ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – A Syrian security convoy of around 100 personnel is set to enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, marking the final phase of the interior ministry’s forces’ entry into Rojava (northeast Syria), in accordance with the recent agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

The convoy is expected to arrive around 2:00 PM Tuesday, according to The New Region’s reporter on the ground.

The forces are set to proceed from the Tell Brak area into Qamishli, with preparations currently underway at the city’s western entrance to facilitate the convoy’s entry, a source told North Press Agency (NPA).

The deployment is being carried out in cooperation with the Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish).

A day prior, the internal security of the Jazira region announced that a curfew will be imposed from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Tuesday to ensure civilian safety and avoid tensions with security forces.

SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami noted that all journalists must leave the area where the process takes place due to the “safety risks,” asserting “no media outlets are permitted to approach the locations where Damascus forces will be stationed.”

On Monday, the first convoy of Syrian security forces arrived in Hasaka, comprised of around 100 personnel, amid a 12-hour curfew in the province.

Residents of Hasaka’s Arab-majority neighborhoods reportedly began firing “celebratory gunfire” into the air with the state forces’ arrival.

Syrian state media also reported security forces entering the countryside of the symbolic Kurdish city of Kobane.

In an interview with AVA Media on Saturday, SDF chief Mazloum Abdi said that a limited number of Damascus forces would enter Hasaka and Qamishli “symbolically”, while the Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish) integrate into the Syrian state apparatus, adding that Kurdish-led forces will remain in their areas and no Damascus bases would be established.

The entry of the Damascus forces is supposed to be temporary, reportedly lasting only up to 15 days.

The SDF announced on Friday that it has reached a “comprehensive agreement” with Damascus that will see a phased integration process of the Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state after weeks-long clashes between the two sides.

The agreement includes “the withdrawal of military forces from contact points and the entry of security forces affiliated with the Ministry of Interior into the cities of Hasaka and Qamishli.” It also stipulates the “gradual integration” of Kurdish forces and institutions into the Syrian state.