Syria’s army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) report gun battles are underway a day after  both signed a ceasefire to end weeks of deadly fighting that displaced tens of thousands of people.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa plans to meet SDF chief Mazloum Abdi (also known as Mazloum Kobani) today after the Kurdish commander missed a sit-down a day earlier because of “bad weather”.

The SDF is now expected to fully integrate its fighters into the regular army as well as place public infrastructure and services into the hands of the federal government.

Syrian troops have seized control over the crucial al-Omar and al-Tanak oilfields in the eastern Deir Ez Zor countryside – a key point in a March 10, 2025 agreement between Damascus and the SDF.

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