The Turkish-backed SNA rebel group is fighting Kurdish-led SDF forces in northern Syria.
The United States said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire between the Turkish-backed rebel group and Kurdish-led forces.
The Turkish-backed SNA rebel group is fighting Kurdish-led SDF forces in the northern Syrian city of Manbij.
A spokesperson for the US State Department by Matthew Miller according to the recently concluded Manbij ceasefire will be extended until the end of the week.
– And of course we aim to extend the ceasefire as far into the future as possible, Miller said according to the news agency AFP.
The ceasefire has been extended because Turkish-backed rebels are feared to also seize the Kurdish-controlled city of Kobane in northern Syria.
The Syrian Kurds proposed on Tuesday the establishment of a demilitarized zone in the area of the northern city of Kobane.
– To reinforce our commitment to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire throughout Syria, we announce our readiness to propose the establishment of a demilitarized zone in Kobane, said the head of the Kurdish-led SDF forces Mazloum Abdi.
The news is updated.
Source: AFP, STT