Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the group into state institutions.

The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.

Syria’s interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a cease-fire and the merging of the main US-backed force there into the Syrian army.

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government on Monday to join Syria's new state institutions,

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.

During the civil war that began in 2011, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized the opportunity presented by the withdrawal of government forces to establish de facto autonomy in the north and nort

Tensions had been building between the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the new central Syrian government before the deal.

Syria's interim government signed a historic agreement Monday with the Kurdish-led authority controlling the country's northeast, a significant step towards national unity. The deal includes a ceasefire,

The announcement prompted celebrations throughout Syria, with the promise of a new, inclusive country – despite deadly clashes between former Assad loyalists and the new regime

Syria's interim government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the group into state institutions, the presidency has announced. The country's President, Hayat Tahrir Al Sham leader Ahmad Al Shara,