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Syrian government, US-backed Kurdish forces agree immediate ceasefire
The ceasefire includes SDF withdrawal east of the Euphrates and integration of fighters into Syrian ministries after vetting, ending years of Kurdish-led administration control.
- 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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RAQQA, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday, taking near-total control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led militia that controlled the northeast for more than…
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Charaa announced on Sunday that he had signed a ceasefire agreement with the leader of the Kurdish forces in Syria.
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Syrian government, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces agree immediate ceasefire | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
TABQA >> The Syrian government and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts on Sunday after days of fighting as the army advanced into Kurdish-held territories in the northeast.
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