Kurdish National Council Issues Statement Marking One Year Since the Fall of Bashar al-Assad’s Regime
ARK News.. The General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in Syria released a statement marking one year since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which inflicted immense suffering on Syrians and subjected them to killing, displacement, and destruction throughout fourteen years of the Syrian revolution.
Below is the full text of the statement:
On December 8, we mark the first anniversary of the escape of the head of the dictatorial regime, Bashar al-Assad, and the collapse of his repressive security apparatus, which for decades practiced corruption and oppression, inflicted suffering upon Syrians, and killed, displaced, and destroyed over fourteen years of the Syrian revolution. The regime also targeted the national existence of the Kurdish people through numerous racist and abhorrent policies. This day became a historic milestone on a global scale and the beginning of a new era toward ending the suffering of the Syrian people—an achievement made possible by the sacrifices of Syrians, men and women, Arabs, Kurds, Syriac Assyrians, Turkmen, Muslims, Christians, and Yezidis, who all gave their lives and resources in pursuit of freedom and dignity.
On this historic occasion, the Kurdish National Council affirms that Syrians’ joy at the fall of tyranny and the collapse of the regime will not be complete until their aspirations are realized: the establishment of a just state that safeguards the freedoms and dignity of all citizens, ensures their effective participation in building a new Syria, and guarantees security, stability, and a dignified livelihood.
To transform these aspirations into a lived reality, the Council calls on the transitional administration to adopt a policy of openness and genuine dialogue with all national, political, and social components, engaging them in shaping the future state. In this context, the Council stresses that ignoring or sidestepping the Kurdish issue harms the path of state-building, stability, and the resolution of other pending national questions. Accordingly, the KNC urges the administration to open the door to direct dialogue with the Joint Kurdish Delegation—which has adopted a unified Kurdish vision for the country’s future and a solution to the Kurdish issue—in order to ensure its proper inclusion in the new constitution.
While Syrians celebrate this anniversary, it is necessary to address what the nation and the world recently witnessed during some of the celebratory demonstrations called for by President al-Sharaa: behaviors and hate-filled rhetoric targeting certain Syrian components. These actions cannot be dismissed as isolated misconduct; they are an extension of the division and discord sown by the former regime among the people of one homeland.
The continuation of such behavior and rhetoric threatens civil peace and undermines the foundations of the future state for which Syrians have paid dearly. The government bears the responsibility to hold all offenders and hate inciters accountable without exception, and must translate this into concrete actions that protect the rights of all components and preserve the national fabric. The most effective response to such discriminatory practices is to reinforce the values and culture of coexistence and to ensure constitutional guarantees of national and democratic rights for all communities without exception.
The new Syria that Syrians seek—and for which they have sacrificed—is a Syria of freedom, dignity, and coexistence: a democratic, decentralized country with a multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multi-religious identity, built and safeguarded through the will and partnership of all its people.
Glory to Syria’s martyrs, freedom for its detainees, and safe, dignified return for its displaced.
General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council
Qamishlo — 7 December 2025
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