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Kurds Rally as US-Brokered Deal to Integrate Northeast Syria’s Kurdish Institutions Begins Monday

The deal accelerates a state takeover of key infrastructure within days, with SDF fighters to be folded into army brigades.

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Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces queue to settle their status with the Syrian government, in Raqqa. Reuters
Syrian Interior Ministry security forces vehicles travel to enter the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria, following an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces reached on January 30, in Al-hasakah, Syria, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Overview

  • Thousands gathered in Qamishli on Sunday to show solidarity and voice concern on the eve of the agreement’s rollout.
  • SDF commander Mazloum Abdi said implementation starts Monday, with both sides pulling back from frontline areas including parts of Kobani under a maintained ceasefire.
  • Reports indicate limited Syrian internal security deployments in parts of Hasakah and Qamishli, while regular army units are not slated to enter Kurdish towns.
  • Information Minister Hamza Mustafa said oil fields, border crossings and Qamishli airport will transfer to government control within ten days.
  • The framework outlines new military structures drawn from SDF units, including a division composed of three SDF brigades and a Kobani brigade folded into an Aleppo-linked division, with Washington credited for brokering the deal.