BEIRUT, January 17. /TASS/. The Syrian army has entered the city of Tabqa, where the Euphrates hydroelectric power station is located, the operative command of the armed forces of the Syrian transitional government said.

"Our troops have entered the city of Tabqa from several directions, the formations of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are surrounded in the area of the military airfield," according to a communique broadcast by Al Hadath TV channel.

On Saturday, government forces occupied at least eight settlements in the province of Raqqa, which was previously controlled by the Kurds. In a statement, the SDF command called the actions of the Syrian army "treacherous." Earlier, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the authorities and the Kurds.