Syria Signs Ceasefire With Kurdish-Led Forces
Syria’s government agreed an immediate ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces, integrating them into state institutions and regaining control of key provinces.
The Syrian government announced it has signed an immediate ceasefire agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), saying the deal allows Damascus to regain near-complete control of the country.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Sunday the ceasefire is part of a broader 14-point agreement that integrates the SDF into Syria’s military and state institutions. He said the deal enables government forces to reassert control over three key provinces: Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.
The agreement ended two weeks of clashes and followed a meeting between al-Sharaa and US special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, who welcomed the deal as a step toward a “united Syria.”
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi confirmed the talks in a televised interview, saying the ceasefire was aimed at preventing a wider war. He said the fighting had been “imposed” on the SDF and pledged to share further details after returning to the capital.
Under the agreement, Syrian authorities will take control of civilian institutions, border crossings, and oil and gas resources in northeastern Syria, which had formed the economic backbone of Kurdish self-administration.
The SDF was formed nearly a decade ago during Syria’s civil war and became the main local partner of the United States in the fight against Islamic State. With US military backing, it drove ISIS from large parts of northeastern Syria.
Despite defeating ISIS territorially, the SDF continued to administer Kurdish- and Arab-majority areas, controlling detention camps and prisons holding thousands of ISIS fighters and their families, a long-standing point of contention with Damascus.
As part of the deal, SDF military and security personnel will be integrated into Syria’s defence and interior ministries following formal vetting, while the government assumes responsibility for prisons and camps holding ISIS detainees.
Damascus also reaffirmed commitments to recognise Kurdish cultural and linguistic rights, including granting Kurdish official status and recognising Nowruz as a national holiday, moves described as unprecedented in Syria’s modern history.
The ceasefire marks a major political and territorial shift, potentially reshaping Syria’s post-war order as Damascus seeks to consolidate power while addressing long-standing Kurdish demands.
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