CSIS Issues Commentary: How Syria Can Succeed in Integrating the Kurds
January 24, 2026
January 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026:
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How Syria Can Succeed in Integrating the Kurds
By Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman
Intensified conflict between the Syrian transition government (STG) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) poses the most significant threat to Syria's fragile transition to date. The SDF overplayed its hand in negotiati . . .
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How Syria Can Succeed in Integrating the Kurds
By Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman
Intensified conflict between the Syrian transition government (STG) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) poses the most significant threat to Syria's fragile transition to date. The SDF overplayed its hand in negotiati . . .