{"id":132307,"date":"2025-11-19T18:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132307"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:31:37","slug":"kurdish-leader-barzani-meets-sdf-commander-mazloum-abdi-in-duhok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132307\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdish leader Barzani meets SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi in Duhok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani met on Wednesday with General Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the city of Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, Abdi had participated in the Middle East Peace and Security Forum (MEPS 2025), organized by the American University of Duhok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement from Barzani\u2019s office, the Kurdish leader emphasized the need to resolve the Kurdish issue in Syria through democratic and peaceful means, while addressing past mistakes and ensuring they are not repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was attended by senior figures including Mohammed Ismail, head of the Kurdish National Council, former Turkish parliamentarian and Kurdish politician Osman Baydemir, along with other officials from western Kurdistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barzani expressed his satisfaction with the participation of both the SDF and the Kurdish National Council delegations in the peace and security forum, noting the importance of dialogue and cooperation among Kurdish political forces. 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