Syrian government officials have held talks with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force over plans to merge it with the national army.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian government forces have launched a brutal attack on Kurdish ethnic areas of Aleppo sparking fears of another civil war.

Turkish authorities are working closely with Syria to defuse tensions in Aleppo to prevent further escalation and ensure civilians can leave

The new Syrian government harbors no hostile intentions toward Israel, and seeks a relationship based on respect and coexistence," The American envoy told The Post. US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria Tom Barrack hailed the outcome of talks between Israeli and Syrian official as a "breakthrough" in comments given to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

“If Syria fails to integrate all armed forces and former opposition groups into its army, it faces an existential challenge of fragmentation and disintegration,” Caroline Rose, director of military and national security priorities at the New Lines Institute, told Al Jazeera.

Syria's new government and Israel will set up a joint group under US supervision to share intelligence and seek military de-escalation on the ground, they announced Tuesday after talks.The Syrian foreign minister traveled to Paris in his country's first known meeting in months with Israel,

Israel maintains that it has both a moral and strategic obligation to ensure the security of the Druze, especially following the massacre there last year.

Source in Damascus reportedly says Syria insists on regarding violence in Druze area of Sweida as an internal matter, touts 'indications' Israel principally accepts position The post Israel, Syria said to agree to hasten progress for deal on 2nd day of renewed talks appeared first on The Times of Israel.