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

The United States carried out major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Saturday, following up on even larger retaliatory attacks last month to avenge the deaths of two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter killed in a terrorist attack in the country.

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.

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,

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.

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.