{"id":133886,"date":"2025-12-29T06:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133886"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:23:15","slug":"sdf-says-abdis-damascus-visit-postponed-for-technical-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133886\/","title":{"rendered":"SDF says Abdi\u2019s Damascus visit postponed for technical reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that a planned visit by its Commander-in-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, to Damascus has been postponed due to technical and logistical reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the SDF Media Center said that Abdi, accompanied by the SDF\u2019s negotiating delegation, was scheduled to travel to the Syrian capital on Dec. 29. 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