In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities.

Crowds of Kurds have taken to the streets in north east Syria to celebrate a breakthrough deal signed between Kurdish officials and the new Syrian government. The jubilant scenes were in stark contrast to the violent clashes along the coast, where hundreds of civilians are said to have been killed in revenge attacks by government supporters.

Syrians from around the country celebrated an agreement signed by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa with the Syrian Democratic Forces to join new state institutions. The accord comes at a critical moment as Sharaa grapples with the fallout from deadly clashes between Syrian forces and militants loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad.