SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — On Monday, Mazloum Abdi, General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met with the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) leadership to discuss a unified Kurdish stance for Syria’s future after the fall of the Ba’ath’s regime. The meeting highlighted the importance of continuing intra-Kurdish dialogue to resolve contentious issues.
SDF Press Center announced that the meeting between its commander and leadership of ENKS was supervised under international coalition officials, where the establishment of a unified Kurdish stance in the new Syria was addressed.
“It was agreed on the importance of ongoing meetings and the swift resolution of contentious issues,” read a statement from SDF.
The ENKS is a coalition of Kurdish opposition parties in northeast Syria (Rojava).
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule on December 8, this marks the first meeting between the SDF and ENKS, strongly encouraged by both internal characters and international coalitions to bring the two Kurdish sides closer together.
A week after the end of five decades of Ba’athist rule in Syria, Mazloum Abdi, stressed the crucial need for Kurdish unity amid Syria’s ongoing challenges.
In a post on X, he urged Kurdish political parties to prioritize dialogue over narrow interests, advocating for positive engagement to achieve Kurdish unity and help build a democratic, inclusive Syria for all its people.
Îro, yekîtîya niştimanî ya Kurdî li Sûrîyayê pêwîstîyeke dîrokî ye û bersiva metirsîyên vê qonaxê ye.
Em ji hemû alîyên Kurdî hêvî dikin ku xwe dûrî berjewendîyên partîtîyê bixin û bi rengekî erênî nêzî bangên gelêrî yên ji bo diyalogê û yekhelwestîyê bibin.
Em gazî hemû kesan…— Mazloum Abdî مظلوم عبدي (@MazloumAbdi) December 14, 2024
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), key in defeating the ISIS caliphate, now face a major threat from Turkey and its backed groups, who link them to the PKK, a longtime rival of Turkey. In response, the SDF is pushing for a unified Kurdish stance to protect their gains and counter this growing risk.
