Syrian Kurds: 'No Peace' With Damascus Without 'Decentralization'

Kurdish leader Salih Muslim Turkiye is working to undermine Kurdish rights in negotiations with Damascus to integrate the Syrian Democratic forces into the Syrian army

Salih Muslim, head of Foreign Relations for the Democratic Union Party (PYD), has firmly rejected any attempt to dissolve or absorb the governance and military structures of North and East Syria into a centralized Syrian state.

In an interview with Özgür Yeni Politika on 5 June, Muslim outlined the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria's (AANES) red lines for any future political settlement with Damascus, emphasizing the need for decentralization and preservation of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as a unified structure.

“There is no question of the kind of integration claimed by Turkiye or the regime,” Muslim said.
“We would never accept things like individual enrollments or the redirection of units elsewhere – nor has anything of the sort been discussed.”

He stressed that the SDF must remain a distinct force within any future Syrian army, warning that military integration would be a long-term process, and not a concession.
“This is not a minor issue – it is a process that could take years,” he added.

The Syrian government is currently led by former Al-Qaeda and ISIS commander Ahmad al-Sharaa. Sharaa’s armed group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), took power in Damascus in December after the Syrian army collapsed and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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