DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s presidency announced on Tuesday an understanding with the Kurds over the fate of Kurdish-majority areas of their stronghold of Hasakah province in the country’s northeast.
In a statement carried by state media, the presidency said “a joint understanding has been reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces on a number of issues concerning the future of Hasakah province,” adding that the SDF has “four days for consultations to develop a detailed plan” for the area’s integration, beginning at 8:00 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Tuesday.
It said that if the agreement is finalized, Syrian forces “will not enter the city centers of Hasakah and Qamishli… and Kurdish villages.”
