Dec 10, 2024 · HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – General Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced Tuesday that the SDF seeks direct relations with the new central government in Damascus following the dramatic fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Dec 11, 2024 · On Sunday at dawn, ousted President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, and the government was taken over by opposition factions and the Damascus Liberation Council after seizing control of the capital. In an interview with Al-Hadath, Abdi explained that their initial presence in the region was driven by the need to fight the Islamic State (IS) and ...

Jan 17, 2025 · In a rare meeting near Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani, the longtime leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the ruling party in Iraqi Kurdistan, held...

Jan 19, 2025 · The SDF, which has carved out a semi-autonomous zone through 14 years of war, has been in talks with the new administration in Damascus led by former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Commander Mazloum Abdi, head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasakah, Syria, on January 12, 2025. ... (HTS), the group that has ruled Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Although ...

Dec 14, 2024 · ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Saturday called on Kurdish parties in northeast Syria (Rojava) to form a unified front ahead of national...

Dec 13, 2024 · Following Assad's fall on Sunday, Mazloum Abdi, the top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, said, "This change is an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy...

Dec 20, 2024 · SDF commander Mazloum Abdi's comments mark the first time he has confirmed that non-Syrian Kurdish fighters, including members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), have come to Syria to...

Dec 8, 2024 · QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – In a statement on Sunday, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime marks a pivotal moment for Syria, describing it as a chance to “build a new Syria.”

Dec 8, 2024 · "In Syria, we are living through historic moments as we witness the fall of the authoritarian regime in Damascus," said Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that controls swathes of northeast Syria, said in a statement on Telegram.