Damascus’s New Parliament Sends a Message to the Kurds: Limited Participation, Diminished Influence

World Desk – While the Syrian government highlights the increased ethnic and religious diversity of the parliament, the complete absence of figures affiliated with the SDF indicates that the Kurdish autonomous administration still holds no share in Damascus’s new political structure.

The desire of Damascus to export oil from Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria

World Service - According to the claim of two TV channels, Damascus is seeking to manage the export of oil from the Kurdistan regions of Iraq and Syria through the construction of a new pipeline.

Elham Ahmed and Mazloum Abdi returned from their diplomatic trip to Europe

Syria Service - "Elham Ahmed", the co-head of the foreign relations department of the autonomous administration, and "Mazhloum Abdi", the commander-in-chief of the SDF, returned to Syrian Kurdistan after a several-day trip and a series of diplomatic meetings in Italy, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany.

Öcalan; "Collaborator of the government" or the architect of the new stage of Turkish Kurdish struggle?

World service - An analytical article about the current position of Abdullah Ocalan says that the recent criticisms of the imprisoned PKK leader are rooted in the failure of peace processes, the geopolitical developments of the region, and the weakness in explaining the new strategy of the Kurdish movement, rather than the change in his ideals. A strategy that emphasizes negotiation and political transformation instead of continuing the war.

Mazloum Kobani's European trip; Active diplomacy and limited European influence

World Service, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, went to Europe with the aim of attracting political support and pursuing the process of integration with the Syrian government, but the real weight of regional actors and the United States has still kept Europe's hands tied to influence the developments in Syria.

Damascus protests against Mazloum Kobani's uncoordinated trip to Europe

World Service - A Syrian government official has said that Mazloum Abdi's European trips were done without coordination with the Syrian government.

Why did Mazloum Kobani go to Europe? Five goals of a fateful journey

World Service- At the same time as the negotiations between the Kurds and the Syrian government continue, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces has gone to Europe with five specific goals; From putting pressure on Damascus to implement the January agreement to guaranteeing the rights of the Kurds and gaining the political support of France and Italy.

Mazloum Abdi and Elham Ahmed's trip to Paris

Syria Service - Elham Ahmed, the joint head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration, and Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the SDF, are on an official trip to France to meet with the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the officials of the Elysee Palace to discuss the developments in Syria, the political process of this country, and the situation of the Kurds.

Barak asked Mazloum Abdi to sever SDF's relations with PKK

Syrian Service - Informed sources told Al-Arabiya/Al Hadith that "Thomas Barak", Trump's special representative for Iraq and Syria, in a meeting with "Mazloum Abdi" in Erbil, called for the SDF to cut ties with the PKK and to complete the process of integrating these forces into the Syrian army by the end of this year.

Europe must guarantee the future of Syria; It is necessary to hold an international congress

Syria Service - PYD co-chairman Gharib Hasso, referring to Mazloum Abdi's trip to Europe, called for European countries to play a guaranteeing role in the process of solving the Syrian crisis and emphasized that holding an international congress with the presence of all Syrian ethnic groups and groups is necessary to determine the future political structure and constitution of this country.

Washington opposes the possible meeting between Macron and Mazloum Kobani

World service -Al-Monitor service has reported, quoting informed sources, that the US government does not support a possible meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Mazloum Abdi before the visit of the French president to Damascus; Because this meeting can be faced with the negative reaction of Ahmad al-Shara.

Mazloum Abdi arrived in Italy to discuss important regional cases

Syrian Service - SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi arrived in Italy as part of a European diplomatic tour to consult with European officials about developments in Syria, strengthening regional stability and security, and the process of implementing understandings related to the integration of these forces with the Syrian interim government.

Mazloom Abdi:

We talked about the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces

Syria Service - SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi announced the agreement and consultation with Trump's special representative and the president of the Kurdistan Region regarding the integration of SDF forces into the structure of the Syrian interim government and support for the country's political process.

Mazloum Abdi's trip to Kurdistan region; Meeting with Thomas Barak and Nechirvan

Syria Service - SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi is in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and today he will meet Trump's representative in Syria, Thomas Barak, and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani.

The gains and losses of Syrian Kurds from the agreement with Damascus

World Service - The Italian foreign relations think tank, in a new analysis, described the agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish forces not as an equal compromise, but as the result of changing the balance of power in favor of Damascus, and warned that the project of Kurdish autonomy in northern Syria is gradually collapsing.

