US EditionSyria Starts Taking over Kurdish Strongholds on U.S.-Backed Deal
The deal aims to unify Syrian territory by integrating Kurdish forces and administration into state structures while maintaining a ceasefire, with a curfew imposed by Kurds.
- On Feb 3, Syrian government security forces began entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli under an integration deal, with a convoy of internal security forces moving toward the outskirts, SANA reported.
- The accord, declared on Friday, sets out a ceasefire and gradual integration of Kurdish forces and institutions, with Mazloum Abdi saying implementation would begin on Monday.
- Reuters witnesses reported armoured vehicles approaching Qamishli's outskirts while dozens of villagers obstructed convoys, and interior ministry vehicles entered Hasakah, about 80km south of Qamishli.
- Kurds imposed an early-Tuesday curfew that emptied Qamishli's streets and closed shops, and it will remain in force until 6.00am on Wednesday, marking a blow to Kurdish autonomy.
- The accord foresees folding Kurdish security into interior ministry ranks, the United States hailed the deal as a historic milestone, and Kurds ceded territory in recent weeks.
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Syria govt forces enter Qamishli under agreement with Kurds
Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to gradually integrate the Kurds' forces and institutions into the state.
On Tuesday, 3 February, Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish bastion of Qamishli, in the heart of the Kurdish autonomous zone in north-eastern Syria, in accordance with an agreement between the Kurds and Damascus.
Syrian security convoy enters key Kurdish city under US-backed deal
QAMISHLI, Syria, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, implementing a U.S.-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions back under central government control. Read full story
The Straits Times
InternazionaleSyrian security convoy heads to key Kurdish city under US-backed deal
Feb 3 - Syrian government security forces moved towards the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, as they implement a U.S.-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions under the control of Damascus. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Syrian forces enter Qamishli under ceasefire deal with SDF: State media
Published On 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSyrian forces have begun entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, Syria’s state news agency is reporting, as part of a ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces.Citing the Syrian Interior Ministry, the SANA news agency reported on Tuesday that units began entering the city in northeastern Hasakah province, “to implement the terms of the agreement and commence thei…
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