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Syrian Forces Enter Hasakah and Qamishli Under U.S.-Brokered Integration Deal

Initial deployments focus on securing state facilities in the northeast under a fragile truce.

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Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces wait for the arrival of the security forces of the Syrian government during the curfew, following an agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government, in Qamishli, Syria, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
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Overview

  • Interior Ministry contingents entered Hasakah on Monday and moved into Qamishli on Tuesday to take up posts in state buildings and the airport under the ceasefire arrangement.
  • The agreement sets a 10‑day timeline to transfer oil fields, Qamishli airport and border crossings to Damascus, with SDF fighters to be folded into new brigades including a Kobani unit.
  • SDF commander Mazloum Abdi says only limited internal security units will enter Kurdish cities as integration begins, with regular army formations kept out.
  • Convoys staged near Kobani and proceeded into its countryside as curfews, checkpoints and mixed local reactions marked the roll‑out, including villagers briefly blocking a convoy approaching Qamishli.
  • In a parallel track, Iraqi courts began proceedings for 1,387 ISIS suspects recently transferred from Syria, with thousands more slated for trial as detainees are moved during the handover.