Syria Kurd forces chief says agreement with Sharaa ‘real opportunity’ to build new Syria

People celebrate, after the Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich northeast, signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria’s new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Qamishli, Syria, March 10, 2025. (Reuters)

DAMASCUS: The head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Tuesday that an accord reached with the new leaders in Damascus is a “real opportunity to build a new Syria.” “We are committed to building a better future that guarantees the rights of all Syrians and fulfills their aspirations for peace and dignity,” Mazloum Abdi said in a posting on X.
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the SDF to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government.