{"id":127905,"date":"2025-08-03T06:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=127905"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:59:45","slug":"sdf-denies-syrian-government-accusations-affirms-right-to-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/127905\/","title":{"rendered":"SDF denies Syrian government accusations, affirms right to self-defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Sunday that their units exercised their full right to self-defense in response to attacks from Syrian government-affiliated factions in Aleppo, rejecting recent allegations made by the Syrian Ministry of Defense. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement published on its official website, the SDF\u2019s Media Center dismissed the claims issued by the 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