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The Iraqi Parliament is set to convene on Sunday, February 1, to elect the country's next president. No prospect of agreement between the KDP and PUK regarding the president's position yet

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told Kurdish channel Ronahi: The Syrian state will manage government institutions and will leave after the merger is complete.

Mazloum Abdi: Military forces will not enter any Kurdish village or city. A limited number will come to Hasakah and Qamishli; these forces will return to their areas once their mission is complete

Syrian Ministry of Information stated that it had detected journalists who entered the country illegally through areas formerly controlled by the SDF. The statement urges them to comply with existing procedures at official border crossings, or they will face legal accountability. (Syrian News Agency)

Hasakah Media Directorate: The entry of the Syrian Interior Ministry's Internal Security Forces into Hasakah and Qamishli has been postponed until Monday.

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region: We hope that the Damascus-SDF agreement will be a fundamental starting point for guaranteeing the legitimate rights of all Syrian components and will pave the way for the return of refugees.

Syrian state news agency, citing a government source, reported that the military and security integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will be implemented on an individual basis within brigades, ensuring that the state assumes control of all civilian and governmental institutions, border crossings, and ports of entry, with no part of the country remaining outside its control. (Voice of the Capital, Damascus, Syria)

Reuters, quoting a Syrian government official: A "final agreement" has been reached with the SDF and will be implemented immediately.

SDF: The agreement with the government includes the formation of a military division comprising 3 brigades from the Syrian Democratic Forces.

The Syrian government: A brigade has been formed for the Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) forces within a division affiliated with the Aleppo Governorate.

The Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Government have reached a ceasefire under a comprehensive agreement

Heavy gunfire in the Panorama area and from the direction of Al-Basel roundabout in the Ghweiran neighborhood of Hasakah city by SDF elements

SDF commander in chief @MazloumAbdi is in Damascus to sign a comprehensive accord with Syrian President al-Sharaa

Syrian drone aircraft target SDF militia positions with 7 airstrikes in the countryside of al-Qahtaniyah.

French FM @jnbarrot: "Thanks to our mediation efforts in Syria and the personal involvement of the President of the Republic, a bloodbath was avoided and a ceasefire was reached. We are ensuring that an agreement is concluded that guarantees the rights of the Kurds and prevents any resurgence of Daash (ISIS)."n

Turkish Ministry of Defense: We are making efforts to end all conflicts and establish peace and stability in the region.

SDF said its forces repelled an attack by armed groups affiliated with the Damascus government in Mount Abdulaziz, in the Hasakah countryside. According to the statement, four attackers were killed

SDF spokesman confirms negotiations are taking place in Damascus under international auspices and results will soon be announced

Electricity has come back to the city of Kobane as talks between the STG and SDF are making steady progress

Syrian Ministry of Interior: @syrianmoi A decision has been issued to immediately begin granting Syrian citizenship to citizens of Kurdish origin, including those previously registered as “unrecorded” (maktoumeen). As we have repeatedly emphasized, the Kurdish component is an essential and indigenous part of the Syrian people, they have the same rights and duties as all other Syrians

Ahmed al-Sharaa, accompanied by Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Major General Marhaf Abu Qasra, met with Russian President Putin and senior officials at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

The Kremlin: The future of Russian forces in Syria will be discussed during talks with the Syrian president.

SDF militia targeted several villages south of the town of al-Jawadiyah in the Hasakah countryside with rocket launchers

Erdogan discussed bilateral relations, the situation in Syria, the work of the Peace Council, and regional and international developments in a phone call with Trump.

ANHA 30 mins ago: "In implementation of the self-administration’s decision to declare a general mobilization, the people of Northern Syria continue to organize themselves into groups and battalions to protect neighborhoods and areas from any dangers that threaten their existence"

Trump: I had a great conversation with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

SDF: Damascus factions launched an attack on the village of Baqila south of Chal Agha using seven suicide drones, in a dangerous move reflecting the continued escalation by these factions. This attack coincides with mobilizations and assaults by the same factions on the villages of Al-Qasmiya and Zarkotek west of Kobani, in addition to shelling targeting the vicinity of the village of Al-Safa south of Chal Agha, reflecting a sustained military escalation across multiple fronts. These attacks constitute a new and blatant breach of the ceasefire and a direct violation of existing agreements, raising tensions and compelling our forces to exercise their right to defend their fighters and their people

A delegation from the SDF arrived in Damascus to meet with officials from the Syrian government.

Syria information ministry confirms new round of negotiations between the government and the SDF leader Mazloum Abdi: Ministry says agreement involves the deployment of Interior Ministry forces to SDF held Kurdish majority areas of #Hasakah, Qamishli and other areas in the coming days

US-UK-EU statement: ; We welcome the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and the SDF, and call on all parties to strictly adhere to the ceasefire; We urge all parties to quickly agree to a permanent ceasefire.