Statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council

Yekiti Media

Syria is going through a delicate and sensitive phase one year after the fall of the authoritarian Baath regime, with various segments of the Syrian people looking forward to new prospects on the political, economic, and security fronts that would fulfill their legitimate aspirations to build a pluralistic democratic state based on justice, equal citizenship, and the rule of law.

The coastal regions have recently witnessed peaceful popular protests, in which citizens have expressed their demands for the establishment of a federal state, the guarantee of the rights of all Syrian components, the reinstatement of employees who were arbitrarily dismissed, and the improvement of deteriorating living conditions. It would have been more effective for the security forces to respond to these demands in a spirit of dialogue and national responsibility, using peaceful means that would strengthen trust between citizens and the relevant authorities, rather than resorting to violence, which only increases tension and complicates the situation.

The Kurdish National Council stresses the importance of safeguarding civil peace, condemning violence regardless of its source, and rejecting any attempts to push the Syrian street toward tension or internal clashes, or to exploit the peaceful movement in ways that distort its legitimate goals. The Council also stresses the need to refrain from using any provocative or destructive acts as a pretext to restrict public freedoms or curtail freedom of expression.

The events witnessed in the Syrian coastal regions, and the painful events that preceded them in the province of Suwayda, clearly indicate that ignoring popular demands and continuing policies of marginalization and exclusion will not contribute to achieving the desired stability, but will lead to further tension. The Council also expresses its concern about recent developments in the city of Aleppo, particularly with regard to the violation of existing understandings in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh and the continuation of their siege, given the negative repercussions this has on the overall situation in Syria.

In the same context, the Kurdish National Council expresses its regret at the continuing deadlock regarding the opening of the way for the joint Kurdish delegation to engage in a serious and responsible dialogue on a just and democratic solution to the Kurdish question in Syria, and the failure to separate this political track from security and military understandings, including the March 10 agreement signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Damascus authorities.

The Kurdish National Council reiterates its conviction that the solution in Syria cannot be a security-based or exclusionary one, but requires a comprehensive national political solution based on constitutional recognition that Syria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious state, and the adoption of a decentralized system that guarantees the national and political rights of all Syrians and puts an end to the policies of exclusivity and monopolization of power that were a major cause of the situation in the country.

The aspirations of Syrians today are focused on building a pluralistic, democratic, civil state that guarantees freedom, dignity, and justice for all its citizens and closes the door to the return of tyranny in all its forms.

Qamishlo – December 29, 2025
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria