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My Take 5 (Edition 63): The week that was in international affairs

Syria sees conflict between Damascus and Kurds, with a new integration deal announced. India and the EU finalize a major trade agreement after 18 years. Russia-Ukraine war negotiations continue with sticking points. China's top general is purged, raising questions about military leadership. The EU backs Morocco's autonomy plan for the…

The Times of India

Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce

Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria

The Guardian - UK

Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF announce latest ceasefire

The deal will see Kurdish-led SDF integrated into state forces

The Independent UK

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Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilise ceasefire

Syria's new leaders, since toppling former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert full authority over a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war.

Euronews

Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them

The Independent UK

Kurdish-led force and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilize ceasefire

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have announced a new agreement with Syria's central government to stabilize a ceasefire

The Independent UK

US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

Many Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic…

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As Syria’s new government consolidates its power, the Kurdish minority fears for its future

Renewed fighting in Syria in recent weeks between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) isn’t just a local issue. It has serious implications for the stability of the rest of the Middle East.

The Conversation

A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

The Independent UK

Truce between Syrian government and Kurdish fighters ends with no clear renewal in sight

A four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish fighters has ended with no clear signs of renewal

The Independent UK

Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.

Radio France Internationale

Syrian and Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire as threat of war looms

Ceasefire to be extended for one month to allow transfer of suspected Islamic State members from Syria to Iraq

The Guardian - UK

Syrian Army seizes northeast as US abandons Kurdish-led forces

The Syrian Army has made sweeping gains against Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria, dealing a major blow to Syrian Kurdish autonomy and handing victories to both Damascus and neighbouring Turkey. With Washington abandoning its backing of the militia alliance, the Syrian Democratic Forces now face disbandment or renewed fighting.

Radio France Internationale

The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern

Editorial: As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security

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The Independent UK

Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north

The Guardian - UK

Six injured after knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp

Incident outside Opera House that left two people in critical condition is not being investigated as terrorism, police say

The Guardian - UK

‘Open the gates’: riots, fires and escape attempts as Syrian army takes over IS camp

Director of al-Hawl camp describes chaotic scenes as Kurdish guards fled and government fighters arrived. Will Christou reports from al-Hawl

Radio France Internationale

Kurds in Syria 'sacrificed' says head of Kurdish Institute of Paris

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish forces in the north of the country, effectively dismantling more than a decade of self-rule by the Kurds. The head of the Kurdish Institute of Paris tells RFI that the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought alongside the United States…

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Radio France Internationale

French journalist arrested in Turkey while covering pro-Kurdish protest released

A French journalist who was arrested while covering a protest over a Syrian government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters has been released, though it is not clear whether the charges against him have been dropped.

The Guardian - UK

Concern over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge

US military says it has transported ‘IS fighters’ to Iraq after Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps changed hands

The Independent UK

A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

Euronews

French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released, lawyer says

Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links

The Guardian - UK

Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama

Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising

Reason

Syria's Kurdish Revolution Has Been Crushed

The multiethnic, anarchist-inspired experiment seems to be over.

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