Why did the Trump administration give the green light to the Sharia and SDF agreement?

In a historical step fraught with hope and bright future, in the capital, Damascus, a historic agreement was signed between Syrian President Ahmed Al -Shara and the Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces “SDF” Mazloum Abdi on Monday, March 10, 2025.

This agreement is an important turning point in the contemporary history of Syria, as it unites the parties and sets the foundations for sustainable national reconciliation, and it is a strong message for everyone who bet on the failure of the Syrian people to achieve their unity and security, after the fall of the Bashar al -Assad regime.

The signing of this agreement coincided with a milestone in the life of the Syrian people, after the major crisis that ravaged the areas of the Syrian coast in the provinces of Lattakia and Tartous, where the remnants loyal to the previous regime sought to ignite sectarian strife that drags the country to a civil war that threatens everyone without exception.

The background of the agreement

Undoubtedly, the agreement was not the result of the moment it was announced. It is clear that he has gone through difficult labor and prolonged secret talks between the two sides, which continued since the fall of the Assad regime, where the leader of “SDF” was received My servant In Damascus, with the general motherJRaki, Sharia refused to meet him at the time, and it was agreed with the Kurds on a group of points, and the difference on other points that was found, detailed, some of which were related to the merger of the Kurdish forces in the Syrian Ministry of Defense, and the Kurdish desire to obtain the Syrian government’s recognition of the Kurdish identity in Syria.

Perhaps the most complex issues that postponed the declaration of the agreement were related to the future of the prisons of the Islamic State, especially the “Hall” prison and the “industry” prison in the Gouran region in the city of Hasaka, where thousands of members of the organization are located, including important leaders in the organization, where the Kurdish position remained hesitant in handing the prisons, and is linked to the position of the mother managementJRakia, which believes that the new Syrian regime did not provide adequate security guarantees, which protect these prisons and prevent their exposure to penetration operations that lead to the escape of ISIS fighters.

But it seems that the announcement of the mother administrationJThe new Rakia about her intention to withdraw the mother forcesJRakia from eastern Syria and its support for the peace agreement between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers Party, has alleviated the burden on the commander of the “SDF” forces My servantAnd he prompted him to agree to deliver prisons, after his decision was previously subject to American approval.

There is no doubt that the agreement will have repercussions affecting the national unity of Syria, as it will enhance the ability of the new negotiating regime to attract other local groups, which still sees a threat to its existence and identity, especially in the areas of the Alawi coast, as well as in Jabal Al -Arab in As -Suwayda, where the Druze constitute the majority of its population.

It is hoped that the Druze agreement should alert that they should not be the rebellious pocket from which calls for dismantling Syria, especially from Israel, whose prime minister announced two weeks ago to support the so -called (minority alliance), which includes the Kurds, Druze and Alevis and may include Christians, to confront the new Syrian regime.

The agreement will also enhance the popular presence of the Sharia regime, as it corresponds to all its details with the goals of the Syrian revolution, the Sharia seeking to restore the unity of Syria, and to start a political process that absorbs everyone, as it came as an affirmation of the outputs of the National Dialogue Conference that was held in February 2025, which emphasized the unity of Syria and its people, and the right of the state alone to monopolize weapons, extend its influence over the entire Syrian soil, and build a state of law in which everyone is equal.

Regional and international positions

There is also no doubt that the agreement was not only an internal agreement between the Sharia and the oppressed of my servant. The sincere intentions do not intercede in passing a historical agreement with its regional and international repercussions.

Accordingly, the international atmosphere was one of the most important factors that supported the Kurdish government agreement. The United States gave the green light to the commander of the “SDF” forces to proceed with the agreement and integrate its forces in the Syrian Ministry of Defense, as part of the Trump strategy to get rid of the financial burdens of “SDF”, which costs the American budget more than $ 500 million annually, since its establishment in 2015.

It is clear that, since the fall of Assad, the American vision has been focused on rehabilitating Syria to be a fundamental actor in the new Middle East arrangements, and that the establishment of a new system in Syria linked to the influx of American influence in Syria in the foreseeable future, in terms of future normalization with Israel, and besieging its security threats to the Lebanese Hezbollah, or in terms of promoting economic privileges of American companies in Syria, in the oil, gas and infrastructure sectors.

Accordingly, the Trump administration gave the green light to rehabilitate and support the new Syrian regime, and to facilitate the control of the Syrian army over the entire Syrian territories, and for this it is likely that the next stage will witness an American trend to mitigate or raise US economic and European sanctions, and in a way that helps in facilitating international banks’ transactions with Syria, and starting diplomatic relations that enable the Syrian leadership to control the security reality and reintegrate Syria into the international system, after it ensures that The new system will not be a terrorist export station, as the Bashar al -Assad regime was doing.

As for Turkey, despite its acceptance of caution in the agreement, it is clear that the agreement came as a direct result of the important historical declaration of the Turkish Kurdistan Workers Party, by stopping its military activities against the Turkish army, which was a motive for the leaders of democratic Syria, to proceed with the signature of the agreement, and Turkey seeks not to ensure the future, that is, political and security control of “SDF” in the northern and eastern Syria regions, and not to establish any kind of self -government Syria can threaten the future of Turkish national security.

Mine on the path of agreement

As we mentioned above, the agreement is an important historical step in order to restore the unity of Syria, unify its army and strengthen its economy, so Qasd to the Syrian army will enhance the army’s combat capabilities, as Kurdish fighters are trained highly training at the hands of American forces, and are equipped with the latest weapons, and the restoration of more than 27% of the Syrian lands, and the oil wealth, gas fields, border crossings and water, will enable the Syrian regime, and the Syrian regime will enable The new, economically, and helps in addressing many problems of poverty and unemployment and developing the Syrian economy, by stimulating the oil, gas, agriculture and industry industry in the northern and eastern Syria regions.

But as it is said, the good intentions in politics do not stand up, and therefore the continuation of this agreement to its end is fraught with a number of risks, perhaps the most important of which is related to the reintegration of the Qasd forces into the ranks of the Syrian army. Will all of its 120 thousand fighters will be integrated, or will other groups be accepted and the demobilization of other groups and referred to civilian jobs?

Will the Kurdish fighters be accepted and the Arab fighters were demobilized in Qasd? Then what about American weapons, will the new regime, as well as Türkiye, will accept “Qasd”, with its advanced American weapons, or will they be removed and transferred to the rest of the Syrian army factions? Will the “Qasd” forces be distributed to the units and areas of the deployment of the Syrian army, or will the Kurdish forces be stationed in their current areas?

As for the economic point of view, although the agreement will open an important economic horizons for foreign investment, and helps to change the structure of the Syrian economy, by abolishing the old and obstructed socialist economic laws, the extraction of the control of the “SDF” forces on the great financial financing sources obtained from smuggling oil, gas, agriculture and crossings is not easy, in light of the presence of the arms mafia, crime and drugs, and in light of the presence of Kurdish groups rejecting For the agreement, and the unpleasant groups of foreign fighters, the drug trafficking, oil smuggling and weapons across the border continued.

There is no doubt that the Israeli challenge is still the most important future obstacles to obstructing the agreement, as the agreement has restored the Kurds to embrace the Syrian state, which was a blow to the Tel Aviv strategy in moving the minority file in Syria and weakening its new regime.

Therefore, Israel is likely to reactivate its strategy, by supporting some Kurdish and non -Kurdish parties affected by this agreement.

In conclusion, This agreement remains a cautious step in a complex political path, as its future will be determined on the ability of the parties concerned to balance between conflicting interests and managing internal and external challenges.