The Syrian interim government signed an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, (SDF) which includes a ceasefire and the integration of the U.S.-backed forces into Syria’s army.
Under the terms of the agreement of the deal, signed by Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdi on Monday, all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria—including border crossings, airports, and oil and gas fields—will come under central government control by the end of the year.
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The pact also guarantees constitutional rights for Syria’s Kurdish population, including the right to use and teach their language, which had been restricted under Assad’s rule. Additionally, it promises citizenship to stateless Kurds and facilitates the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals to their homes.
Syria’s agreement with SDF, which has maintained control over large parts of northeastern Syria since 2015, comes months after its leadership dissolved its military and security agencies and announced that all armed factions in the country would be disbanded and integrated into a newly created national army, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense.
The agreement was announced amid the unrest in Syria’s coastal region, where government forces have been battling insurgents loyal to the former Assad regime.
Earlier on Monday, the Syrian Defense Ministry declared an end to the military operation against Assad’s loyalists after achieving the “neutralization of security threats” in Latakia and Tartous provinces.
While security forces ended the military operations in these provinces, they continue to search for sleeper cells and remnants of the insurgency loyal to Assad, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday that nearly 1,500 people had been killed in the violence since Thursday. Among the fatalities, the Observatory noted, were at least 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian security forces, and 148 fighters loyal to Assad.
