I think that is what the jolt from Trump was about.
Will it work? I'd say probably, eventually.
Assad and the Kurds should ally. They’re both minorities in Syria.
OK, I’ll ‘go there’...
I think we were pressuring the Kurds to come to a deal!
Assad had agreed to let them keep their arms.
I assume the sticking point was that Kurds wanted to keep their forces seperated too.
Assad insists they be integrated and subject to Syrian command.
Duroing the Afrin invasion Assad insited the Kurds first lay down their arms before he would help, so this is a concession by Assad. (Though it’s probable the Afrin offer wasn;t in good faith- as what good could come from the Kurds disarming in that situation?)
Heck, they both probably needed encouragement.
Yesterday:
“Russia|n MoD said: “#Turkey should admit that Idlib has become a central point of terrorism. We will take steps regarding this matter because threatens our interests in Syria”.”
(”Get out of Idlib “ in other words.)