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Syria Announces Ceasefire With SDF After Seizing Tabqa and Major Oil Fields

Damascus touts a published ceasefire plan following rapid gains, with implementation unverified.

Overview

  • - Government forces entered Tabqa and asserted control over the Euphrates Dam and surrounding Raqqa countryside, according to state media and reporters on the ground.
  • - War monitors reported SDF withdrawals from eastern Deir Ezzor, including the Al-Omar and Tanak oil fields, with officials also citing government control of the Conoco gas site.
  • - The presidency published a document showing signatures of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF chief Mazloum Abdi that calls for an immediate ceasefire, SDF integration into state ministries, and the handover of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor to Damascus.
  • - On-the-ground compliance remains disputed as both sides accuse each other of violations, local authorities imposed curfews and closures, and reports cited at least two dozen civilian deaths and new displacement.
  • - The United States urged de-escalation, with CENTCOM calling for Syrian troops to halt offensive actions and envoy Tom Barrack engaging both sides, while local Arab tribal fighters and defections aided the government advance and a new decree recognized Kurdish language and rights.