DAMASCUS, Jan 23 (NNN-SANA) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said yesterday that, its forces remain committed to “genuine integration” with the Syrian interim government, despite recent clashes.
In a post on social media platform X, SDF General Commander, Mazloum Abdi, said, the forces would work “with all available means and with seriousness,” to ensure “genuine integration” and maintain the agreed-upon ceasefire.
His remarks came, days after Damascus and the SDF announced understandings, aimed at halting hostilities and reintegrating military and civil institutions into the Syrian state framework.
The comments coincided with renewed diplomatic messaging from Damascus. Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, told members of the United Nations Security Council that, the Syrian interim government had been “compelled” to carry out limited security operations, in response to escalating threats, while stressing that, dialogue and diplomacy remain open.
The interim government was “forced to implement limited security measures, but it has not closed the door to dialogue and diplomatic solutions,” said Olabi.
The recent developments unfold against the backdrop of clashes, security alerts, and humanitarian concerns, in areas like Hasakah, Raqqa, and Deir al-Zour, where the fragile ceasefire is under strain.
On Tuesday, the interim government declared a four-day ceasefire to support talks with the SDF, over security arrangements and possible military integration.– NNN-SANA