Syria Ceasefire With Kurds Expires, Tensions Surge
January 24, 2026
1:48 pm
A four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces expired late Saturday, leaving the future of the truce unclear as both sides traded accusations of violations and positioned troops along tense front lines.
The ceasefire formally ended at 8 p.m. local time, with Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) facing each other near the last remaining Kurdish-held cities in northeastern Syria.
Shortly after the deadline passed, Syria’s Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa confirmed that the government no longer considered the truce in effect.
“The deadline given to the SDF has expired,” al-Mustafa said in a post on …
