US EditionCeasefire with Kurdish-led force extended for another 15 days, Syrian army says
The Syrian government extended the ceasefire by 15 days to aid a U.S. operation transferring 7,000 Islamic State detainees from Kurdish prisons to Iraq, easing regional tensions.
- On Jan 24, Syria's defence ministry announced a 15-day truce extension with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, effective 11pm Saturday to support U.S. transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq.
- The four-day ceasefire declared Tuesday followed Syrian troops launching an offensive this month after a year-end merger deadline passed, fueling clashes and SDF territorial losses.
- Earlier this week, the U.S. military said some 7,000 IS detainees will be transferred to detention centres in neighbouring Iraq, and on Wednesday 150 prisoners were taken to Iraq; state TV reported 126 boys under 18 were released from al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa.
- The immediate aim is to keep the truce, with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abiding by the ceasefire `through international mediation` while government forces control al-Aqtan prison.
- The U.S. has been engaging in shuttle diplomacy to establish a lasting ceasefire and facilitate SDF integration, signaling a shift toward President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government and border revenue control.
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The Syrian Government announced on Saturday the extension of more than 15 days of the ceasefire with the Kurdish forces to facilitate the transfer of detainees from the extremist State to Iraq.
Syria opens humanitarian corridor to Kurdish town of Kobane after ceasefire extended
The United Nations' refugee agency on Sunday said trucks carrying aid were headed for Kobane after the Syrian military agreed to open a humanitarian corridor to the Kurdish-majority town surrounded by government forces and the Turkish border. The opening of the corridor comes a day after Syrian and Kurdish forces extended a ceasefire agreement by 15 days.
The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on Saturday to extend a ceasefire by 15 days. Damascus said the extension was to support the US-led transfer of Islamic State (IS) prisoners from Syria to Iraq.
Fragile ceasefire in northern Syria
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