Syrian government, SDF agree to immediate ceasefire

Damascus: The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed today, Sunday, on an immediate ceasefire across all fronts in Syria....

Damascus: The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed today, Sunday, on an immediate ceasefire across all fronts in Syria.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the agreement provides for a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire along all front lines and points of contact between Syrian government forces and the SDF, in parallel with the withdrawal of all SDF-affiliated military formations to areas east of Euphrates River as a preliminary step toward redeployment.

The agreement also stipulates the immediate transfer of administrative and military control of the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa to the Syrian government, including the handover of all civil institutions and facilities.

It further calls for the issuance of immediate decisions to regularize the status of current employees within the relevant Syrian state ministries, and commits the government to refraining from any actions against SDF personnel and civil administration staff in the two governorates.

Both sides agreed to integrate all civilian institutions in Hasakah Governorate into Syrian state institutions and administrative structures.