Abdi, by contrast, came to leadership via associations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an organization that Turkey and many Western countries consider a terrorist group.Therefore, depending on how one views these organizations,

The Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed an accord with the Damascus government on Monday, according to a statement from the Syrian presidency. The agreement, witnessed by photos of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shaking hands with SDF commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus,

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the group into state institutions.