Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led Democratic Forces

Residents wave a Syrian flag atop a toppled statue (Ghaith Alsayed/AP)

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the north east for more than a decade.

The agreement comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled over earlier this month, eventually resulting in a major push towards the east.