Syrian army forces have captured Syria's largest oilfield, the Omar facility, and nearby gas fields from Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Officials and monitors confirmed the army took full control after the SDF pulled back east of the Euphrates River. Earlier, Syrian troops also seized the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates. The SDF had announced its redeployment east of the river following deadly clashes last week and talks with US officials. Fighting escalated due to a breakdown in implementing a deal to integrate Kurdish forces into Syrian government institutions under President Ahmed al-Sharaa. In a goodwill gesture, al-Sharaa declared Kurdish a national language and recognized the Kurdish new year as an official holiday. This is the first formal recognition of Kurdish rights since 1946. The SDF had controlled large areas of Syria's oil-rich northeast after battles against Islamic State over the past decade. Over the weekend, Syrian troops advanced eastward, taking the town of Tabqa and the nearby dam on Saturday, then the Omar oil field on Sunday. The capture cuts a major revenue source the SDF controlled. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the SDF withdrew from villages and oil fields including Omar and Tanak in eastern Deir Ezzor province. Syrian authorities also accused the SDF of destroying two bridges on the Euphrates, including the al-Rashid bridge in Raqqa. Last week, clashes in Aleppo killed at least 12 people. The US has tried to broker a ceasefire but tensions remain high. Washington supports both the SDF and the Syrian government. Since Bashar al-Assad was ousted in late 2024, President al-Sharaa has worked to unite Kurdish forces within Syria's institutions, but nearly a year after a March 2025 agreement, the deal has yet to be fully implemented with blame exchanged between sides.