Redur Khalil, By the Hawar News Agency
The time of Damascus threats against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has gone, Redur Khalil, a senior commander in the US-backed group told Kurdistan 24 on March 27.
“The time of threats has gone, no one can force us in any matter through military threats,” Khalil said.
The SDF commander also stressed that dialoged is the best way to solve the problems between the Damascus government and the Kurdish-dominated self-administration in northeastern Syria.
“A political solution and dialogue have been our option since the beginning,” Khalil added.
Kurdistan 24 said that Khalil’s remarks were another response to Syria’s Defense Minister, Ali Abdullah Ayoub, who had warned the SDF that the Damascus government is willing to recapture northeastern Syria by force, if necessary.
Last week, the SDF released an official respond to Ayoub’s threat, in which the group vowed to defend its territory and accused the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) of adopting a “sterile racist policy.”
The tension between the SDF and the Damascus government started growing once again following the U.S. decision to keep at least 400 service members in Syria despite the announced withdrawal of troops. The decision has encouraged the US-backed group to adopt a more aggressive policy.
