On the first anniversary of the Syrian revolution, the U.S.-backed terrorist group YPG still sticks out as a main challenge for the new administration in Damascus. Although post-Baathist administration reached out to the group, which is the Syrian wing of the PKK, no tangible steps were seen in their agreement signed on March 10. The YPG still insists on federalism and decentralization in Syria, but it wonโt happen, according to a Syrian minister.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on Sunday, Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa said Mazloum Abdi (alias of Ferhat Abdi ลahin, leader of the YPG) was engaged in โa final game,โ but that Syria would not be decentralized as he called for. โWe have no alternative to the March 10 deal,โ he said.
The deal involves integrating the YPG into the Syrian security forces.
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