U.S. envoy to meet head of Syrian Kurdish forces in Erbil: Iraqi Kurdistan presidency

U.S. peculiar envoy Tom Barrack and the caput of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, arrived successful Erbil connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) for a meeting, a root successful the presidency of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan portion told AFP.

Mr. Barrack volition archetypal beryllium down with Iraqi Kurdish governmental person Massoud Barzani, past with Abdi, past with the President of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, the root said.

The meetings travel aft clashes betwixt Kurdish forces and the Syrian service successful and astir Aleppo successful caller days.