US-Backed Kurdish Group, Damascus Agree to Cease-Fire in Northern Syria

The truce follows recent flare-up of violence in two Kurdish districts of Aleppo.

Aleppo from its ancient citadel in Syria on Sept. 10, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

The Syrian government has agreed to a cease-fire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led armed group, after clashes erupted over the weekend in the northwestern city of Aleppo.

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra said on Oct. 7 that he had met with SDF commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus, where they had agreed on a “comprehensive ceasefire ... in northern and northeastern Syria.”