{"id":48358,"date":"2018-08-14T21:33:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/14\/kurds-meet-with-syrian-government-to-discuss-self-rule-as-assad-demands-us-troops-withdraw\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:04:55","slug":"kurds-meet-with-syrian-government-to-discuss-self-rule-as-assad-demands-us-troops-withdraw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/14\/kurds-meet-with-syrian-government-to-discuss-self-rule-as-assad-demands-us-troops-withdraw\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurds meet with Syrian government to discuss self-rule as Assad demands US troops withdraw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIRUT \u2014 Representatives from Syria\u2019s Kurdish-run northeastern region met with the government in Damascus last week to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/07\/syrian-kurdish-leader-no-turkish-or-allied-forces-in-manbij\/\" target=_blank>self-administration in a postwar Syria<\/a>, a leading Kurdish official said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the second meeting between the two sides, and they agreed to continue their discussions, said Ilham Ahmed, the co-president of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SDC delegation pressed for constitutional reforms to enshrine regional self-administration, said Ahmed, who described the government&#8217;s response as &#8220;not positive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have lots of work ahead of us, and I don&#8217;t think this will be easy,&#8221; said Ahmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/31\/assad-wants-american-troops-out-of-syria-and-threatens-to-attack-region-under-us-backed-kurds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18151348549246.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Assad wants American troops out of Syria and threatens to attack region under US-backed Kurds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened to attack a region held by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, saying in an interview broadcast on Russia Today channel on Thursday that American troops should leave the country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian government has vowed to reassert its rule over the whole country after surviving seven years of civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/10\/assad-says-west-is-fueling-syria-war-hoping-to-topple-him\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Bashar Assad<\/a> is demanding the departure of U.S. troops, who are embedded with the military arm of the SDC, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/04\/us-turkey-say-plan-reached-to-resolve-rift-over-us-backed-kurdish-fighters-in-syria-town\/\" target=\"_blank\">Syrian Democratic Forces<\/a>, in the northeast Rojava region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. forces supported the Syrian Democratic Forces in their campaign against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria. An estimated 2,000 U.S. troops and military advisers are in northern Syria, and the U.S. operates air bases in the Kurdish-administered region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration remains noncommittal about its plans for northern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/24\/defeat-of-isis-in-syria-just-2-3-months-away-commander-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4571553.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Defeat of ISIS in Syria just 2 to 3 months away, commander says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">ISIS is down to its last few hundred fighters in Syria, coalition says.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahmed said the Kurdish-run region would not participate in nationwide local elections slated for next month, despite pressure from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the SDC delegation met with officials from Damascus&#8217;s authority on local administration and the ruling Baath Party&#8217;s National Security Bureau, which oversees all intelligence operations in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also Tuesday, Syrian state media said five drones were shot down in the coastal Latakia province as they approached a Russian air base in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The air base, known as Hemeimeem, is the headquarters for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/14\/russia-to-help-restore-un-patrols-near-syria-israel-frontier\/\" target=_blank>Russia\u2019s military operations<\/a> in support of Assad\u2019s forces. 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