Sipan Hamo: From PKK Cadre to Deputy Minister of Defense for Eastern Syria
Born Samir Aso in Afrin, Hamo began his political and military trajectory in 1994 when he joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Born Samir Aso in Afrin, Hamo began his political and military trajectory in 1994 when he joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Ministry Spokesperson Noureddin al-Baba said that before Syrian Arab Army units and internal security forces arrived at the site, “widespread escapes” had taken place.
Abdi acknowledged that the integration file “may take some time,” but expressed confidence that it would ultimately succeed, Syria TV reports.
Internal Security Forces began entering the city of Qamishli on Tuesday, February 3, as part of implementing the agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
The agreement includes the withdrawal of military forces from contact lines and the deployment of Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Ministry of Interior to the centres of the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli.
Hassakeh and its surrounding areas have witnessed continuous flights by Coalition drones and warplanes in recent days, Syria TV writes.
The Presidency stated: In case of agreement, Syrian forces “will not enter the city centers of Hassakeh and Qamishli and will remain on their outskirts.”
Abdulbaset Sieda, former President of the Syrian National Council, announced that Kurdish political parties and forces are set to convene an urgent meeting in Qamishli to assess the deteriorating situation, Ultra Syria Reports.
The Party decried the Administration’s decisions as being made without consultation with Assyrian representatives, Syria TV writes.
A study by the “Day After Organization” evaluating the electoral process found outcomes that contradict the Higher Committee’s aspirations for representation.
The case coincided with a sweeping arrest campaign by SDF units in Hassakeh province, Ultra Syria writes.
While Damascus acknowledged the right of “religious or national groups to express their political views, hold meetings, and establish parties within a national legal framework”, it strongly condemned the event for “hosting separatist figures involved in hostile acts”
The Assembly will comprise 150 members, distributed across Syria’s provinces in proportion to their populations, according to Syria TV
The SNHR report attributes 21 of these cases to the transitional government, 34 to opposition factions, and 68 to the Syrian Democratic Forces.
75 Syrian families from Deir ez-Zor province are set to leave the camp by the end of next week, Shaam News writes.
One of the biggest concerns is whether the National Dialogue Conference will produce legally binding outcomes or simply non-enforceable recommendations.
Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December, negotiations between the Damascus government and the SDF have been ongoing, though no formal agreement has been reached on all key issues.
The Autonomous Administration announced that the camp administration had facilitated the departure of a total of 569 people and handed them over to the Iraqi government, according to Enab Baladi.
Shaibani has made significant contributions to humanitarian efforts in northwest Syria, Damas Post writes.
At dawn on Monday, a US helicopter conducted a landing operation in al-Shuhail, a city in the al-Jazeera region east of Deir-ez-Zor., Athr Press reports.
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