In a sign of how fragile the situation remains, instead of permanently appointing the SDF-nominated governor of Hasakah, the Syrian government appears to have given him a “caretaker” role until the agreement’s implementation reaches more advanced stages.
Although Syrian internal security forces have visited Qamishli airport and are set to take it over, the main implementation of the agreement has not yet reached its critical points.
The SDF is set to redeploy from Hasakah and Qamishli to three allocated bases (mapped): two previously used by US-coalition forces and one former Assad-era Syrian army base. However, heavy weapons remain a point of dispute. The Syrian government is pushing for the SDF to be stripped of heavy weapons, while the SDF insists on keeping them, wanting to settle this matter only once the Hasakah division is formalized.
Meanwhile, US forces are quietly continuing to vacate bases in the region as more convoys enter the Kurdistan Region, where troops and equipment are being redeployed to Erbil. The US administration appears to prefer conducting the redeployment quietly so as not to trigger Congress, which has been unreceptive to leaving the region. Some reports suggest one US base might remain in the area, but given the chaotic developments, the final outlook remains unclear. The relocation of ISIS prisons continues, with some 3,000 prisoners believed to have been moved to Iraq, though the final number is believed to be over 7,000.
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