Syrian government security personnel have entered Hasakeh city, a stronghold of Kurdish forces, under an integration deal agreed with the Kurds last week, an AFP team reported.

An agreement to transition control from Kurdish to government forces is now underway. It brings the end to weeks of fighting as well as the Kurds' years-long de facto autonomy.

HASAKAH, Syria, Feb 2 - Syrian government security forces deployed in a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday, a first step towards implementing a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged with Damascus. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HASAKAH, Syria, Feb 2 - Syrian government security forces deployed into a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday under a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged with Damascus. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Syrian Kurdish security forces announced a curfew in two northeastern cities starting early next week, ahead of implementing a deal with Damascus to integrate Kurdish military and civilian institutions…

Forces reporting to Syria’s interior ministry on Monday entered the strategic city of al-Hassakeh in the northeast as part of an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Under the…

The Syrian government ⁠and US-backed Kurdish forces have declared an integration deal.The agreement comes after government forces captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the Kurds this month, forcing them to retreat into a shrinking enclave. Under the agreement, ​forces will withdraw from the front lines, ‌government units will deploy ‍to the centres of Hasakahand Qamishli, and local security forces ‍will be merged.