Syrian forces deployed at key dam under deal with Kurds

Security forces from thenewgovern-ment in Damascus deployed on Saturday around a strategic dam in northern Syria, under a deal with the autonomous Kurdish administration, state media reported.

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Under the agreement, Kurdish-led fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will pull back from the dam which they captured from the Daesh group in late 2015.

The Tishrin dam near Manbij in Aleppo prov-ince is one of several on the Euphrates and its tributaries in Syria that play a key role in the nation’s economy by providing it with water for irrigation and hydro-electric power.