Abdi discusses features of a "new administrative system" with Damascus
The commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said that the ongoing understandings with the Syrian government in Damascus are moving towards the formulation of a new administrative system that guarantees the administrative and political rights of all components.
Abdi added in remarks to Kurdish radio station Rojava FM that what is happening is not just security arrangements but "a broad political transformation that reshapes the state after the fall of the former regime", considering that the understandings do not mean "the dissolution of the autonomous administration" within the traditional administrative structure of Damascus, but rather aim to build a "broad decentralized" model It gives the regions full flexibility in managing their economic and service affairs under the umbrella of a federal or decentralized Syrian state, he said.
Abdi: Preserving the privacy of the SDF and the Asayish
Abdi said that the military agreements ensure the preservation of the organizational privacy of the SDF and the Asayish forces, while integrating them coordinately into the national defense system to protect the borders without compromising their internal structure.
Abdi pointed out that this mutual flexibility between Damascus and the SDF came as a result of the collapse of the Assad regime and the need for the new Syrian government to build a cohesive internal front capable of filling the security vacuum, considering that full coordination with Damascus is the only way to cut off the path to external threats and that the unity of the Syrian territory will be "protected only through solid internal understandings."
Abdi talks about understandings for oilfield management
Abdi sent direct messages to the Arab, Syriac and Assyrian components east of the Euphrates, stressing that the new administrative system will rely on equal citizenship and a fair distribution of wealth, away from any narrow national or ethnic formula.
The SDF commander revealed that the initial understandings included the establishment of joint mechanisms to manage the oil and gas fields in Rumailan and al-Omar, and the injection of revenues in coordination with the Central Bank of Syria to support the struggling national economy and finance reconstruction projects.
MSAD outlines its vision for building a new Syria
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) said that building a new Syria requires "a national consensus based on constitutional and political foundations that ensure true representation of all Syrians, safeguard rights and freedoms, and recognize the diversity of the country."
In a statement published on Sunday, July 19, SDD said that overcoming centralization, exclusion and the adoption of decentralization as a framework that strengthens the unity of the state and brings the administration closer to citizens constitute "a necessary entry point to build more effective and just institutions," noting that sustainable stability is based on "responsible national dialogue" The partnership between all forces and components and mutual recognition between them, in a way that opens the way for political solutions that strengthen Syria's unity and sovereignty and establish an equal citizenship state in which all Syrians are partners in rights and duties without "discrimination or marginalization."
MSAD concluded its statement by calling for benefiting from experiences that have established the values of participation, pluralism and joint action for a future worthy of Syria and its people, a future based on democracy, justice and the rule of law, safeguarding human dignity, and making diversity a source of strength and unity for all Syrians.
The government and the Autonomous Administration close the file of the displaced people of Afrin
On Thursday, July 16, the Syrian government and the Autonomous Administration closed the file of the displaced people in Afrin after the ninth and final batch, on Thursday, July 16, from the cities of Qamishli, Hasakeh and Al-Malikiyah towards their areas as a final stop on the voluntary return path that began at the beginning of last March, after completing the return of previous batches from the areas of Ain al-Arab and al-Jazeera during the past months.
The batch included about 1,000 families who were distributed in shelter centers and cities in al-Hasakah province and the province of Jazira, according to Deputy Governor of Al-Hasakah Ahmed Al-Hilali, who justified the delay in the departure of this batch by the families' association with the academic exams and the agricultural harvest season, which prevented them from participating in the previous eight batches.
Mustafa Abdi, a member of the presidential team in charge of overseeing the January 29th agreement, said that the convoy has officially closed the file of the displacement of the people of Afrin in the areas of northern and eastern Syria, noting that work is now moving towards organizing the return of the displaced people of Seri Kaniyeh/Ras al-Ain as soon as the removal of mines is completed.
Work is underway to start operating the Aluk plant and launch the water pumping, Abdi said, noting that a delegation of Autonomous Administration judges held meetings with the Ministry of Justice within the framework of the implementation of the January 29 agreement, and discussed the steps of integration, adding that work is ongoing to "open government institutions concerned with civil status and issue passports in the coming period."