A Turkish Defense Ministry source stated on Thursday that Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have failed to comply with a deal signed with the new government earlier this year to integrate into Syria’s state institutions.
The source also warned that the recent clashes between the Kurdish parties and government forces threaten the country’s unity, according to Reuters.
“It has not escaped our attention that the SDF terrorist organization’s voice has become louder, empowered by the clashes in Syria’s south,” the source told reporters at a briefing in Ankara.
Turkey considers the US-backed SDF a terrorist organization and has repeatedly noted that it expects the group to abide by the deal to disarm and integrate into Syria’s state institutions.
“The SDF terrorist organization’s attacks in the outskirts of Manbij and Aleppo against the Syrian government in recent days damage Syria’s political unity and territorial integrity,” the source added.
In March, Syria’s President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Chief Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement to integrate the civil and military institutions of Kurds into the Syrian government.
However, the implementation of this deal was held up by differences between both parties.
Significant Kurdish Conference
In May, Kurdish parties hosted a significant conference to introduce a unified vision for the country’s future after the ousting of Bashar Assad, according to AFP.
As a major component of Syria, Kurds “must present a solution and a project proposal for the future of Syria,” Eldar Khalil, an official in the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, said.
Moreover, Abdi called for “a new decentralized constitution that includes all components” of society.
“We support all Syrian components receiving their rights in the constitution to be able to build a decentralized democratic Syria that embraces everyone,” he added.
Overall, the Kurdish administration called “for a pluralistic democratic system, social justice, gender equality, and a constitution that guarantees the rights of all components” of society.
The Kurds expressed their aspiration of being effective partners in building a new Syria, demanding a decentralized Syria that embraces all its people and guarantees their rights equally.
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