Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority NYT Par :Christina Goldbaum 17 janvier 2026 à 12:54 President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement on Friday came after days of fighting between the government and Kurdish forces. On Saturday, those forces began withdrawing from a flashpoint east of Aleppo. © Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty ImagesPeople crossing a bridge as they fled from a Kurdish-controlled area on Friday in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, Syria.