Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syria’s new government, saying its full implementation would contribute to security and stability in the country.

By Timour Azhari, Phil Stewart, Jonathan Spicer and Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus,

Syria’s interim government has reached a breakthrough deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syria’s new government. The SDF, which controls much of Syria's northeast,

A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. "The agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces is a major step towards reunifying Syria,