Exclusive: Syria's president reaches out to Kobane's Kurds after SDF leader rattles US envoy

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa held a private meeting with Kurdish intellectual and community figures from Kobane, pledging to protect their civil and cultural rights. During the meeting, Sharaa criticized the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), stating they were more interested in controlling land than securing Kurdish rights. This diplomatic outreach follows a shift in US policy away from supporting the SDF, which has allowed Syrian government forces to recapture key territories like Aleppo, Raqqa, and Deir Ezzor. The government's advance has included seizing control of some of Syria's largest oil fields and dams from the SDF.