The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government in Damascus announced on Friday a “comprehensive agreement” aimed at establishing a ceasefire and beginning a gradual process of integrating military and administrative institutions in northeastern Syria.
According to a statement issued by the SDF and confirmed by Syrian government sources, the agreement includes the withdrawal of military units from lines of contact and the deployment of security forces from the Ministry of Interior to the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli.
The agreement stipulates the formation of a new military division within the Syrian Army, which will consist of three brigades of SDF fighters. Additionally, a special brigade for Kobani (Ain al-Arab) forces will be established under a military division in the Aleppo governorate.
On the administrative side, the institutions of the “Self-Administration” previously established by the Kurds will be merged into official Syrian state institutions, with civil servants being confirmed in their positions. The agreement also includes settling the civil and educational rights of the Kurds and ensuring the return of displaced persons to their areas.
This development follows a period of negotiations interspersed with military confrontations, as the new Syrian authorities, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, seek to unify Syrian territory under state authority. The SDF, formerly backed by the United States, had controlled large areas of the country’s north and east during its war against the “ISIS” organization.
