Damascus, Agencies – Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa launched a fierce attack on the Syrian Democratic Forces (Qasd),
Accusing it of failing to comply with the agreement of March 10,
which was signed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa with Mazloum Abdi,
He stressed that the idea of ”federalism or political decentralization” in Syria is “finished”.
Al-Mustafa stressed that “there is no alternative to the March 10 agreement”
to integrate civilian and military institutions in the Syrian Jazeera region into state institutions.
He pointed out that the SDF had made a big mistake and was missing
historic opportunities with its “irrational” approaches.
SDF stalling and Damascus ignoring
Al-Mustafa stressed that the SDF agreed to the agreement but “does not abide
by its commitments in it and seeks to stall and try to buy time.”
Based on the pretext of confronting the terrorist organization “ISIS”.
Al-Mustafa stressed that “there are no undisclosed clauses” in the agreement.
The integration into political and military institutions will be as individuals, not as blocs.
The minister criticized Mazloum Abdi’s visit to the city of Erbil
in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq last October.
Instead of coming to Damascus to finalize the agreement,
he considered that this indicates that he “does not read politics clearly.”
Regional issues will not be postponed
In an interview with the Turkish Anadolu Agency, the minister stressed
that the state “will not postpone all regional and international issues for the sake of the qasd.”
Especially since Washington itself sees the Syrian state
as the party qualified to stabilize the region.
Regarding the situation with Israel, and on the regional level,
Mustafa emphasized Syria’s commitment to its territory.
He pointed out that Damascus is keen not to be a threat to anyone.
He added that the firm Syrian position is that Israel must withdraw
from all the areas it occupied after December 8, 2024.
Disengagement Agreement
Al-Mustafa indicated that the US administration was convinced
by the Syrian point of view and is trying to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The minister stressed that Damascus would not accept any security agreement
with Israel that was less in essence than the disengagement agreement signed in 1974.
It also rejects Israel’s pretexts regarding its claim of “protecting the Druze community” in southern Syria.
