Following a ceasefire deal between the Syrian central government and Kurdish -led forces, the Syrian army entered the city of al-Hassakeh on Monday. Al-Hassakeh is one of the major Syrian cities that has been held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), or that group's predecessors, since early in the country's decade-long civil war. The arrival of military forces under command of the government in Damascus follows the signing of an agreement between the two sides that brought an end to weeks of