Kurdish forces

Syria and SDF agree ceasefire and military integration deal

Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday (18 January), ending days of fighting in which Syrian troops captured territory including key oil fields.

Syrian troops sweep northern towns as Kurdish fighters withdraw

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Kurdish forces withdraw

Syrian troops sweep northern towns as Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian troops swept through dozens of towns and villages in the country's north on Saturday after Kurdish fighters withdrew under an agreement that aimed to avoid a bloody showdown between the rival forces.

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Syria conflict update

Aleppo: Syria says last Kurdish-led fighters begin leaving Sheikh Maksoud

The evacuation of the last remaining Kurdish-led fighters from Aleppo’s Sheikh Maksoud neighbourhood had begun, with the area now fully under government control, Syrian state media said on Saturday.

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