{"id":131833,"date":"2025-11-06T06:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131833"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:47:29","slug":"we-seek-integration-not-dissolution-damascus-acts-alone-sdf-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131833\/","title":{"rendered":"We seek integration not dissolution, Damascus acts alone \u2013 SDF commander\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Senior Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, Sipan Hamo, said on Wednesday that negotiations between the SDF and Syria\u2019s transitional government have reached a stalemate, accusing the latter of unilateral decisions that undermine the March 10, 2025, agreement signed between SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi and Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an exclusive and detailed interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2025\/11\/sdf-commander-hemo-syrias-kurds-prepare-threat-war-damascus-talks-falter\">Al-Monitor<\/a>, Hamo said no serious progress has followed the March 10 agreement, describing accusations that the SDF is delaying integration as \u201ca big lie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He affirmed that the SDF remains committed to Syria\u2019s unity, stressing, \u201cWe have no separatist agenda nor do we want to establish a separate state. 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