Hoshyar Zibari: Syrian Government–SDF Agreement Is the Result of President Barzani’s Efforts

ARK News.. A Kurdish politician affirmed that the agreement reached between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government is the outcome of the efforts of the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Tomas Barrack, and his communications with President Masoud Barzani, Mazloum Abdi, and Turkey.

Kurdish politician and member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Hoshyar Zibari, said in a post on the platform X that the “Syrian government–SDF agreement” confirms the constructive and positive role of the Kurdistan Region in achieving security and regional stability for the benefit of the peoples of the region.

On Friday, January 30, 2026, the Syrian government and the SDF reached a comprehensive agreement providing for a full ceasefire and the launch of a gradual integration process of military, administrative, and security institutions, aimed at unifying Syrian territory and rebuilding the country.

The agreement stipulates the withdrawal of military forces from current contact lines, in exchange for the deployment of Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Interior to the centers of Hasaka and Qamishlخ, to begin integrating security institutions in eastern Syria.

Militarily, the parties agreed to form a new military division comprising three brigades of SDF fighters, in addition to establishing a special Kobani Forces brigade under a division affiliated with Aleppo Governorate, paving the way for the official integration of these forces into the structure of the Syrian Arab Army.

Administratively, the agreement provides for the integration of Autonomous Administration institutions into Syrian state institutions, while ensuring the fixing (retention) of civilian employees in their positions, guaranteeing institutional continuity under the authority of the central government.

On the political and social level, the agreement includes provisions addressing civil and educational rights of the Kurdish people and ensuring the return of displaced persons to their original areas, contributing to the restoration of social stability in conflict-affected regions

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