Syria announces 'comprehensive ceasefire' with Kurds after clashes | International

DAMASCUS, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syria announced a comprehensive ceasefire with Kurdish forces after a meeting Tuesday between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi that followed deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. Syria's authorities, who took power last year after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, have rejected Kurdish demands for a decentralised government giving them greater autonomy. The issue has added to tensions with the Kurdish administration that controls swathes of the north and northeast, while differences between the two sides have held up implementation of a March 10 deal on integrating the Kurds' civil and military institutions into the state. In a statement on X, Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra...