Syrian government forces have entered Raqqa as part of their ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria

Sharaa’s announcement on Friday came after days of fighting between the government and Kurdish forces. On Saturday, those forces began withdrawing from a flashpoint east of Aleppo.

Syria’s leader brokered a ceasefire with US-backed Kurdish forces after capturing most of Syria’s Kurdish-held north-east region in a rapid offensive. Videos showed Syrian soldiers riding in captured US Humvees on Sunday and toppling statues as they advanced across the Euphrates river,

Military vehicles were seen rolling into Dier Hafar and Maskana Saturday. Thousands have fled the northern Syrian towns in recent days.