 8 December, as rebel troops first entered Damascus, Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum by the Russian government.