Syrian Government and SDF Agree to a Comprehensive Ceasefire

ARK News.. A Syrian media source reported that an agreement has been reached to fully halt hostilities between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), under a comprehensive framework that includes an understanding on a phased integration of military and administrative forces from both sides.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the agreement provides for the withdrawal of military forces from contact lines and the deployment of the Internal Security Forces of the Interior Ministry into the centers of Hasakah and Qamishli to reinforce stability. It also includes the initiation of a process to integrate security forces in the region and the formation of a military division comprising three brigades from the SDF, as well as a separate Kobane brigade within a division affiliated with Aleppo province.

The agency added that the agreement also entails the integration of the Autonomous Administration institutions (“PYD administration”) into Syrian state institutions, with the fixing of civilian employees.

The source noted that the parties also agreed to address the civil and educational rights of the Kurdish community and to guarantee the return of displaced persons to their areas.

The agreement aims to preserve Syria’s territorial unity, enforce the rule of law, and achieve full integration in the region by strengthening cooperation among the concerned parties and unifying efforts to rebuild the country.

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