Syria's central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country's northeast, including a ceasefire and the integration of the main US-backed force into the Syrian army.
The agreement was signed on Monday by interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
The deal marks a major breakthrough that could bring most of Syria under the control of the government led by the group that led the ouster of President Bashar Assad in December.
The agreement, which will be implemented by the end of the year, will bring all border crossings with Iraq and Turkey in the northeast, airports and oil fields under the control of the central government.
Syria's Kurds will gain their rights including the teaching and use of their language, which were banned for decades under Assad.