Kurdish security forces imposed a curfew on Monday in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah, as implementation of the agreement reached with Damascus to merge the institutions of the Kurdish Autonomous Administration into the Syrian state structure begins. A similar measure is scheduled to be imposed in the city of Qamishli on Tuesday.
This action follows the announcement on Friday of a “comprehensive” agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after weeks of clashes that allowed Damascus to extend its control over large areas in the north and east of the country. Under the agreement, government forces and the SDF will begin withdrawing from the “lines of engagement,” while a “limited security force” from the Interior Ministry will enter the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli.
The agreement stipulates the gradual integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into state institutions. This includes the formation of three military brigades from SDF fighters within the Syrian army’s structure, which will be under its direct command without any organizational autonomy. It also includes the handover of the Rmelan and Suwaydiyah oil fields, Qamishli airport, and all border crossings within ten days.
In a related context, Syrian security officials met with their Kurdish counterparts in the city of Kobani (Ain al-Arab) to arrange the entry of Interior Ministry forces into the city, which holds special symbolism for the Kurds.
The agreement has sparked mixed reactions, with thousands of Kurds demonstrating in Qamishli on Sunday in support of “Kurdish unity,” expressing fears of losing the gains achieved during the years of conflict. This agreement is considered a major blow to the aspirations of Kurds to maintain the self-administration they established in northern and eastern Syria.
The implementation of the **Syrian-Kurdish agreement**, which aims to reintegrate the autonomous administration areas in northeastern Syria into state institutions, began today. The city of Hasakah witnessed the imposition of a curfew in preparation for the entry of security forces belonging to the Syrian Interior Ministry, in a first step to implement the agreement that came after weeks of military tensions in the region.
The **Syrian-Kurdish agreement** includes comprehensive military, civil, and administrative aspects, among them the integration of Syrian Democratic Forces fighters into new brigades within the Syrian army, and the handover of vital facilities such as oil fields and border crossings to the central government in Damascus. This development represents a major strategic shift in the Syrian landscape and closes the chapter on the self-administration built by the Kurds over many years.
Citing multiple media sources.
