Syria Deploys Forces in Kurdish North After Cease-Fire Deal Transfers Control

Overview

• Government troops moved into areas long run by the Kurdish-led FDS, with deployments reported near Hasakeh and visible security patrols in Raqqa after the deal took effect.
• State media detailed an agreement handing the government control of local administration, borders, and oil and gas assets, with FDS personnel slated for integration into the Defense and Interior ministries.
• FDS units pulled back from eastern Deir ez-Zor, including the Al Omar and Al Tanak oil fields, ceding assets that had been under Kurdish control since the fight against ISIS.
• Mazloum Abdi accused Syrian forces of breaching withdrawal terms as localized clashes persisted, and the army said three soldiers were killed on Monday.
• U.S. Central Command urged Damascus to halt offensive actions between Aleppo and Tabqa, and French and Iraqi Kurdish leaders called for de-escalation.