ENKS sets Kurdish Unity Conference date

The Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS) has set Saturday, April 26, as the date for the Kurdish Unity Conference, endeavoring to form a common front from disparate Kurdish political actors and organizations in dealing with the new administration in Damascus, which Kurdish groups have criticized for marginalizing minorities.

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PYD, ENKS discuss ‘shared Kurdish political vision’ in Syria

The meeting is part of efforts to unify the position of Kurdish parties in Syria and present a united front in talks with the new administration in Damascus.

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Kurdish parties slam ‘token’ representation in Syrian National Dialogue

“Conferences with token representation... are meaningless, worthless, and will not contribute to finding real solutions to the country's ongoing crisis,” said 35 parties in the autonomous Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria in a joint statement.

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ENKS withdraws from Syrian opposition alliance, stresses Kurdish unity

"We have decided to withdraw from the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution,” said Faisal Yousif, spokesperson for the ENKS, adding that steps have been taken to form a Kurdish front to engage in talks with the new Damascus authorities.

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Rojava’s ruling, opposition say will visit Damascus ‘as one team’

The meeting between the SDF and ENKS which was held on Tuesday was "very positive,” Sulaiman Oso, a member of the ENKS leadership council, told The New Region

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President Barzani's representative meets SDF leader, urges Kurdish unity

A representative of President Masoud Barzani on Monday arrived in northeastern Syria and met with Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), conveying President Barzani’s message for unity among Kurdish parties

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President Barzani ‘top reference’ to help establish Kurdish unity in Syria: ENKS

President Masoud Barzani is seen as a “top reference” by Syrian Kurds to help establish Kurdish unity in the country, while the presence of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is considered a "major obstacle” against Kurdish aspirations and achievements

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The high stakes for Syria’s Kurds: A Make or Break moment 

With Assad’s fall and shifting regional dynamics, Syria’s Kurds find themselves cornered, and their hard-won gains imperiled. The question remains: can the SDF and Syrian Kurds more broadly chart a path forward in this uncertain chapter of Syrian history?

Mohammed A. Salih

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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.

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