Ceasefire between Syria and Kurds?

Syria and the nation’s main Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces, announced a ceasefire yesterday. The previous day, Syrian forces announced that they had captured communities in Syrian Kurdistan and Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo. These conquests came in spite of pressure from the United States on Syrian forces to stand down. The ceasefire’s provisions allow the Syrian government to take control of Syrian Kurdistan. This is the same Syrian government that is still being empowered by U.S. President Donald Trump. As Trumpet executive editor Stephen Flurry wrote in November, sponsoring Syria is leading to a “prophesied betrayal.”