Mazloum Kobani met with the freed prisoners

Syrian Service - "Mazloum Abdi", the Commander-in-Chief of the SDF, in a meeting with a number of freed prisoners and the families of the prisoners and those killed in Kobani, emphasized that the case of the prisoners is the priority of these forces and efforts will continue to release all the detainees.

the political elimination of the Kurds; A threat to the agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces

World Service - The analysis of the "Foundation for the Defense of Democracies" shows that despite the progress in the military integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces with the structure of the Damascus government, the dispute over political representation, cultural rights and the concentration of power in the hands of Ahmed al-Shara has become the most important obstacle in the path of agreement between the Syrian Kurds and the central government.

Mazloum Abdi and the leaders of the Kurdistan Region emphasize the stability of Syria and the unity of the Kurds

Syria Service - "Mazloum Abdi", the Commander-in-Chief of the SDF, met with the President and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during his trip to Erbil; The meetings in which they emphasized on maintaining the security and stability of Syria, dealing with terrorist threats, strengthening the unity of the Syrian Kurdish currents and continuing the dialogue to achieve a comprehensive political solution.

Linking the case of Syrian Kurds with the negotiation process between Ankara and PKK

World Service - Mazloum Kobani's recent statements about the possibility of traveling to Türkiye have once again heated up the discussion about the connection between the Syrian Kurds case and the negotiations between Ankara and the PKK. According to Mohammad Saleh, this issue can be detrimental to the Syrian Kurds in the long run.

SDF has not received financial aid from any party; It is possible that I will meet Öcalan in Türkiye

Syrian Service - "Mazloum Abdi", the commander-in-chief of the SDF, rejected the claims about receiving financial aid from the United States by these forces, emphasizing that the SDF has never received direct financial aid from any party. He also announced the possibility of meeting Abdullah Ocalan during his planned trip to Türkiye.

The possibility of forming a new party led by Mazloum Abdi

Syria Service - Following the publication of reports about the formation of a new political party in Syrian Kurdistan under the leadership of SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, the officials of the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian Democratic Assembly dismissed these reports as baseless. However, at the same time, they emphasized the necessity of creating an inclusive Kurdish political movement in Syria.

The Kurdish delegation in Syrian Kurdistan emphasized on the continuation of the meetings

Syrian Service - The Kurdish delegation in Syrian Kurdistan decided to continue its meetings and formulate its future plans more transparently in a closed meeting

Mazloum Kobani:

 We will not allow war to return to Syrian Kurdistan

Syrian Service - "Mazloum Kobani", the commander-in-chief of the SDF, emphasized that the main goal of the Syrian Democratic Forces is to prevent the return of war and maintain stability in Syrian Kurdistan, and that the region has entered a new phase of peace and stability.

Meeting of ENKS and Mazloum Abdi to strengthen the political unity of Syrian Kurds

Syria Service - The leadership board of ENKS and SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi emphasized the necessity of establishing a common position among the Kurds and guaranteeing their presence in the future structure of Syria in a meeting in Qamishlo.

Stagnation of integration agreement due to serious differences between Kurds and Damascus

World Service - While the Syrian transitional government is trying to present a stable image of the country by expanding foreign relations and attracting investment, deep differences with the Kurds over the division of power, governance structure and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces have stalled the process of internal political agreement.

Mazloum Abdi:

Our priority is the unity of Kurds in Syrian Kurdistan

Syria Service - "Hassan Muhammad Ali", the head of MSD's communications office, announced that Mazloum Abdi, in response to Ahmed al-Shara's proposal for cooperation in Damascus, announced that his main priority at the moment is the unity of the Kurds and the organization of the internal affairs of Syrian Kurdistan.

Mazloum Abdi and Elham Ahmed met with the head of the Syrian interim government

Syria Service - "Mazloum Abdi" and "Elham Ahmed" met with "Ahmed Sharia" the head of the interim government of Syria during their trip to Damascus and discussed the integration of self-governing institutions into the government structure.

Elham Ahmad and Mazloum Abdi's sensitive trip to Damescus

Syria Service - Elham Ahmad and Mazloum Abdi left for talks with the Syrian interim government.

Meeting of Mazlum Kobani with Kurdish parties in Kobani

Syria service - Mazlum Kobani, commander of SDF in a meeting with Kurdish parties in Kobani discussed about agreement performance process with Syria government. He also emphasized about the process continuation and the importance of strengthening the stability and coexistence in the region.

Mazlum Abdi announced: 300 SDF captives will be released.

Syria service - Mazlum Abdi commander-in-chief of the SDF forces, announced that another 300 SDF prisoners will be released by the Syrian government before the holidays.