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Syrian forces before entering Hasakah to implement an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to stabilise a ceasefire, in Wadi al-Raml, eastern Syria. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]
Syrian army personnel stand at a checkpoint in the town of Sarin, where government forces were already present, as additional units move towards Hasakah. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]
SDF fighters stand along the road as vehicles carrying a contingent of Syria's Interior Ministry forces arrive in Hasakah. [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]
Government forces were also expected to enter the cities of Kobane and Qamishli. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]
The SDF reached a comprehensive agreement with the government on Friday to integrate with the army after Kurdish-led forces ceded territory to advancing government troops in recent weeks, following months of tensions and sporadic clashes. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]
SDF fighters, left and right, stand along the road as vehicles carrying a contingent of Interior Ministry forces arrive in Hasakah. [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]
A man rides his motorcycle past the wall of a US military base bearing graffiti in Arabic that reads, "Syria is more beautiful, no Assad, no SDF", and in yellow, "Al-Shaddadi without SDF terrorism", near Shaddadi village in Hasakah province. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]
Government forces are expected to be stationed in state buildings in Hasakah’s so-called “security zone”, a Syrian official and a Kurdish security source told Reuters before the deployment. [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]
Female fighters of the SDF look on as a contingent of Interior Ministry security forces arrives in Hasakah. [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]
Marwan al-Ali, head of internal security for the Syrian government, centre-left, and members of his team with members of internal security forces affiliated with the SDF in Hasakah. [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]
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