Overview
- The army moved into the al-Hol camp after Kurdish forces withdrew, as authorities announced a four-day ceasefire and set a Saturday deadline for Kurdish integration proposals.
- Talks between President Ahmad al‑Chareh and FDS commander Mazloum Abdi collapsed, with Kurdish representatives citing demands for unconditional surrender and FDS urging resistance in Hassaké.
- Government troops took over vacated zones in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa and reclaimed the al‑Omar oilfield, while security forces positioned around prisons still held by Kurdish units.
- Confusion persisted over a reported breach at Chaddadi prison, with the Interior Ministry saying 120 ISIS inmates escaped and 81 were recaptured as rival sides traded accusations.
- The United States said it is preparing to transfer up to 7,000 ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq, and Turkey publicly endorsed Damascus’s push as pro‑Kurdish demonstrations were dispersed along the border.