BEIRUT/QAMISHLI, Syria: The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been holding negotiations at a Russian airbase in Syria, a Syrian Kurdish politician told Reuters on Sunday , expressing hope for a deal that would halt a Turkish attack.
Asked about Suleiman's comments, the head of the SDF media office Mustafa Bali said"no comment"."We have confirmed from the start of the invasion that we will study all options that could spare our people ethnic cleansing," he said.Suleiman said he hoped for an agreement between the sides that would"halt the ongoing war and especially its catastrophic and dangerous consequences".
His party, one of Syria's oldest Kurdish groups, is not involved in the autonomous administration set up by the SDF and other Kurdish groups such as the PYD party in northern Syria.Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebel groups launched an offensive on Wednesday into areas of northern Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces . Ankara says it is targeting Kurdish forces linked to an insurgency at home.
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