RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, via a statement on X on Friday.
The ministry said the Kingdom hopes the comprehensive agreement will support the Syrian Arab Republic’s path toward peace, security and stability, in a manner that fulfills the aspirations of the brotherly Syrian people and enhances national unity.
It also renewed its full support for all efforts exerted by the Syrian government in safeguarding the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of its lands.
“We appreciate the responsiveness of the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces to the Kingdom’s endeavors and the efforts made by the US in consolidating the deescalation and reaching this agreement.”
The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday they had agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire and a phased integration of military and administrative bodies into the Syrian state under a broad deal.
Under the agreement, forces that had amassed on front lines in the country’s north would pull back and Interior Ministry security forces will deploy to the centers of the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli in the northeast, both held by the SDF. Local security forces will be merged.
The two sides announced the deal after Syrian government forces under President Ahmad Al-Sharaa captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the SDF this month, forcing the Kurdish forces to retreat into a shrinking enclave.
The agreement includes the formation of a military division that will include three SDF brigades, in addition to the formation of a brigade for forces in the SDF-held town of Kobani, also known as Ain Al-Arab, which will be affiliated to the governorate of Aleppo.
