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Kurds Criticize Damascus’ ‘Silence’ over Turkish Attacks

Installations at the Al-Suwaidiya oil field show severe damage following an alleged Turkish airstrike with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that - according to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - targeted the plant in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, 06 October 2023. (EPA)
Installations at the Al-Suwaidiya oil field show severe damage following an alleged Turkish airstrike with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that - according to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - targeted the plant in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, 06 October 2023. (EPA)
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Kurds Criticize Damascus’ ‘Silence’ over Turkish Attacks

Installations at the Al-Suwaidiya oil field show severe damage following an alleged Turkish airstrike with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that - according to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - targeted the plant in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, 06 October 2023. (EPA)
Installations at the Al-Suwaidiya oil field show severe damage following an alleged Turkish airstrike with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that - according to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - targeted the plant in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, 06 October 2023. (EPA)

Kurdish parties and political organizations in Syria called on the Arab League to intervene and deter Turkish attacks against Syrian territories.

The Syrian Democratic Council, the political wing of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), strongly condemned the “Turkish aggression” on regions in northeastern Syria.

In a statement on Friday, it said Turkish fighter jets and drones carried out a series of attacks “with unprecedented hostility” on energy and vital installations.

Türkiye has said it was carrying out strike on northern and northeastern Syrian in retaliation to an attack in its capital Ankara on Sunday that was claimed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Prominent Kurdish official in northeastern Syria Fawza Youssef described the Turkish attacks as a war crime and flagrant violation of United Nations treaties.

It held the Syrian government responsible for protecting state borders and its airspace from Turkish attacks.

The foreign relations department at the Kurdish autonomous administration that runs northeastern Syria called on the international community, United States and Russia to take “clear and honest” stances, otherwise Türkiye's actions will create “chaos and catastrophic crises.”

In the past 48 hours, Turkish drones struck 52 military and civilian locations in northeastern Syria, including 19 infrastructure structures, 22 residential buildings, and eleven military positions.

They also targeted five locations that are held by Syrian troops.

Seven members of the military and four civilians have been killed.

Turkish drones also struck 19 positions in Qamishli city in Hasakeh, 12 locations in Hasakeh, three in Ain Arab city in the Aleppo countryside and 14 in the al-Shahbaa regions in the northern Aleppo countryside.

Youssef told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Turkish attacks are a “continuation of the genocide against the Kurds and peoples of the region.”

She added that the attacks are aimed a displacing the people and emptying them of their original residents “in order to achieve Türkiye’s expansionist ambitions.”

Ankara has stressed that its attacks are strictly targeting terrorist Kurdish organizations that are active in the region.

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Kabbashi: Sudan War Nearing End, Arms Proliferation Poses Major Threat

Shams al-Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and deputy commander of the army, said his government has no objection to delivering aid to other states, provided guarantees are in place (Sudan News Agency)
Shams al-Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and deputy commander of the army, said his government has no objection to delivering aid to other states, provided guarantees are in place (Sudan News Agency)
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Kabbashi: Sudan War Nearing End, Arms Proliferation Poses Major Threat

Shams al-Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and deputy commander of the army, said his government has no objection to delivering aid to other states, provided guarantees are in place (Sudan News Agency)
Shams al-Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and deputy commander of the army, said his government has no objection to delivering aid to other states, provided guarantees are in place (Sudan News Agency)

The war in Sudan is nearing its end, a top military official said on Saturday, warning that the widespread availability of weapons could pose one of the biggest threats to the country’s stability in the post-war period.
Shams al-Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and deputy commander of the army, told state governors in the temporary capital of Port Sudan that arms proliferation is a “major danger awaiting the state.”
“The areas that have been retaken must be handed over to the police for administration,” Kabbashi said, stressing that civilian policing, not military control, should take over in recaptured territories.
He also pointed to the need to redeploy troops currently stationed at checkpoints and security outposts in liberated regions. “We need these forces on other frontlines,” he said.
Kabbashi described the rise in hate speech triggered by the conflict as “unacceptable” and warned that Sudan would face deep social challenges once the fighting stops.
According to Kabbashi, the Sudanese armed forces are in a strong position after initial setbacks at the start of the war, as the military seeks to shift focus to restoring internal security and supporting civil governance in liberated areas.
“The situation of the armed forces and supporting units is more than good,” said Kabbashi. “We were in a bad place at the beginning of the war — now we are more than fine.”
Kabbashi added that army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is highly focused on ensuring public safety across the country, calling security “a top priority, ahead of all other services.”
He warned, however, that Sudan faces deeper challenges beyond the battlefield. “The plot against Sudan is bigger than the militia we’re fighting — they are only the front,” Kabbashi said, referring to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) without naming them directly.
He pointed to rising crime, widespread weapons, and looting as major security threats that emerged during the war, saying state authorities would have a significant role to play in restoring order.
Kabbashi urged state governors to back police forces in their efforts to maintain law and order, emphasizing that police support is “urgently needed” during the current transitional phase.