KURDISH leaders in northern Syria issued an appeal for talks with Damascus today indicating a dramatic U-turn from its previous pivot toward the United States.

Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Aldar Khalil said talks should take place in the Syrian capital however, without the need to travel to Geneva.

“What is wrong with us sitting and deliberating as Syrians and proposing possible solutions to reach a formula…to all issues in Syria,” he said in an interview with Rojava TV.