Kurdish Group Refuses Trump Pressure in Syria

Kurdish fighters stand on their vehicles as they withdraw from two neighborhoods in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on April 4. (Ghaith Alsayed/AP)

By    |   Monday, 28 July 2025 07:21 AM EDT ET

The Trump administration wants Syria's Kurds to give up their quest to retain their hard-fought autonomy and merge with the Islamist regime of Syria's al-Qaida-linked President Ahmed Sharaa.

However, the offensive by ragtag forces of the new government comprised of former ISIS and al-Qaida members against the Druze minority in southwestern Syria reinforces the resolve of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces to stay outside of Damascus' grip.

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The Trump administration wants Syria's Kurds to give up their quest to retain their hard-fought autonomy and merge with the Islamist regime of Syria's al-Qaida-linked President Ahmed Sharaa.
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