Pakistan, Jan. 22 -- Syria's government has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of breaking a newly announced ceasefire, raising fears that hopes for a political deal could quickly collapse. Moreover, officials said multiple attacks killed several soldiers just a day after a four day truce was declared to reduce fighting in the northeast. These incidents came at a sensitive moment when talks were meant to begin over integrating Kurdish forces into the central state. As a result, the fragile calm now faces serious uncertainty.

According to Damascus, a drone strike hit a captured military base while Syrian troops were securing explosives, killing seven soldiers and marking what it called a dangerous escalation. However, the SD...