События

The 1st impact on the international of Hawler (Erbil) was reported an hour ago - it struck a side belonging to the US/Coalition forces ≈1k away from the runway. Now: explosions are being reported above the skies of Hawler, reportedly from interceptions of drones or missiles launched by Iran - shortly before ≈15-20 minutes, a drone has been heard circulating above Hawler; not known to whom it belongs

Deir ez-Zor: A protest in the city of Al-Shuhail demands that the Syrian government reveal the fate of detainees in the prisons of the SDF militia.

The SDF militia launched a raid campaign in the village of Al-Ashra in the western countryside of Al-Hasakah Governorate, resulting in the injury of a young man and the arrest of four members of the Al-Awad family, who were taken to an unknown location.

Unknown assailants targeted an Internal Security headquarters in the town of Al-Susah in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside with machine guns, but no injuries were reported

Clashes erupted at the Al-Sabahiya roundabout west of Raqqa, with two members of the Public Security forces injured, according to initial reports.

Five major Iranian Kurdish groups — many with armed wings — announced a new unified coalition called the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan. The alliance says its goals are to: — Overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran. — Advance Kurdish self-determination. — Establish a democratic political framework in Iranian Kurdistan. The groups are mostly based in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and frame the move as political coordination

AFP: US forces will complete their withdrawal from Syria within a month

The KRG’s Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that the Region remains firmly aligned with a policy of stability and non-aggression, responding to statements issued by what it described as “several parties” that included threats directed at a neighboring country

ISIS launched an attack this morning on the Al-Sabahiya checkpoint west of Raqqa, targeting an Internal Security Forces checkpoint with machine guns. The assault resulted in the death of one member of the Internal Security Forces @syrianmoi, who was from Idlib province. In response, security forces killed one of the attackers and seized an explosive belt, several hand grenades, and a machine gun that was in his possession

Ilham Ahmed, a senior official of the Kurdish Administration in northeast Syria, said that an agreement with the government was not being implemented

US has begun withdrawing from another base - the 3rd this month. A convoy of empty trucks, coming from Iraq, entered today Qasrak base (N. Hasakah), as part of the beginning of its evacuation. nnQasrak, the largest remaining US base, is equipped with a 1.7 km airstrip

A private source told Nidaa Post: Hundreds of Arab tribal fighters in the town of Tal Brak in the Hasakah countryside are demanding that the Syrian government liberate Hasakah province from the SDF forces and stop the arrests and killings of Arabs.

Wall Street Journal: US forces will withdraw from remaining US positions in Syria over the next two months

The map shows the withdrawal of US forces from various bases and military outposts in Syria, and their redeployment to three bases: Qasrak base: in the Hasakah Governorate between Tell Tamer and Tell Beydar, south of the M4 international highway; and Rmeilan base, also in the Hasakah Governorate, within the Abu Hajar agricultural airport, south of the city of Rmeilan.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: A convoy of about 70 trucks leaves the al-Shaddadi base towards the al-Walid border crossing with Iraq as part of the ongoing withdrawal of international coalition forces.

Syrian Interior Ministry has set the 1st March as the deadline for all former SDF members to regularize their situation in the centers opened in Aleppo, Idlib, Raqqa & Deir Ezzor provinces

SANA: The Syrian army announces it has taken control of the al-Shaddadi base in the Hasakah countryside after coordination with the United States.

Syrian Foreign Minister: We are currently working to encourage major powers to hold a reconstruction conference to encourage Syrians to return.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani: Diversity in Syria is not a problem, but a source of strength.

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told Al Jazeera: The joint meeting with the US and Syrian foreign ministers was positive.

Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the SDF, AANES foreign affairs official @ElhamAhmadSDC and Asaad al-Shaibani, Syria’s foreign minister, met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich - Rudaw

Iraq protests Turkish FM’s remarks on PKK, summons back Ankara’s envoy

Sources in the Syrian government: The Syrian army has deployed to the al-Tanf border base with Iraq and Jordan after the withdrawal of US forces from it.

A State Dept spokesperson tells @RudawEnglish that the US is calling for the immediate resumption of basic services in Kobani. The US welcomes new humanitarian corridors but emphasizes they must be maintained. "President Trump recognizes this moment as a pivotal opportunity for a new Syria," the spokesperon said, citing a unified nation where Kurds and all communities are treated with "respect and dignity." The @StateDept Spokesperon added

A security source of the Asayish says talks in Hasakah, NE Syria, are underway between Asayish and Syria’s Internal Security Forces to agree on deployment vehicles and joint checkpoints

Syria: a key step in the agreement between Damascus and SDF was reached today.The Petroleum Company announced that oil extraction has begun from the 2 main fields that remained under SDF control in Hasakah province: Rumeilan and Suwaydiyah.This means all of the country's oil reserves are now managed by the State-owned company.An agreement was also reached with a US company to boost the production from these 2 major oil fields

U.S. Forces Move ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq

Marwan al-Ali, Hasaka’s newly-appointed commander of internal security, on Saturday denied that Kobane is under siege, despite the ongoing electricity blackouts and the blocking of the entry of aidnn“The topic of Kobane is related to the topic of Qamishli and Hasaka. It is one topic… Security forces will enter Kobane soon, and there will be a withdrawal of forces similar to the one that happened here… [then] not only will aid be allowed in, but the situation will return to normal entirely,” he told reporters

The city of Qamishli witnessed a heavy security deployment by SDF forces around the Seven Seas Square. Security patrols were also conducted in the predominantly Arab neighborhoods of Tay and Zanoud, with checkpoints erected at the entrances and exits of these areas

The Media and Communication Department of the Ministry of Defense: A delegation from the Ministry of Defense is heading to the city of Hasakah to discuss procedures related to integrating members of the SDF into the military establishment, in accordance with the terms of the agreement signed between the Syrian state and the SDF.