A delegation from Syria’s Defense Ministry traveled to Hassakeh on Friday to discuss how fighters from the terrorist PKK/YPG-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) could be incorporated into state military structures under a framework agreed late January, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
According to SANA, the army’s Operations Command said a military delegation held a meeting with senior Syrian army officers and conducted a field tour of several areas and sites in Hassakeh alongside SDF representatives, describing the atmosphere as "positive.”
The authority said the meeting and tour aimed to begin applying the agreement between the Syrian state and the SDF on the ground, adding that the sides agreed on specific timelines to start implementing its provisions in the coming days.
It said the agreement includes withdrawals from civilian areas to designated military points, reopening roads, cooperation in dismantling mines, removing earthworks and accelerating the integration process.
Damascus announced a comprehensive cease-fire and phased integration agreement between the government and the SDF last month.
