DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Clashes come amid high-level talks between Syrian and Turkish officials on integration of SDF forces into Syria’s army.Clashes have been reported between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo amid high-level talks on how to integrate the SDF into Syria’s state institutions.Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported on Monday that the SDF launched attacks against Syrian security force positions near the Sheihan and Lairmoun roundabouts in Aleppo.“The Gaziantep-Aleppo road has been closed from the direction of the Lairmoun and Sheihan roundabouts as SDF targets the road,” the news agency said.The Syrian Civil Defence said two of its rescuers were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was fired upon by the SDF.“The vehicle clearly displayed the Civil Defense insignia,” the rescue agency said, adding that the two wounded rescuers were taken to hospital.The violence comes as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Syria’s capital Damascus for talks with Syrian officials on the integration of the SDF into the country’s new army ahead of a looming deadline.Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who came to power following the removal of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad in December of last year, signed a deal in March with the SDF to integrate the group into the country’s state institutions.But the details of the integration process were left vague, and the deal’s implementation has stalled.Re …
