<p>A four-day ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, which expired on Saturday night, has been extended by 15 days, Syria’s defence ministry said on Saturday.</p><p>The extension was decided to support a US operation to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq, the ministry added in a statement.</p>
<p>A four-day ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, which expired on Saturday night, has been extended by 15 days, Syria’s defence ministry said on Saturday.</p><p>The extension was decided to support a US operation to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq, the ministry added in a statement.</p>