October 14, 2019 " Information Clearing House " - Thread/ These are the main points in the agreement between the #SDF and the Syrian government. #Syria 1/ The abolishment of the The abolishment of the #SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces), with all the current Kurdish forces and military groups joining the 5th Corps (Assault Legion) under Russian control 2/ A solid guarantee of full Kurdish rights in the new Syrian constitution with autonomy which will be agreed upon by Kurdish leadership & Syrian state. A solid guarantee of full Kurdish rights in the new Syrian constitution with autonomy which will be agreed upon by Kurdish leadership & Syrian state. 3/ Joint coordinated effort by Syrian/Kurdish forces to remove Turkish presence in northern Joint coordinated effort by Syrian/Kurdish forces to remove Turkish presence in northern #Syria including #Afrin (Idleb doesn't count) 4/ #Manbej & Are You Tired Of The Lies And Non-Stop Propaganda? Get Your FREE Daily Newsletter #Kobani were agreed upon for #SAA to enter quickly, whilst #Hasakeh has seen a wide scale deployment of Syrian troops, this will continue in #Qamishly and other joint areas 5/ With Syrian forces now on the border area with #Turkey it's clear that this starts a new phase in the 8-year-long war where some sort of endgame is now taking shape - all border areas and administrational centres will be taken over by the Syrian government 6/ Within one month Kurdish leadership with start to take up some official roles within the current Syrian government to ease the transition period of N. Within one month Kurdish leadership with start to take up some official roles within the current Syrian government to ease the transition period of N. #Syria until an new constitution/government is formed in the future 7/ #Tabqa in #Raqqa was also on the agreement, Syrian forces entered the city and took control of the military airbase earlier today 8/ #Russia had brokered a similar deal a few days ago, yet it was rejected by #Damascus who wanted more concessions from the #SDF 9/ As per-agreement Syrian forces entered Ein Issa in N. As per-agreement Syrian forces entered Ein Issa in N. #Raqqa today 10/ The agreement between The agreement between #SDF and Syrian gov is yet to be fully completed, the finer details will be fleshed out over the next four days. 11/ For now all For now all #ISIS prisoners remain under the control of the #Kurds 12/ The agreement thus far is effectively a military one, based on self-defense and mutual interest with a number of set aims. The governance/land delegation/isis prisoners part will follow later The agreement thus far is effectively a military one, based on self-defense and mutual interest with a number of set aims. The governance/land delegation/isis prisoners part will follow later 13/ Syrian forces will deployed on the entirety of the border with Syrian forces will deployed on the entirety of the border with #Turkey , this is the first time in 6 years that the Syrian army will have a serious presence in N. East #Syria 14/ Although Although #Manbej is one of the cities that the Syrian army would take according to the agreement, the situation there is still tense and it is unclear exactly who will control it. #complications 15/ Breaking: reports of imminent Turkish attack on Breaking: reports of imminent Turkish attack on #Manbej

Danny Makki - Syria Analyst: dannymakkisyr@gmail.com https://twitter.com/Dannymakkisyria

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A land grab is under way in northern #Syria, as Turkish-backed militias aim to drive out the Kurds, who are seeking help from Assad. @RichardEngel for @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/NYjtTZGSrq — On Assignment with Richard Engel (@OARichardEngel) October 14, 2019

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