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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Damascus, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Syria on Saturday extended a truce with Kurdish forces for 15 days to support the transfer of Islamic State (IS) prisoners from Syria to Iraq as tensions persist in the country's northeast, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The ceasefire in all sectors of the Syrian army's operations was extended for 15 days, starting at 11:00 local time /20:00 GMT/ on Saturday, the statement said.
It is noted that this decision was made in support of the US-led operation to transfer ISIS prisoners from prisons formerly run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The move also comes amid mutual accusations between the Syrian army and the SDF of violations and preparations for renewed fighting, highlighting the fragility of recent de-escalation efforts after weeks of clashes in northeast Syria.
Earlier on Saturday, the army's operations directorate accused the SDF of sending reinforcements from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), based in Iraq's Qandil Mountains, to the northeastern province of Hasakah, warning that such actions threatened regional stability.
The SDF, for its part, accused Damascus of escalating the conflict despite the ceasefire. In a statement released Saturday evening, the SDF claimed that Syrian troops were conducting systematic military preparations and logistical movements in Syria's Jazira region and around the city of Kobani.
The SDF said its forces had come under two separate attacks in the region earlier in the day, calling the incidents apparent ceasefire violations.
Meanwhile, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad told state media that the SDF had not responded positively to government proposals and accused the group of repeatedly attempting to broker a ceasefire to buy time.
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