ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Tuesday met with the Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) for the second time in a month. Both sides agreed to send a joint committee to Damascus to discuss the future of Kurds in new Syria,

Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national assembly

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Friday welcomed recent remarks from the United Nations envoy to Syria supporting talks between the SDF and the new administration in Damascus.

The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which control the country's northeast, has had lengthy talks with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's new leader, to set out conditions for his participation in the new Syria.

A top official from Germany’s foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday that he and Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met to discuss “urgent issues” that need to be resolved in new Syria.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The recent historic meeting between Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi was a “national demand” that delighted every Kurd,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The US State Department on Monday welcomed the recent historic meeting between Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi as one which could ease the political transition in

“The two leaders discussed the current situation in Syria, including the latest security and political developments,” Barzani’s office said in a statement following the Thursday meeting. Both leaders emphasized the importance of establishing a unified Kurdish front in Syria, the statement added.

Post-Assad Syria will never allow its territory to be used as a staging ground for threats against Turkey, its top diplomat said on January 16 after talks in Ankara. The commitment was a clear reference to Syrian Kurdish forces who,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The co-chair of northeast Syria’s (Rojava) ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) called on the Kurdistan Region to encourage the main opposition Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) to engage in Kurdish unity talks and to prioritize the Kurdish cause.

If Kurds are united, they are strong. We don’t need enemies or opponents; disunity weakens us and makes us lose opportunities” President Barzani stated.

It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face significant obstacles due to disagreements over military structure and administrative demands.