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Turkey says Syria’s new rulers agree to abolish Kurdish forces

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Selcan Hacaoglu and Beril Akman

Bloomberg News • December 15, 2024

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The damage from an Israeli airstrike that targeted shipments of weapons that belonged to Syrian government forces in Qamishli, in mainly Kurdish northeastern Syria, on Dec. 10, 2024. (Delil Souleiman, AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

(Tribune News Service) — Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical U.S. ally in the northern region of Syria — as countries rush to shape the future of the region after the downfall of the Assad regime.

Turkey and the U.S. have long been at loggerheads over Washington’s military and logistical support to Kurdish forces in Syria. The issue remains a priority for Ankara amid talks on what Syria’s future will look like under Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, which now controls Syria, with Turkish officials saying Kurdish presence at the border is a major security concern.