US EditionSyrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish areas under deal with SDF
Under a phased deal, Syrian Interior Ministry forces entered Kurdish areas to secure key state institutions and restart services, aiming to prevent conflict and unify control.
- On February 3, 2026, Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, implementing a U.S.-backed agreement and moving toward a security zone for talks.
- The January 30 accord foresees phased integration of Kurdish fighters with Damascus forces and was declared on Friday to avert renewed conflict, with the U.S. hailing it as a milestone.
- Security was visibly tightened on Amuda Street as Interior Ministry security forces have a limited mandate to secure civil registry offices, passport departments, and Qamishli airport, deploying temporarily at four points amid a curfew.
- The accord envisages taking over crossings, Qamishli airport and oil facilities to resume services as convoys of security forces were welcomed by Arab towns and villages in Hasakah province chanting `The Syrian people are one.`
- Samer Ahmad said Kurdish forces still control security even as Interior Ministry units deploy, and officials warn they are ready to confront sleeper cells amid fears from 2025 sectarian killings.
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Security forces continue to deploy in northeast Syria after Damascus-SDF deal
Under the deal, small Interior Ministry units will enter Kurdish areas to secure state offices, including civil registry offices, passport departments and the airport, and to restart services at those sites
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Syrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish areas under deal with SDF
Security forces linked to Syria's Interior Ministry continued to deploy in Kurdish-majority areas in northeastern Syria, as part of an agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Syrian security deploy in key Kurdish city under US-backed deal
Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, implementing a U.S.-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions back under central government control.
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Syria’s government has reached a milestone agreement with the Kurdish-led militia in the country’s north-east, aimed at gradually integrating the group into the central army as part of a transition following Bashar Al Assad’s ousting in December 2024. The “comprehensive agreement” between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces is to start being implemented immediately, the two sides announced on Friday. It comes after weeks of fighting that s…
The Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson stated that the army will not be leaving the areas it took over from the YPG. The spokesperson added that the people welcomed them with joy.
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