Islamabad, Oct. 14 -- The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria has said the Syrian army would deploy along the entire length of the border as part of the agreement to try to halt Turkey's operation in the region.

Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces had been deployed to the north.

It follows the US decision to pull all its remaining troops from the area over the "untenable" situation there. The Turkish assault, launched last week, is aimed at forcing Kurdish forces from along the border area.

This deployment would assist the SDF in countering "this aggression and liberating the areas that the Turkish army and mercenaries had entered", it said in a statement.

Areas under the control of the Kurdish-led Syri...