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Ex-State Dept. official Wa'el Alzayat discusses the likelihood of Kurdish forces joining the Syrian army before the Dec 31, 2025 deadline. A look at Middle Eastern stability.

Deadly clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF in Aleppo have been followed by a temporary ceasefire agreement. The incident highlights the fragile power dynamics in northern Syria.

Deadly clashes have erupted in Aleppo, Syria, between the Russian-backed Syrian army and the US-supported, Kurdish-led SDF. The incident raises fears of geopolitical escalation and deepens the proxy dynamics of the Syrian war.

Deadly clashes have erupted in Aleppo between the Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF forces, threatening to open a new front in the Syrian civil war. Explore the background, geopolitical stakes, and risk of escalation.

Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led SDF have agreed to a ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes left at least two civilians dead amid a visit by Turkey's foreign minister.

Clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF in Aleppo coincide with high-stakes Turkish-Syrian talks on the group's military integration, threatening Syria's fragile stability.