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Joy, relief as Syrians celebrate ceasefire between government and Kurdish-led SDF
By Urooba Jamal and Faisal Ali
Published On 19 Jan 202619 Jan 2026
Syrian government forces consolidate near control over the country after routing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the battlefield and signing a ceasefire.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa plans to meet SDF chief Mazloum Abdi (also known as Mazloum Kobani) on Monday after the Kurdish commander missed a sit-down a day earlier because of “bad weather”.
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