The U.S.-backed terrorist group YPG lost control in Syria after a lightning offensive by the Syrian army. The rapid takeover of YPG-occupied areas took shape in a string of meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits told Reuters. The accounts, not previously reported and shared on the condition of anonymity, showed that the U.S. did not stand in the way of an operation that has radically altered Syria's βbalance of power, at the expense of a one-time ally.
The meetings paved the way for βSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to score two major wins: advance his vow to unite all Syrian territory under one leadership and become the favored Syrian partner for the U.S. administration under President Donald Trump, the sources said.
His offensive effectively wiped out
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