Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds’ deal: sources to AFP
After clashes between Syrian Kurdish fighters and the new authorities’ forces in January this year, the two sides reached a deal to integrate Syrian Kurdish institutions and forces into the state
August 03, 2026 11:49
DAMASCUS: Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed to advance an integration deal between Damascus and Syria’s Kurds.
Syrian state news agency SANA said Sharaa received Barzani at the presidential palace in Damascus, in the first visit by the head of Iraq’s Kurdistan region since the December 2024 ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar Assad.
