Full statements of SDF Commander-in-Chief, General Mazloum Abdî, in an interview with Al-Arabiya:
-Al-Julani statements are positive
-We are capable of downing large Turkish drones.
-I discussed with Masoud Barzani ways to stop Turkish attacks
-Our stance toward the new Syrian administration will be determined by its actions, not its words.
-Iran has been an obstacle to resolving the Kurdish issue.
-We have not carried out attacks against Turkey.
-Turkey has clear ambitions in Syria and seeks to expand into northeastern Syria.
-Syrians are returning to their areas, but in our regions, they are displaced from their cities.
-The areas targeted by Turkey are at risk of displacing their residents.
-Kobani is Turkey’s primary target.
-We want to integrate into the Syrian army, not hand over our weapons.
-We want to participate in the Syrian Army of the Future, not dissolve our forces.
-The SDF will be a significant asset for the new Syrian army.
-The SDF has expertise through coordination with the International Coalition to combat ISIS.
-We were not invited to the meeting between Al-Julani and the military factions.
-We are in contact with Al-Julani, and a military committee will be formed to integrate the SDF into the Syrian Ministry of Defense.
-We proposed forming a committee to merge military forces and integrate them with the Ministry of Defense.
-The outcomes of Al-Julani meeting with the factions do not concern us because we were not part of it.
-The Kurdish people in Syria are deprived of their rights, and many are denied Syrian citizenship. There were projects by the regime in the 1960s that oppressed the Kurds.
-Kurdish rights must be safeguarded in the Syrian constitution.
-We agree with the proposal to change the name of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Syrian Republic.
-We have approximately 250,000 personnel, including employees and fighters.
-We do not seek to replicate the experience of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
-Al-Julani spoke to me in Kurdish, while Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria for decades without uttering a word in Kurdish.
-The American presence is a facilitating factor for bridging viewpoints in Syria, and we support the continued presence of U.S. forces in Syria.
-The stance of the previous Trump administration was positive, and we requested that it enforce sanctions on Turkey.
-The Americans are capable of resolving the crisis with Turkey.
-We discussed all political, economic, and military aspects with US Commander Kurilla.
-The U.S. presence in the Middle East has become more essential, and America supports our dialogue with Al-Julani.
-The SDF was the spearhead in combating ISIS.
-The U.S. will increase its focus on Syria in the coming phase.
- We expect Trump to establish peace in northeastern Syria.
-American mediation will continue, and we are capable of resolving the crisis in northern and eastern Syria.
-Civil society organizations have documented Turkish violations in northeastern Syria, which is a first step toward condemning them in international forums. We have irrefutable evidence.
-Turkey has officially declared that it will target all infrastructure in northern and eastern Syria.
-Bashar al-Assad was stubborn and insisted on a military solution.
-It is time for Erdogan to abandon the policy of violence and turn to reason and peace.
-Leader Öcalan extended his hand for peace, and Erdogan must seize this historic opportunity.
-In the coming days, there will be a new meeting with Al-Julani.
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