Syria says it reached ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ with Kurdish forces

By AFP 7 October 2025, 2:31 pm Edit

A man walks past a mural depicting supporters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), one of them raising a flag showing the face of Abdullah Ocalan -- founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) outlawed by Turkey, in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on December 16, 2024. (Delil Souleiman / AFP)

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra says he agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire with Kurdish forces during a meeting today with their leader, Mazloum Abdi, following deadly overnight clashes in Aleppo.

In a statement on X, Abu Qasra says he met Abdi in Damascus and that “we agreed on a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts, and on points for military deployment in north and northeast Syria,” adding that implementation of the deal would begin immediately.