Kurdish commentators view the agreement between the SDF and the Syrian interim government positively, expecting it to lead to future constitutional steps for Kurdish rights. Click here for the full web story in Kurdish.

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state institutions as it tries to unify the country’s diverse communities after a decade of civil war.