Syrian army deploys in Kurdish areas

Security forces linked to SyriaÕs interior ministry are deploying
in northeastern Syria as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bring
Kurdish-run regions under the control of Damascus

Jan 30: Ceasefire accord staves off prospect
of further confrontation between government of
interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) and
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),
which lost swathes of territory in January

Deal allows security forces to enter two
Kurdish-controlled cities in exchange for
integrating SDF into central government

Qamishli: Syrian security forces arrive Feb 3 Ð
expected to secure state institutions and airport

Hasakah: Security
forces arrive Feb 2

IRAQ
SYRIA
T†RKIYE
DEIR
AL-ZOUR
PROVINCE
HASAKAH
PROVINCE
RAQQA
PROVINCE
Deir
al-Zour
Kobani
Palmyra
Raqqa
River
Euphrates
50km
30 miles

SYRIA
Damascus
200km
125 miles

AREAS OF CONTROL (as of Feb 3, 2026)

Syrian transitional government
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Government-SDF contested
Lost SDF territory
Oil fields

Sources: ISW, Reuters
Picture: Getty Images
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