Kurdish-Led Authorities Begin Oil Trade with Damascus Amid Sanctions Challenges

Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have started providing oil to the central government. This marks the first public acknowledgment of oil deliveries from Kurdish-managed fields to the Islamist-run administration. The move is seen as part of broader talks to unify control over Syria's oil-rich regions amid international sanctions.

Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have initiated the supply of oil to Damascus, marking a significant development in Syria's complex oil industry. This is the first time such an internal oil transfer has been publicly acknowledged by officials.

The agreement involves transporting crude oil from fields in the Hasakeh and Deir el-Zor provinces, orchestrated under a revised deal with the Assad administration.

With U.S. and European sanctions creating trade hurdles, the internal oil trade has emerged as a focal point in negotiations aimed at centralizing authority across Syria, despite ongoing sanctions-related challenges.