{"id":113334,"date":"2026-01-30T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113334"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:59:34","slug":"syrian-government-reaches-deal-with-kurdish-led-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113334","title":{"rendered":"Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Syria\u2019s government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the gradual intergration of Kurdish forces and institutions into the state.<\/p>\n

This comes after weeks of clashes which saw Syrian troops reclaim large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under SDF control for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

US envoy Tom Barrack called it \u201ca profound and historic milestone in Syria\u2019s journey toward national reconciliation, unity, and enduring stability\u201d.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month \u2013 and after its major territorial losses \u2013 the SDF agreed to a ceasefire that saw much of its hold brought under government control, but reports of clashes continued.<\/p>\n

Much like that 14-point agreement, Friday\u2019s deal would see SDF withdraw from points of contact, its members join the Syrian army and government, and the integration of its administrative and civil bodies into those of the state.<\/p>\n

The SDF said the agreement also includes the formation of a military division consisting of three brigades made of its members.<\/p>\n

The statement on X added that an agreement on the civil and educational rights for Kurdish people was also reached, as well as a guarantee that those displaced would be allowed to return to their homes.<\/p>\n

Part of the deal saw the transfer of prisons, oil and gas fields \u2013 which were under SDF control \u2013 to Damascus.<\/p>\n

Syrian troops seized control of the Omar facility, the country\u2019s largest oilfield, after the SDF pulled back. Earlier, the army took the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river.<\/p>\n

The Kurds previously controlled nearly a third of Syria\u2019s territory with the support of the US after it helped defeat the Islamic State (IS) group.<\/p>\n

Their recent losses mark the biggest change of control in the country since the toppling of former leader Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, which ended Syria\u2019s 13-year civil war.<\/p>\n

Since leading the rebel offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to reunify a divided Syria.<\/p>\n

After the ceasefire was agreed on 18 January, he said he hoped it would allow the country to \u201cend its state of division and move to a state of unity and progress\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.<\/p>\n

This is the first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since Syria\u2019s independence in 1946.<\/p>\n

This agreement followed months of stalled negotiations over a March 2025 integration deal, which both sides had accused each other of trying to derail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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