Syrian Government Sends More Than 100 Fighters and 20 Military Vehicles into Hasakah
The deployment comes as Damascus moves to integrate internal security forces with the Syrian military police under an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - More than 100 fighters and 20 military vehicles affiliated with the Syrian government entered central Hasakah on Tuesday as part of an ongoing process to integrate security and military structures under an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
A Syrian government internal security force entered the center of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on Tuesday, with the deployment taking place as arrangements continue to incorporate internal security personnel into the government’s military police.
According to the information provided, the force consisted of more than 100 fighters and 20 military vehicles. Some of the fighters were stationed in front of the governorate building in the city center.
The forces entered the city chanting Islamic slogans, including “Allahu Akbar.”
The deployment coincided with a visit by a specialized delegation tasked with following up on procedures to integrate internal security members into the ranks of the government’s military police.
The security personnel had previously been affiliated with the SDF, while work is continuing in the city to complete procedures related to their integration.
The latest development comes after SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi announced on August 25 that the SDF would cease to exist as an independent force following the completion of the process to integrate its forces into the Syrian Army.
Under the agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government, the SDF is to become part of Syria’s state defense institutions.
The agreement also provides for the handover of all oil and gas fields, border crossings and airports to Damascus, while civilian and military institutions in northeastern Syria are to be integrated into the Syrian state administration.
The agreement further includes provisions concerning Kurdish-language education in schools in Western Kurdistan and recognition of the Kurdish community as an indigenous component of Syria, with the state guaranteeing its citizenship and constitutional rights.
It also calls for the right of all Syrians to representation and participation in the political process and state institutions based on competence, regardless of religious or ethnic background.
The agreement rejects any calls for the partition of Syria.