The Syrian government and a Kurdish-led militia agreed on Sunday to an immediate cease-fire, after weeks of on-and-off clashes, and to a full integration of the militia into the national military forces, according to state media.
It is not the first time that the government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or S.D.F., have reached such a deal. But the 14-point agreement came after two days of significant territorial advances by government forces into areas long held by the S.D.F., which left the force in a significantly weaker negotiating position.
As part of the deal, the S.D.F. agreed to hand over the northern province of Raqqa and the eastern province of Deir al Zour. That will leave only one province, northeastern Hasakah, in S.D.F. hands.
The government institutions in a largely autonomous northeastern region dominated by Kurds will also come under the central government’s authority, according to the agreement.
The government will also take control of all the country’s gas and oil fields, nearly all of which have been under S.D.F. control.
Muhammad Haj Kadour contributed reporting.
Raja Abdulrahim reports on the Middle East and is based in Jerusalem.
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