ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Syria’s defense ministry on Wednesday accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of targeting army deployment positions in Aleppo’s vicinity of Tishrin Dam, killing two soldiers and injuring another.

“SDF forces targeted one of the Syrian Arab Army's deployment points in the vicinity of Tishrin Dam with a guided missile,” the ministry’s media and communications department told state media, adding that the attack led to the death of two soldiers and the injury of one.

The SDF responded to the allegations in a later statement, saying they “categorically affirm that this information is incorrect, and that our forces did not carry out any attack in the mentioned area.”

“According to the field data available to us, the incident resulted from landmine explosions in the vicinity of the Syrian government military position, and our forces had no involvement in it,” said the SDF.

A verbal agreement was reached between the two parties to cease hostilities earlier this month, after high-ranking delegations on both sides held a meeting in Damascus.

“The SDF forces renew their rejection of all previous understandings and agreements and disregard them by targeting army points and killing its personnel,” the defense ministry added in its comments to SANA on Wednesday.

“We reaffirm our commitment to the principle of de-escalation and maintaining stability along the contact lines, and to continuing our national efforts to confront threats that endanger the security and safety of residents from all components,” the SDF responded in its statement.

The Damascus meeting further discussed mechanisms of implementing the March 10 agreement, which has been repeatedly delayed as the SDF and Damascus-affiliated forces have engaged in clashes in recent months, with both sides accusing the other of provocations and attacks.

On March 10, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF chief Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement that would see the Kurdish-led force and its institutions in northeast Syria (Rojava) integrate with the Syrian state.

Earlier on Wednesday, The Kurdish authorities in Rojava announced that the SDF has submitted a list of around 70 field commanders to the US-led global coalition “as part of preparations to restructure their units into three divisions and special brigades within the Syrian Army.”

The US-backed SDF functions as the de facto army of northeast Syria and played a key role in the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in 2019.

Updated at 23:42 with the SDF statement