Syrian Government and SDF Reach Fragile Four-Day Truce: Amman, Jordan
Amman, Jordan — January 21, 2026
Syrian Government and SDF Reach Fragile Four-Day Truce: Amman, Jordan.
In a development that has the potential to reshape the map of the Middle East, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced late Tuesday a four-day “operational” ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The agreement, finalized through high-stakes diplomatic facilitation in Amman, Jordan, with significant mediation from the United States, aims to halt the rapid and bloody military escalation that has engulfed northeastern Syria over the past week.
Following the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, the “Syrian Government and SDF Reach Fragile Four-Day Truce:
Amman, Jordan” report signals the start of a delicate transition period where the new interim government in Damascus seeks to reintegrate Kurdish-held territories into a unified national fold.
The “Syrian Government and SDF Reach Fragile Four-Day
Truce: Amman, Jordan” deal is far more than a mere cessation of hostilities; it is a roadmap for the total administrative and military restructuring of the country.
According to official statements from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the agreement stipulates an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts.
As a condition of the truce, SDF military formations are required to withdraw to the east of the Euphrates River.
This move paves the way for the Syrian national army to assume full control over the Arab-majority provinces of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.
For the first time in over a decade, the “Old World” of fragmented cantons is being replaced by a “New World Order” of centralized state authority under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
A central pillar of the “Amman, Jordan” agreement is the Full Integration Protocol. Under this 14-point plan, the SDF—long the primary ally of the U.S. in the fight against ISIS—will be systematically dissolved, with its individual fighters and security personnel being integrated into the Syrian Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior.
This process will involve rigorous “security vetting” to ensure that no remnants of the former Assad regime or non-Syrian PKK elements are incorporated into the national forces.
In exchange, the Damascus government has committed to recognizing Kurdish cultural and linguistic rights and maintaining a degree of regional autonomy, a move hailed by Jordan and Qatar as a “historic step toward civil peace.”
From the perspective of the Castle Journal Exclusive Department, the “Untold Secrets” behind this truce involve the immense pressure exerted by Washington.
Secretive reports suggest that the U.S. Envoy, Tom Barrack, played a “decisive role” in persuading SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi to accept the terms after several Arab tribes in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor defected to the government side.
The “Syrian Government and SDF Reach Fragile Four-Day Truce: Amman, Jordan” is essentially a survival pact for the Kurdish leadership, which faced total military collapse as government forces seized the strategic al-Tabqah district in a lightning 48-hour offensive.
However, the truce remains extremely “fragile.” Even as the guns fell silent at 20:00 local time on Tuesday, reports emerged of a heated disagreement during a follow-up meeting between President Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi.
The sticking point remains the control of the “Gaza-like” prisons and camps housing thousands of ISIS detainees.
The Syrian government is eager to take over these high-security facilities to prove its capability to the international coalition, while the SDF fears that a rapid handover could lead to mass escapes or the loss of their primary bargaining chip with the West.
As the four-day window begins, the Castle Journal will continue to monitor the “Secretive Reports” from the Euphrates crossing points.
The New Global Constitution emphasizes that the stability of a nation is dependent on the “exclusive control over arms” by a unified national army.
The “Amman, Jordan” agreement is the first real-world application of this principle in post-war Syria.
For the next 96 hours will determine if Syria can finally emerge from its long nightmare as a unified, sovereign entity or if the four-day truce is merely a pause before a final, decisive confrontation.
