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."
"In Syria, we are living through historic moments as we witness the fall of the authoritarian regime in Damascus,"...