Syrian government forces deploy towards Kurdish-run city after ceasefire deal

A convoy of Syrian government ‌security forces moved towards the Kurdish-controlled city of ⁠Hasakah in the northeast on Monday, Reuters witnesses said, deploying under a ​U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that ‍foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged with Damascus.

The deal, declared on Friday, ⁠has ‌staved ⁠off further conflict between President Ahmed al-Sharaa's ‍government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ​Forces (SDF), which lost swathes of eastern ⁠and northern Syria to government ⁠troops in January.

The convoy of more than 20 interior ⁠ministry vehicles began moving towards Hasakah ⁠city ‌from its outskirts in the early afternoon.