Hasan Mohammed Ali, head of the Public Relations Office in the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), said the dispute between the council and the Syrian Interim Government revolves around the interpretation of “integration.” He explained that the SDC views it as the foundation of a new Syria, while the government considers it a merger of SDC institutions into its own.
Speaking to North Press on Monday, September 8, Mohammed Ali said, “Integration, for us, must be foundational, participatory, and democratic, not coercive, with everyone taking part in building the new system. That is the optimal solution.” He noted that the government “sees integration as a process of fully absorbing our institutions within its framework.”
Mohammed Ali pointed to the main obstacle being the interpretation of the agreement, describing the Interim Government as a “de facto government” since it was not formed through elections and lacked the mandate of a national conference representing all Syrian political forces. “Northeastern Syria was not represented in that conference, which undermines its legitimacy, along with the absence of a unifying Syrian constitution,” he added.
The current reality, he argued, is the existence of “two de facto governments”, one in northeastern Syria and the other being the Interim Government. This, he said, requires a new foundational merger based on dismantling all remnants of the previous regime and rebuilding from scratch.
On the Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, Mohammed Ali said talks with the Syrian government were ongoing and could “yield positive outcomes for all Syrians.” He stressed that the arrangement over these neighborhoods falls within the March 10 agreement, which he called “a step in the right direction that can serve as a model for resolving disputes in Syria.”
He concluded, “Reaching outcomes and implementing the agreement’s provisions requires time, as Syria has endured long years of crises and upheavals. But we are determined to resolve all issues.”
Absence of trust-building mechanisms
Qutaiba Idlbi, Director of American Affairs at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, told Enab Baladi on July 25 that no progress had been made on the March 10 agreement at that point, saying it does not require months to implement but rather genuine political will.
He explained that the government was still seeking ways to implement the March 10 agreement, with negotiations ongoing. According to Idlbi, obstacles included the many challenges Syria had faced in recent months, the SDF’s internal divisions and varied approaches to decision-making, and above all, the absence of trust-building mechanisms, which prevented even partial implementation.
He added that the Syrian government remains committed to reason and to reaching a clear settlement with the SDF, betting on a political resolution “to the furthest extent possible.”
Turkish warning against non-integration
On September 4, Turkey’s Ministry of Defense called on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to commit to integration into the Syrian army under the March 10 agreement, warning that failure to comply posed risks to Syria’s unity and to Turkey’s national security.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency quoted ministry sources as saying that Ankara “will not allow the SDF to undermine Syria’s path to stability,” pledging continued cooperation with the “new Syrian administration” in counterterrorism.
The ministry urged the SDF to abandon any actions or rhetoric that would threaten Syria’s political unity or territorial integrity. The sources also warned that Turkey was prepared for armed confrontation should the SDF fail to integrate into the Syrian army. “We have repeatedly stressed that we will not allow the SDF organization, designated as terrorist, to sabotage stability in Syria, and we will persist in combating terrorism in cooperation with the new Syrian administration,” the military source said.
Awaiting negotiations with Damascus
The Autonomous Administration, the governing body of the SDF, is waiting for official dates to resume direct meetings with Syrian government representatives.
This came during a meeting between Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Autonomous Administration’s Department of Foreign Relations, and the negotiation delegation in northeastern Syria to discuss her recent visits to Damascus.
According to the Autonomous Administration’s official website on September 4, participants reaffirmed the delegation’s commitment to resuming the negotiation process with the government in Damascus and to preparing technical committees to begin talks on integrating administrative and military institutions.
The committee stressed that the March 10 agreement remains a fundamental basis for continued joint efforts to serve Syria’s stability.
The March 10 agreement, signed between Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi, stipulated the merger of the SDF’s civil and military institutions with those of the state.
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