ISTANBUL: Turkiye on Wednesday said the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) marked a key step toward strengthening state authority and achieving lasting stability in Syria.
Turkiye has long regarded the SDF as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which waged an insurgency against the Turkish state for decades.
“At this point, the dissolution of the SDF is an important development in terms of strengthening state authority across the country and bringing different segments of society together on a common political ground,” Burhanettin Duran, the Turkish presidency’s communications director, wrote on X.
“It is of great importance for the establishment of lasting stability that the Syrian administration continues to pursue an inclusive approach,” he added.
The comments came a day after SDF leader Mazloum Abdi announced the group’s dissolution in a televised address from the presidential palace in Damascus.
