Clashes resume around Hasakah, Syria, south of Ayn al-Arab

Clashes erupted on Monday as Syrian Army forces advanced east of the Euphrates River under a ceasefire and full integration agreement reached between the Syrian government and the YPG/SDF terror group.

According to information obtained by Anadolu correspondents in the region, clashes broke out between Syrian forces and YPG/SDF elements around 12.15 pm (0915GMT) local time in the Hasakah province.

The fighting is concentrated around Mount Abdulaziz, southeast of Hasakah.

The Syrian Army is currently deployed at four points around the Hasakah province, including one position near the entrance to the city center.

Ayn al-Arab line

According to an Anadolu correspondent in the region, the Syrian Army gave the terrorist group until 1 pm local time to withdraw its elements from the Karakozak Bridge, located about 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) southwest of the center of Ayn al-Arab and linking Manbij with the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

After the deadline passed, clashes resumed between the Syrian Army and the terrorist group around the Karakozak Bridge and at the entrance to the town of Sirrin.

While clashes continued intermittently overnight in both areas, fighting largely ceased by morning.

Similarly, clashes between Syrian Army forces and the terrorist group and remnants of the former Assad regime occupying Aktan Prison, located north of Raqqa city center, had also subsided.

The Syrian Army continues to send reinforcements to both regions.

On Sunday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced a comprehensive ceasefire and full integration agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, outlining sweeping measures to restore state authority in the country’s northeast.

Under the deal, the SDF will withdraw its military formations east of the Euphrates River and hand over administrative and security control of the Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor provinces to the Syrian state.

The agreement also provides for the integration of SDF military and security personnel into the Syrian Defense and Interior ministries following individual security vetting, as well as the transfer of border crossings, oil and gas fields, and civilian institutions to government control.

The Assad regime fell in December 2024, after 24 years in power, and al-Sharaa was appointed president last January.