Tag: Syrian Democratic Forces
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SDF Spokesperson Ferhad Shami clarifies some points on the Integration Agreement
Following the signing of the Integration Agreement between the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government, SDF spokesperson Ferhad Shami clarified key aspects of the agreement. Ferhad Shami denied rumours that HTS fighters have entered SDF-controlled areas and that all checkpoints in the north-east of Syria are still manned by the SDF. There are…
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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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French President Emmanuel Macron calls on SDF to join the Syrian Army
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was not present at the Paris Conference on Syria, but Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was present along with some of his European and Arab counterparts. Another conference to be held In a statement published by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of the conference, it was…
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Kurdish forces hold their territories and weapons after Turkish-backed forces are defeated on several fronts
The Turkish Syrian National Army has been held off by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces on several fronts after its planned offensive against the Kurdish forces failed to gain any ground. Kurdish forces are now retaliating by launching counter-attacks on Turkish-backed forces in Deir-Ezzor and other areas. The SDF had previously withdrew from Manbij after…
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President Emmanuel Macron breaks ranks with the EU Commissioner and supports the Kurds
Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron called Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan to speak to him of the Kurds. President Macron is supporting the Kurds but the details of the conversation have not been published. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot has publicly stated that the Kurds need to be involved in the discussions about the…
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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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Kurdish forces prepare for major fight against Turkish backed-forces
There has been no agreement between the Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria and the new Syrian leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) over the future of the Kurdish territories and the Kurdish armed forces. The new Syrian leadership is demanding for the Kurdish armed forces to lay down their weapons and integrate their…
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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…
