Syrian sources have denied the news circulating about reaching a new agreement with the “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF), while the latter announced its earnest endeavor to avoid the collapse of the previous agreement with the Syrian government regarding the integration of its forces into state institutions, in light of the continued stalemate in the negotiations.
The Syrian Deputy Minister of Information, Obada Kojan, affirmed yesterday, Thursday, that “communications are currently suspended with the SDF,” noting the inaccuracy of what is being circulated about an imminent agreement between the two parties or the exertion of American pressure on the Syrian government to move forward in this direction.
Kojan stressed that the government’s position is clear and firm, pointing out that it has presented constructive proposals, but the “SDF” is procrastinating in their implementation.
In the same context, the media advisor to the Syrian President Ahmad al-Share’a, Ahmad Muwaffaq Zaidan, stated that “the options with the SDF have narrowed, and it must bear the responsibility for not fulfilling what it signed,” pointing out that the agreement was attended by weighty countries such as Turkey and the United States.
In contrast, the general commander of the “Syrian Democratic Forces,” Mazloum Abdi, stated yesterday, Thursday, that he “is making every possible effort to avoid the failure of the agreement” signed with Damascus.
Abdi added, in a video clip published by the “SDF,” that “all efforts are being made to prevent the failure of this path,” reiterating the demand for “decentralization,” which is an issue rejected by the Syrian government and considers it to contradict the provisions of the March 10 agreement, which stipulates the unity of the country’s territory.
It is worth noting that the Syrian President Ahmad al-Share’a and the commander of the “SDF,” Mazloum Abdi, signed an agreement on March 10, which stipulates the integration of civil and military institutions in the areas under the control of the “SDF” in northeastern Syria within the state administration, but the agreement has not yet entered into force, although it was supposed to be activated by the end of this year.
The new Syrian government, headed by al-Share’a, seeks to strengthen its efforts to achieve security and stability since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime on December 8, 2024, which remained in power for 24 years.
