"Syrian transitional government troops and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had been fighting for weeks in northern Syria. On Tuesday evening, the announcement of a four-day ceasefire restored a measure of calm. SDF fighters were close allies of the international coalition battling the extremist "Islamic State,", or IS, group in Syria and managed to take control of strategically important areas in Syria during 14 years of civil war. Recent clashes with Syrian government troops has pushed them out of these areas."
"A people without a homeland Some 30 to 35 million Kurds live around the world. But they are not a homogenous group. Different dialects are spoken in Kurdish regions. Religiously the Kurds also vary. While the majority belong to Sunni Islam, significant Alevi, Yazidi, Shiite and Christian communities also exist. Historically, the Kurds lived in the area between Mesopotamia's Euphrates and Tigris rivers."
Syrian transitional government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fought for weeks in northern Syria before a four-day ceasefire halted immediate hostilities. The SDF were key allies of the international coalition against the Islamic State and gained control of strategic areas during Syria's 14-year civil war; recent clashes with government forces have displaced them from some positions. The Syrian government accuses the SDF of disregarding a March 2025 agreement to integrate Kurdish civilian and military institutions into the state and army by the end of 2025. Kurdish leaders accuse the government of ignoring ethnic and religious minority rights while reorganizing the country. The Kurdish population numbers roughly 30–35 million across multiple states.
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