Syria & Rojava: The January 29 integration agreement and the challenges of constructing a new partnership

March 21, 2026 By Michael Karadjis Between February 13-15, a very strange Syrian delegation attended the Munich Security Conference – along with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani were Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi, and co-chair of the Kurdish-led Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), Ilham Ahmad. The…