As detailed in the report Enab Baladi Syrian army and SDF reach truce in Raqqa, the two sides agreed to halt fire starting the evening of Friday, November 21. Despite the agreement, the peace remains tenuous; a brief, fifteen-minute exchange of fire erupted on Saturday afternoon, allegedly sparked by an SDF provocation, though calm was quickly restored. As of this writing, neither military command has issued an official statement formalizing the pact.
The prelude to the truce was marked by sharply conflicting narratives regarding the violence. The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that two soldiers were killed in a "treacherous attack" on army positions in Maadan, accusing the SDF of seizing and later losing government sites. In contrast, the SDF claimed their offensive targeted Islamic State launch sites used for drone attacks, asserting they had shot down two UAVs originating from government-held territory earlier in the week.
Violence has also rippled into eastern Syria, where SDF units were pictured conducting security operations earlier this month. On the same night the Raqqa truce began, the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in Deir Ezzor faced simultaneous assaults. Gunmen on motorcycles and grenade throwers targeted checkpoints in Abrieh and Dhiban. While Asayish officials reported no losses, local correspondents indicated multiple injuries among security personnel, highlighting the persistent volatility plaguing the region despite localized ceasefires.
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