US envoy meets SDF commander, calls for Syria ceasefire to be upheld

After meeting with the SDF’s commander, the US’s Tom Barrack said all parties agreed that upholding the truce is ‘essential’.

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The United States has reiterated support for a ceasefire in Syria’s north, urging the government and Kurdish-led forces to adopt “confidence-building measures” after recent clashes.

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack made the diplomatic appeal on Thursday after meeting with Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and Ilham Ahmed, a leading Syrian Kurdish politician.

US envoy meets SDF commander, calls for Syria ceasefire to be upheld

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