US EditionCeasefire with Kurdish-led force extended for another 15 days, Syrian army says
The 15-day ceasefire extension supports the U.S. transfer of 7,000 Islamic State detainees from Kurdish prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraqi detention centers.
- On Jan 24, Syria's defence ministry announced a 15-day truce extension with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, effective 11pm Saturday to support U.S. transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq.
- The four-day ceasefire declared Tuesday followed Syrian troops launching an offensive this month after a year-end merger deadline passed, fueling clashes and SDF territorial losses.
- Earlier this week, the U.S. military said some 7,000 IS detainees will be transferred to detention centres in neighbouring Iraq, and on Wednesday 150 prisoners were taken to Iraq; state TV reported 126 boys under 18 were released from al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa.
- The immediate aim is to keep the truce, with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abiding by the ceasefire `through international mediation` while government forces control al-Aqtan prison.
- The U.S. has been engaging in shuttle diplomacy to establish a lasting ceasefire and facilitate SDF integration, signaling a shift toward President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government and border revenue control.
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Fragile ceasefire in northern Syria
On Saturday 24 January, the Syrian government and the Kurdish forces extended their ceasefire for 15 days. Damascus claims that the measure was intended to facilitate the transfer by the United States of detainees from the Islamic State (IS) group from Syria to Iraq. In Kobané, in the western part of the country, Kurdish forces denounce the siege of the city, and the inhabitants fear a shortage of fuel.
Earlier on Saturday, three sources, including a Kurd and a Syrian official in Damascus, had informed the AFP of an agreement between the two parties to extend the truce.
At UN, Pakistan says support stability in Syria
Pakistan has called for faithful implementation of the recent ceasefire agreement between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed Kurdish-led group, in an effort to advance Syria's stability and security and uphold its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity after years of devastating conflict in the Arab country. "All state institutions and security structures must operate under a single, central framework…
The transitional government in Syria has extended the ceasefire with Kurdish armed forces, which is due to the transfer of ISIS prisoners to Iraq.
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