{"id":9347,"date":"2026-01-21T03:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9347"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:54:47","slug":"us-envoy-says-sdfs-role-in-syria-has-largely-expired-after-isil-isil-isis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9347","title":{"rendered":"US envoy says SDF\u2019s role in Syria has \u2018largely expired\u2019 after ISIL | ISIL\/ISIS News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US Envoy Tom Barrack says the Syrian government is taking the SDF\u2019s former position as the \u2018anti-ISIS (ISIL)\u2019 force; Kurds could now integrate into Syrian society.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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on X.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He added that Syria\u2019s situation has \u201cfundamentally\u201d transformed, with Damascus joining the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS as its 90th member in late 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Syria is now \u201cwilling and positioned to take over security responsibilities\u201d including control of ISIL (ISIS) detention facilities and camps, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The envoy went on to say that as the Syrian government takes its position as the \u201canti-ISIS\u201d force, it now created a \u201cunique window\u201d for Kurds to integrate after President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced that Kurds would be granted citizenship rights and protections for the Kurdish language.<\/p>\n<p>Barrack also said the future of the Kurdish community in Syria is now at a \u201cpathway to full integration\u201d following a four-day ceasefire announced by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from Damascus, Al Jazeera\u2019s Ayman Oghanna says the US had \u201cenjoyed a very long relationship with the SDF\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor more than a decade, they\u2019ve equipped the SDF, they\u2019ve trained the SDF, they\u2019ve fought alongside the SDF, and they still have 900 troops in SDF territory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the run-up to this conflict, we were speaking to Syrian Kurds who were worried that the deepening ties between Damascus and Washington may lead the US to abandon its relationship with the SDF, and that seems to be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrack\u2019s statement comes after the Syrian army and the SDF accepted a ceasefire deal in the biggest win for al-Sharaa\u2019s government since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, clashes were reported between the Syrian army and the SDF in the city of al-Shaddadi, with those accused of having ISIL links fleeing from prison.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the army announced on Tuesday that a four-day ceasefire had been agreed. 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