Syria's Kurdish-led Women's Protection Units (YPJ) have reached a preliminary agreement with Damascus to integrate with the Interior Ministry as a special security force, according to spokesperson Roxanne Mohammed. The all-female militia, formerly part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), will maintain 2 separate units: one located in Aleppo, covering Afrin and Kobani, and another in the Hasaka district. The settlement follows Damascus' rejection of the YPJs previous offer that the YPJ submit the service records of all its fighters for registration. Negotiations continue on the autonomy, command structure and operational authority of the units as part of the January 29 Syrian Integration Agreement.

Syria's Kurdish-led Women's Protection Units (YPJ) have reached a preliminary agreement with Damascus to integrate with the Interior Ministry as a special security force, according to spokesperson Roxanne Mohammed. The all-female militia, formerly part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), will maintain 2 separate units: one located in Aleppo, covering Afrin and Kobani, and another in the Hasaka district. The settlement follows Damascus' rejection of the YPJs previous offer that the YPJ submit the service records of all its fighters for registration. Negotiations continue on the autonomy, command structure and operational authority of the units as part of the January 29 Syrian Integration Agreement.