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Syrian government, US-backed Kurdish forces agree immediate ceasefire

On Sunday, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced an immediate ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after days of fighting in northeastern Syria.
A previous March agreement to integrate SDF fighters was not implemented, and fighting had periodically broken out in recent months, escalating in ferocity this month.
Under the terms, SDF forces will withdraw east of the Euphrates River, merge into the defence and interior ministries after security checks, and Syrian state institutions will take over border crossings, oil and gas fields, and move into al-Hasakah, Deir Az Zor, and Raqqa.
The Syrian presidency released a signed document showing Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF head Mazloum Abdi's signatures, and Al-Sharaa met US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, saying lingering files will be resolved and he will meet Abdi on Jan 19.
The agreement requires evacuation of non-Syrian leaders and PKK-affiliated forces, while Tabqa residents toppled a statue after government forces took the town on Sunday.

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