Syria Kurd forces chief says agreement with Sharaa ‘real opportunity’ to build new Syria

People celebrate, after the Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich northeast, signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria’s new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Qamishli, Syria, March 10, 2025. (Reuters)
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Updated 11 March 2025
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Syria Kurd forces chief says agreement with Sharaa ‘real opportunity’ to build new Syria

DAMASCUS: The head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Tuesday that an accord reached with the new leaders in Damascus is a “real opportunity to build a new Syria.” “We are committed to building a better future that guarantees the rights of all Syrians and fulfills their aspirations for peace and dignity,” Mazloum Abdi said in a posting on X.
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the SDF to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government.


Iran military says to hit US, Israeli economic targets in region

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Iran military says to hit US, Israeli economic targets in region

  • It urged people across the region to refrain from going within one kilometer of banks
TEHRAN: Iran’s military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic targets in the region, including banks, after overnight attacks reportedly hit an Iranian bank.
“The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centers and banks belonging to the United States and the Zionist regime,” said the military’s central operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, in a statement carried by state TV.
It urged people across the region to refrain from going within one kilometer of banks.
Iranian media said US and Israeli strikes hit a bank in Tehran overnight, killing an unspecified number of employees.