The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country's central government in Damascus to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out steps toward integrating the two sides.

Assad, minority groups in Syria have been targeted with violence. The US and other regional powers have largely stayed silent.

For minority groups in the northeast, the fragile ceasefire comes with more profound questions over their future in Syria.

QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 27 (Reuters) - With Syria's Islamist-led government bearing down on Kurdish forces, residents of their last major enclave are on alert, mindful of last year's violence against other minority groups and determined to preserve their self-rule.

Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Secretary Mike Pompeo warn of dire threats to Syrian Kurds as Syrian forces attack Kurdish-controlled territory in northern Syria.

The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.

Large crowds of Syrian Kurds took to the streets in the northeastern city of Qamishli on Sunday to express concern over a newly announced agreement with Damascus that would gradually integrate Kurdish forces and administrations into the Syrian state.

Massive US military convoys have been filmed leaving Syria overnight, sparking fears the withdrawal could allow ISIS to re-establish its caliphate