A family rides a motorcycle with their personal belongings as they flee the area around the village of Humaymah, east of the city of Aleppo, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) A family rides a motorcycle with their personal belongings as they flee the area around the village of Humaymah, east of the city of Aleppo, on January 16, 2026. Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Syria’s Kurds said Saturday that a presidential decree issued the previous day, making Kurdish an official language and guaranteeing national rights for the minority, was a positive first step but remains insufficient.
The decree by President Ahmad al-Sharaa is “a first step, but it does not meet the aspirations and hopes of the Kurdish people,” the Kurdish administration of northern and northeastern Syria said in a statement.
The statement added that Kurdish rights must be protected “through permanent constitutions that reflect the will of the people and all of its components,” rather than through “temporary decrees.”
Syria’s Kurds said Saturday that a presidential decree issued the previous day, making Kurdish an official language and guaranteeing national rights for the minority, was a positive first step but remains insufficient.
The decree by President Ahmad al-Sharaa is “a first step, but it does not meet the aspirations and hopes of the Kurdish people,” the Kurdish administration of northern and northeastern Syria said in a statement.
The statement added that Kurdish rights must be protected “through permanent constitutions that reflect the will of the people and all of its components,” rather than through “temporary decrees.”
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