مظلوم عبدي: اتفاق على دمج قوات «قسد» في وزارة الدفاع السورية

The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, revealed that he reached a "preliminary agreement" with the Syrian government regarding the mechanism for integrating his forces into the Ministries of Defense and Interior.
In an interview with the French news agency, he announced that talks are currently taking place between the two parties in the capital, Damascus.
Inside a military base in the city of Hasakah (northeast) Syria, Abdi said late yesterday (Sunday): The new aspect of our recent discussions in Damascus is the mutual insistence and strong will to expedite the implementation of the agreement's provisions.

Restructuring "SDF"

He added that the most important point is reaching a preliminary understanding regarding the mechanism for integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Internal Security Forces (Kurdish) within the framework of the Ministries of Defense and Interior. Abdi disclosed that there are military and security delegations from his forces in Damascus to discuss the mechanism for their integration into the Ministries of Defense and Interior.
He clarified that the SDF will be restructured during its integration into the Ministry of Defense's framework, within several formations, and that it will have a new name, in line with the system followed in the Ministry of Defense, emphasizing that the name of his forces will remain a historical one after they have written heroic epics against ISIS and all aggressors in the region.

Decentralized System

In response to a question about Turkey's role, Abdi confirmed that any success in the negotiations will certainly depend on Turkey's role, hoping that it will play a supportive and contributing role in the ongoing negotiations.
He called for a decentralized system in Syria, but this has not been accepted so far; we have not agreed on it, adding: "We are still discussing finding a common and acceptable formula for everyone."
He stressed that the common points agreed upon are more than the points of contention, affirming agreement on the unity of Syrian territory, the unity of national symbols, the independence of the political decision in the country, and the fight against terrorism.
He added: "We all agree that we should not return Syria to the era of wars, and that there should be stability and security, and I believe these factors are sufficient for us to reach a permanent agreement."

Amending the Constitutional Declaration

Abdi stated that he requested during the last meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara to change or add some provisions to the current constitutional declaration, especially regarding the guarantee of Kurdish rights in the constitution, adding that there was a positive response to this matter, and we hope that this will happen soon.
Abdi revealed that the oil file was not discussed, but it will certainly be addressed in upcoming meetings. He added: We consider the oil file and other underground resources in northeastern Syria to belong to all Syrians, and their revenues should be distributed fairly among all Syrian provinces.
Agreement between Abdi and al-Shara
Abdi and President Ahmad al-Shara signed an agreement on March 10, which included several provisions, the most important of which was the integration of the civil and military institutions affiliated with the Kurdish self-administration into national institutions by the end of the year. However, differing viewpoints between the two parties have hindered progress in its implementation.
Abdi and al-Shara held a meeting last week in Damascus, attended by the U.S. envoy to Syria, Tom Brock, and the commander of the U.S. Central Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM), Brad Cooper, as part of Washington's efforts to advance the talks.
The Syrian Democratic Forces and the security forces built by the self-administration in their areas of influence in northeastern Syria consist of about 100,000 personnel.