US EditionSyria Starts Taking over Kurdish Strongholds on U.S.-Backed Deal
The deal aims to unify Syrian territory by integrating Kurdish forces and administration into state structures while maintaining a ceasefire, with a curfew imposed by Kurds.
- On Feb 3, Syrian government security forces began entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli under an integration deal, with a convoy of internal security forces moving toward the outskirts, SANA reported.
- The accord, declared on Friday, sets out a ceasefire and gradual integration of Kurdish forces and institutions, with Mazloum Abdi saying implementation would begin on Monday.
- Reuters witnesses reported armoured vehicles approaching Qamishli's outskirts while dozens of villagers obstructed convoys, and interior ministry vehicles entered Hasakah, about 80km south of Qamishli.
- Kurds imposed an early-Tuesday curfew that emptied Qamishli's streets and closed shops, and it will remain in force until 6.00am on Wednesday, marking a blow to Kurdish autonomy.
- The accord foresees folding Kurdish security into interior ministry ranks, the United States hailed the deal as a historic milestone, and Kurds ceded territory in recent weeks.
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Syrian forces extend control
Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to gradually integrate the Kurds' forces and institutions into the state, days after entering the mixed Kurdish-Arab city of Hasakeh and the countryside around the town of Kobane. Kurdish forces have ceded swathes of territory to advancing government troops in recent weeks following months of tension and sporadic clashes as Syria'…
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Syria govt forces enter Qamishli under agreement with Kurds
Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to gradually integrate the Kurds' forces and institutions into the state.
On Tuesday, 3 February, Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish bastion of Qamishli, in the heart of the Kurdish autonomous zone in north-eastern Syria, in accordance with an agreement between the Kurds and Damascus.
Syrian forces enter Qamishli under ceasefire deal with SDF: State media
Published On 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSyrian forces have begun entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, Syria’s state news agency is reporting, as part of a ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces.Citing the Syrian Interior Ministry, the SANA news agency reported on Tuesday that units began entering the city in northeastern Hasakah province, “to implement the terms of the agreement and commence thei…
The Kurdish local authorities imposed a movement ban on March in the city with the majority Kurdish population Qamisli, where Syrian security forces were to be deployed according to an AFP team located in front of the site.
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