Syria’s government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the gradual intergration of Kurdish forces and institutions into the state. This comes after weeks of clashes which saw Syrian troops reclaim large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under SDF control for more than a decade. Syrian troops seized control of the Omar facility, the country’s largest oilfield, after the SDF pulled back. Earlier, the army took the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river. The Kurds previously controlled nearly a third of Syria’s territory with the support of the US after it helped defeat the Islamic State (IS) group. Their recent losses mark the biggest change of control in the country since the toppling of former leader Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, which ended Syria’s 13-year civil war. Since leading the rebel offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to reunify a divided Syria. What is your take on new Syrian leadership ?

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