Kurds say Hasaka truce with Assad regime not done deal

Assad regime said on Sunday a truce has been reached with the Kurds in the flashpoint city of Hasaka, but a Kurdish source said it has yet to be finalised, MEE reported 

The northeastern city has been rocked by deadly clashes between US-backed Kurdish forces and Assad terrorists since Wednesday.

In a bid to calm tensions, a delegation of Russian officials from the coastal Hymemim military airport arrived in the nearby city of Qamishli on Saturday for talks with the two sides.

The three-point agreement calls for a "halt to all hostilities and the return to Assad terrorists of any positions seized by Kurdish fighters" since Wednesday.

However, a Kurdish military source told AFP from Hasakeh that none of the three points had been agreed.

"No agreement has been reached on a ceasefire or the return of positions to Assad regime," said the source, who declined to be identified, stressing that more negotiations were to be held on Monday.

Earlier, a source from the Hasaka governorate said a delegation of Russian officials and members of the Assad regime’s  National Defence Terrorists (NDT) had arrived at Qamishli airport for a meeting to take place on Monday.