https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/50064a78-4bae-4795-93ad-6ae94914b300 syrian government forces entered the Kurdish stronghold city of Hasakah on Monday, as part of an integration deal agreed with the Kurds a week earlier. Under the deal, the Syrian state is to gradually integrate the Kurds’ military and civilian infrastructure, part of a wider set of reforms signed off by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to bring areas of northeastern Syria under government territory. The Kurds have had de facto autonomy over territory in northern and northeastern Syria since seizing it from the Islamic State group during Syria’s civil war. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:13:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/50064a78-4bae-4795-93ad-6ae94914b300 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.