According to local sources, the group of 13, consisting of members of the British Conservative Party and of the main opposition Labour Party, visited Qamishli late Monday. MP Adam Holloway of the Conservative Party and Lloyd Russell-Moyle of the Labour Party were among the politicians.
Similar visits have taken place between Britain and these organizations. A delegation of Labour Party MPs also visited Kurdish forces in Qamishli last year. Furthermore, Britain had tried to mediate between the YPG and the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) last month.
During the meeting in Qamishli, the ENKS had ruled out a French proposal that they open offices in YPG-occupied areas in northern Syria, unable to trust the group. At the behest of the U.S., a British delegation went to Qamishli to discuss the same issue.
The council's position will depend on the applicability of the U.K. committee's proposals, the source underlined. The ENKS is a coalition of 10 Syrian Kurdish parties and known to oppose the YPG after the group became more dominant in northern Syria.
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<p style="text-align:left">A group of British politicians met with Kurdish militia and their affiliate, the People's Protection Units (YPG), in northeastern Syria's Qamishli district. The politicians vowed during the visit to support the terrorist organization.
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