{"id":136187,"date":"2026-03-14T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=136187"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:38:04","slug":"abdi-says-sdf-working-to-recover-300-prisoners-held-by-syrian-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/136187\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdi says SDF working to recover 300 prisoners held by Syrian government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kobani, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said on Saturday that the group is working to secure the return of about 300 of its fighters currently held by the Syrian government in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdi made the remarks during a funeral ceremony for ten SDF fighters held at the Martyrs\u2019 Cemetery in the city of Kobani, northern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony was attended by Syrian Deputy Defense Minister Sipan Hamo and SDF commander Mahmoud Barkhodan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdi said the SDF is also working to recover the bodies of fighters who lost their lives in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe hope the prisoners will return as soon as possible so they can celebrate Nowruz with their families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdi also stressed the importance of strengthening social unity and achieving Kurdish political cohesion during the current period, noting that unity would help ensure the region can live in freedom and manage its own affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Fattah Issa<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mazloum Abdi says SDF working to recover 300 prisoners held by Syrian government \u2013 North Press\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFKGYKf9pNQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kobani, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said on Saturday that the group is working to secure the return of about 300 of its fighters currently held by the Syrian government in the coming days. 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