Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in threat to chances of deal


Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near an armored vehicle, following clashes between SDF and Syrian government forces, in Hasakah, Syria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

DAMASCUS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Syria's government accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of ‌attacks it said killed 11 soldiers on Wednesday, but the SDF disputed key elements of the account, blaming at least one deadly blast on explosives being moved by Syrian troops.

The ‌incidents threaten to derail a four-day ceasefire announced on Tuesday after days of fighting in Syria's northeast, as Damascus presses the SDF to agree to a plan for ‌integration into the central state.

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