Syrian Interior Ministry security forces entered al-Hassakeh on Monday under a recent agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which control the city in northeastern Syria.
The agreement, announced Friday by the SDF, seeks to stabilize a ceasefire following weeks of fighting. The SDF lost significant territory during the recent conflict.
The deal outlines steps to integrate SDF units and civilian institutions into Syria’s central structures. It allows forces under the Interior Ministry—not the military—to enter al-Hassakeh and Qamishli to secure government institutions, including civil registries, passport offices, and the airport.
Kurdish local police will continue patrolling both cities and are also set to be incorporated into the Interior Ministry over time.
The deployment in al-Hassakeh occurred without reports of violence.
Later Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the SDF against disrupting the agreement.
“With the latest agreements, a new page has now been opened before the Syrian people,” Erdogan said in a televised statement. “Whoever attempts to sabotage this, I say clearly and openly, will be crushed under it.”
Turkey supports the Syrian government and views the SDF as affiliated with a Kurdish militant group active in Turkey.
