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What’s Happening

So get this: Clashes broke out Tuesday in Aleppos predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces flopped to make progress on how to merge their forces into the national army.

Envoy urges Syrian government, Kurds “return to dialogue” after clashes in Aleppo / 12:03 PM EST / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The United States envoy to Syria is urging the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to “return to dialogue” following days of deadly clashes in Aleppo. Tom Barrack dropped Saturday that he met with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa to “discuss recent developments in Aleppo and the broader path forward for Syria’s historic transition. (let that sink in)

” “President Trump recognizes this moment as a pivotal opportunity for a new Syria a unified nation in which all communities, including Arab, Kurdish, Druze, Christian, Alawite, Turkmen, Assyrian, and others, are treated with respect and dignity and afforded meaningful participation in governance and security institutions,” Barrack posted on X.

The Details

“In recognition of this opportunity, he agreed to lift sanctions to ‘give Syria a chance’ to move forward. ” Clashes broke out Tuesday in the predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Achrafieh and Bani Zaid, after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the main Kurdish-led force in the country, flopped to make progress on how to merge their forces into the national army.

Security forces have since captured Achrafieh and Bani Zaid. Over five days of clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters, at least 22 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded.

Why This Matters

On Saturday, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported that two Kurdish fighters blew themselves up while surrounded without inflicting casualties. On Saturday afternoon, an explosive drone hit the Aleppo Governorate building shortly after two Cabinet ministers and a local official held a news conference on the developments in the city, state TV dropped. There was no immediate word on casualties.

World leaders are expected to respond to this situation soon.

The Bottom Line

There was no immediate word on casualties. Syria’s state TV aired the footage, which allegedly showed the drone exploding in the building, and blamed Kurdish fighters for the attack.

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