Opposition leader tells SDF to abandon PKK to protect hard-won Kurdish autonomy in Syria Sulaiman Oso, president of the ENKS, said they met with Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the SDF on Monday. During the meeting, he said, they told Abdi that the SDF should disassociate itself from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — a key demand from Turkey and new Damascus authorities. Dec. 24, 2024 News