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Syrian official says Hasakah integration process is nearing completion

From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hasakah Deputy Governor Ahmad al-Hilali said the process of integrating institutions after the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the former Kurdish Autonomous Administration has moved into implementation.
  • He said state authority, administrative decision-making and security and military command are being unified under the Syrian state in line with the January 29, 2026 agreement.
  • Al-Hilali said earlier unrest linked to efforts to obstruct the transfer of institutions had largely disappeared, and called for the process to continue calmly.

The integration of Hasakah’s institutions is moving from negotiations to implementation following the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the former Kurdish Autonomous Administration, according to the governorate’s deputy governor.

The integration process is not simply a matter of transferring buildings or changing names. It is about reunifying institutional authority, administrative decision-making, and security and military command under the umbrella of the Syrian state.

· Ahmad al-HilaliThe Hasakah deputy governor described the scope of the integration process.

Ahmad al-Hilali told Asharq Al-Awsat that the process set out in the January 29, 2026 agreement now covers civilian institutions as well as the security and military sectors. He described the security situation as “much better” and said stability was gradually strengthening.

Al-Hilali said the process involved more than transferring buildings or changing names. It was intended to reunify institutional authority, administrative decision-making and security and military command under the Syrian state. He said important steps had been completed, while officials were addressing remaining files in an orderly way to avoid an institutional or security vacuum.

Much better

· Ahmad al-HilaliHe used the phrase to describe the security situation in Hasakah.

The shift follows a period of disorder in many cities and areas of Hasakah involving the Revolutionary Youth. Incidents increased after the January 29 agreement, when members of the group blocked the handover of institutions to the government, but al-Hilali said that unrest had now disappeared.

The phase has changed.

· Ahmad al-HilaliHe attributed the disappearance of earlier unrest to the transition into a new phase.

He attributed the change mainly to what he called a new phase. As implementation advanced and the end of institutional and security duplication became clearer, attempts to obstruct the transfer of state institutions declined significantly. He said there was now growing agreement that state institutions should not become objects of conflict, and urged the process to continue away from provocation and tension.

What we want is for this process to take place calmly, away from provocation and tension

· Ahmad al-HilaliHe called for the integration process to continue without renewed confrontation.
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Originally published by Asharq Al-Awsat in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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