Syria, US-Backed Kurdish Group Sign Deal to End Fighting.

The article discusses a new agreement between Syria's government and the US-backed Kurdish group, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), aimed at ending their ongoing clashes and expanding the government's control over key territories and resources, including oil and gas fields. The deal includes an immediate ceasefire, with SDF troops retreating east of the Euphrates River and relinquishing authority in several eastern provinces to the government. The Syrian military has already taken control of significant oil fields and the Euphrates hydroelectric dam, which is expected to benefit the state budget and reconstruction efforts. The agreement also requires the SDF to ensure the departure of members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from Syria. [Extracted from the article]