The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire with Damascus and a gradual integration of their military and administrative structures into the Syrian state, Syrian officials confirmed on Friday (30 January).
The deal follows recent clashes in which government forces retook most territory controlled by the SDF in northeastern Syria for more than a decade.
Under the agreement:
• SDF units will withdraw from front lines as Interior Ministry forces enter Hassakeh and Qamishli.
• Three SDF brigades will be reorganised into a new military formation, alongside an SDF brigade embedded within a government unit in Aleppo province.
• Kurdish-led local institutions will be absorbed into state bodies.
• Civil and educational rights for Kurdish communities and the return of displaced residents are guaranteed.
Fighting resumed in January after talks stalled over a March 2025 integration framework. The United States encouraged a settlement but did not intervene militarily.
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