ISTANBUL

Syria has extended a ceasefire with the terrorist organization YPG/SDF by 15 days, the Defense Ministry said late Friday in a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The ministry said the ceasefire will apply across all operational sectors of the Syrian Army and will take effect at 11 pm on Jan. 24, 2026.

According to the statement, the extension is intended to support a US operation to evacuate detainees from the ISIS (Daesh) terror group currently held in prisons run by the SDF and transfer them to Iraq.

The announcement came hours after the Syrian government said a four-day truce with the SDF had ended and that authorities were considering their next steps following the expiration of that agreement.