Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces coalition, during an interview in Hassaka (northern Syria), on Oct. 10, 2023. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
The Kurds in Syria assert their independence. The historic dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), announced Thursday, Feb. 27, by the group’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, was quickly praised by the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi. However, the head of the armed wing of the Kurdish autonomous administration, which controls a large part of northeastern Syria, clarified from Washington that the injunction does not apply to his troops."Mazloum Kobane," his nom de guerre, expressed a desire to integrate into the Syrian army. But as a single bloc, which the interim Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has so far refused, since he did not invite representatives from northeastern Syria to participate in the national dialogue conference held Tuesday, Feb. 25. Faced with the challenge of successfully...
The Kurds in Syria assert their independence. The historic dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), announced Thursday, Feb. 27, by the group’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, was quickly praised by the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi. However, the head of the armed wing of the Kurdish autonomous administration, which controls a large part of northeastern Syria, clarified from Washington that the injunction does not apply to his troops."Mazloum Kobane," his nom de guerre, expressed a desire to integrate into the Syrian army. But as a single bloc, which the interim Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has so far refused, since he did not invite representatives from northeastern Syria to participate in the national dialogue conference held Tuesday, Feb. 25. Faced with the challenge of successfully...