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Settlement will see authorities takeover of SDF managed areas, and SDF integration into Syrian army.
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The Syrian authorities has introduced a ceasefire has been agreed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that may contain the withdrawal of the latter’s forces from areas west of the Euphrates River, in accordance with Syrian state media.
Sunday’s deal may also see SDF forces combine into the Syrian army.
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The settlement comes after days of preventing between the Syrian authorities and the SDF in northeastern Syria.
Talking in Damascus, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa mentioned that the settlement will see Syrian state establishments transfer into three japanese and northern governorates – al-Hasakah, Deir Az Zor, and Raqqa – beforehand managed by the SDF.
“We advise our Arab tribes to stay calm and permit for the implementation of the agremeent’s phrases,” al-Sharaa mentioned.
Al-Sharaa made the announcement after he met US Particular Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack in Damascus. SDF chief Mazloum Abdi was alleged to be on the assembly, however al-Sharaa mentioned that climate circumstances meant that his journey can be postponed till Monday.
Al Jazeera’s Ayman Oghanna, reporting from the Syrian capital, mentioned that the settlement “might be seen as a victory” for the Syrian authorities.
Syrian state media says that the settlement will see the army handover of the SDF-controlled governorates, and the takeover of civilian establishments.
The Syrian authorities may also take over “all border crossings and oil and fuel fields”.
A earlier settlement in March that included the combination of SDF forces into the Syrian army was not applied, and preventing has periodically damaged out between the 2 sides in latest months, growing in ferocity this month.
