Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi, waves after giving a press conference in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on Dec. 6, 2024. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
The commander of Syria's U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls swathes of the country's northeast, hailed "historic" moments on Sunday with the fall of the "authoritarian regime" of Bashar al-Assad.
"In Syria, we are living through historic moments as we witness the fall of the authoritarian regime in Damascus," commander Mazloum Abdi said in a statement on Telegram, adding that "this change presents an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians."
The commander of Syria's U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls swathes of the country's northeast, hailed "historic" moments on Sunday with the fall of the "authoritarian regime" of Bashar al-Assad.
"In Syria, we are living through historic moments as we witness the fall of the authoritarian regime in Damascus," commander Mazloum Abdi said in a statement on Telegram, adding that "this change presents an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy and justice that guarantees the rights of all Syrians."
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