DAMASCUS Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on July 9 met with the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) leader in the presence of a U.S. envoy to discuss stalled efforts to integrate the group-held region into the Syrian state. Sharaa and SDF head Mazloum Abdi first struck an accord for integration in March with U.S. backing, but its implementation has been held up by differences between the two parties. The YPG-led SDF, which control vast swathes of territory in Syria 's north, including oil