Tag: Mazloum Abdi
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Kurds in Syria brace for conflict with Damascus as integration fails
Earlier this week, in scenes reminiscent of the days of Bashar al-Assad, pro-government forces shelled and fired unto civilian neighbourhoods in Aleppo. The attacks on the Kurdish neighbourhood took place after pro-government forces blocked access to the Kurdish, Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood. Protests by Kurds against the closures took place before the firing started on Monday…
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BREAKING: Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces sign integration document with the Syrian government
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Leader of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces General Mazloum Abdi have signed a peace document where the SDF will be integrated with the regular and official Syrian Army. The surprise signing took place earlier today in Damasucs. On the 17th of February the leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan requested…
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Kurds in Syria face uncertain future as talks with the government collapse and Turkish army augments its presence
The Israeli press is reporting that President Donald Trump wants US troops to pull out of Syria. The 2,000 US troops in north-eastern Syria offer security assistance to the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, mainly against ISIS and Islamic terrorists. Recently, the US forces have also been building a new base in Kobani. President Donald Trump…
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US forces are building a base in Kobani: negotiations between Kurdish Leader Mazloum Abdi and Syrian Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa are ongoing
The US peace-keeping forces in the Kurdish controlled north-eastern Syria, operating under the mission name “Operation Resolve”, have begun building a military base in Kobani. Previously, the commander of the Kurdish armed Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi proposed the Syrian government to hand over the Kobani-Turkish border to US forces. The SDF is refusing to…
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Kurdish forces leader Mazloum Abdi offers Kobani’s border control to US forces as a compromise with Turkey
Kurdish SDF leader Mazloum Abdi has offered Turkey a compromise to prevent a looming clash between Kurdish and pro-Turkish forces, by handing over checkpoints and border security to US forces and withdraw Kurdish forces from a new designated military zone. Previously, the border between Syria and Turkey on Syria’s side was managed by a combination…
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Clashes in Raqqa as Kurdish leaders in discussions with Abu Mohammad al-Jolani
The Kurdish armed forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from Deir Ezzor following mass protests and clashes. Kurdish SDF forces are now also facing riots and clashes in Raqqa, a city which they liberated from ISIS. Raqqa is an Arab-majority city. Previously, SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi called for a Syria that guarantees…
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Kurdish armed forces commander says fall of the regime is an opportunity to build “a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians”
The commander of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi released a brief statement saying that the fall of the of the regime in Damascus is an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians. The statement may imply that the Kurds will not be…
