Syria’s government has struck an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that control the northeast of the country to integrate the group into the national army in the push for a nationwide ceasefire.

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state institutions as it tries to unify the country’s diverse communities after a decade of civil war.

Syria’s interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a cease-fire and the merging of the main US-backed force there into the Syrian army.