"Syrian interim government forces entered and secured the eastern Aleppo countryside's town of Maskanah on Saturday, following days of localised clashes and the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Footage shows a convoy of vehicles belonging to the interim government's general security, alongside military vehicles including armoured trucks and a tank, rolling into the town. Residents can be seen gathering on both sides of a main road around the arriving forces. "We experienced extreme anxiety when the Operation Forces bombed Maskanah; we were absolutely terrified. The bombing also hit Deir Hafer, and the force of it shook the windows of my house," stated Ibrahim, a town resident. "Life has essentially returned to normal here. However, during the past three days of intense escalation and clashes, some people feared they would have to flee their homes because of the heavy rain and cold. Yet, about 90 percent of the people refused to leave their houses," he added. On the same day the Syrian Democratic Forces released the statement affirming that "according to an agreement mediated under international sponsorship, it was stipulated that the forces of the Damascus government would enter the towns of Deir Hafer and Maskanah in eastern Aleppo after our forces had finished withdrawing from them. However, Damascus breached the agreement's terms and entered the two towns prior to the completion of our fighters' withdrawal." These developments came after the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazlum Abdi, announced the withdrawal of his forces from the contact areas east of Aleppo towards the east of the Euphrates 'as part of a redeployment in response to calls from mediators and allied nations, aimed at finalising the integration process and complying with the March 10 agreement'. This announcement follows Ahmed al-Sharaa, president of the Syrian opposition's transitional phase, signing a decree regarding the preparation of an eight-article constitution. This constitution is designed to safeguard Kurdish rights, which encompass the right to study the Kurdish language and have it recognised as a national language, as well as the revival of Kurdish heritage and the observance of its holidays, among other cultural entitlements. On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement to 'integrate all civil and military institutions affiliated with the Kurdish self-administration into the framework of the Syrian state by the end of 2025'."