Riyadh: Saudi Arabia expressed its support for Syria's announcement of a ceasefire agreement with the YPG/SDF terror organization under a comprehensive framework. The Saudi Foreign Ministry acknowledged the potential of this agreement to advance Syria's journey toward peace, security, and stability, aligning with the aspirations of the Syrian population and enhancing national unity.

According to Anadolu Agency, Saudi Arabia reiterated its complete backing for the Syrian government's efforts to maintain the nation's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. The ministry commended the Syrian government's and the SDF's positive response to Saudi mediation efforts and the role of the US in facilitating the ceasefire and reaching the agreement.

The Syrian government and the SDF have agreed on a comprehensive plan, as reported by Syrian state television. This agreement includes a ceasefire and the gradual integration of the SDF into military and administrative structures. Alikhbariah TV, referencing government sources, detailed that the agreement entails a ceasefire between government forces and SDF elements, with a phased integration of their military and administrative bodies.

Part of the agreement includes the withdrawal of military forces from contact lines and deploying security forces affiliated with the Syrian Interior Ministry into Hasakah and Qamishli's city centers to reinforce stability. The integration process will form a military division incorporating three brigades affiliated with the SDF and establish a brigade linked to Ayn al-Arab forces within a division subordinate to Aleppo province.

The agreement also merges the autonomous administration institutions in SDF-occupied areas with state institutions while maintaining civilian staff employment status. It regulates the civil and educational rights of Syria's Kurdish community and ensures the return of displaced people to their home areas.

The agreement aims to maintain Syria's territorial unity, enforce the rule of law, and strengthen cooperation among relevant parties for full integration in the region, as well as unify efforts for the country's reconstruction, as per the report.

Previously, the Syrian Army initiated an operation against the SDF on January 16 in areas west of the Euphrates River, later expanding east with tribal forces' participation, bringing most of the previously SDF-occupied territories under government control. A previous agreement included the SDF's withdrawal from Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor and transferring public institutions in Hasakah to state authority. Clashes resumed on January 19 after the SDF refused to comply, leading to a government-declared ceasefire on January 20, with a four-day integration timeline.