Syria extends truce with Kurdish forces for 15 days: defence ministry

Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 20:05

Damascus, Jan 24, 2026 (AFP) — Syria on Saturday extended a truce with Kurdish forces by 15 days, saying it was doing so to support the transfer of Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq.

In a statement, the Syrian defence ministry announced the "extension of the ceasefire... for 15 days" starting at 11pm (2000 GMT) on Saturday.

"The extension of the ceasefire comes in support of the American operation to transfer Islamic State detainees from SDF prisons to Iraq," the statement added, referring to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.