Syrian military expands deployments in northeast as attacks test deal with Kurdish-led forces

DAMASCUS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Forces of the Syrian interim government on Monday expanded deployments across northern and eastern Syria after attacks blamed on armed groups linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) left three soldiers dead, testing a newly reached agreement between the authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

In statements carried by Syria's state news agency SANA, the a