Kurdish National Council: A Solution in Syria Cannot Be Security-Based or Founded on Exclusion

ARK News.. The General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) issued a statement stressing the importance of safeguarding civil peace, condemning violence in all its forms, and rejecting any attempts to push Syrian society toward tension or internal confrontation, or to exploit peaceful movements in ways that distort their legitimate aims.

The following is the full text of the statement:

Syria is undergoing a delicate and sensitive phase, one year after the fall of the authoritarian Baath regime. All components of the Syrian people are looking toward new horizons on the political, economic, and security levels, in line with their legitimate aspirations to build a democratic, pluralistic state based on justice, equal citizenship, and the rule of law.

In recent weeks, Syria’s coastal regions have witnessed peaceful popular movements in which citizens expressed demands for the establishment of a federal system, the guarantee of the rights of all Syrian components, the reinstatement of employees who were arbitrarily dismissed, and improvements to deteriorating living conditions. It would have been more appropriate for the security authorities to engage with these demands in a spirit of dialogue and national responsibility, responding through peaceful means that build trust between citizens and the relevant authorities, rather than resorting to violence, increasing tensions, and further complicating the situation.

The Kurdish National Council underscores the necessity of protecting civil peace, condemning violence regardless of its source, and rejecting any attempts to drive the Syrian street toward tension or internal clashes, or to exploit peaceful protest in ways that undermine its legitimate objectives. The Council also stresses the need not to use any provocative or sabotage-related acts as a pretext to restrict public freedoms or curtail freedom of expression.

The events witnessed in Syria’s coastal areas, along with the earlier painful developments in Suwayda Governorate, clearly indicate that ignoring popular demands and persisting in policies of marginalization and exclusion will not contribute to achieving the desired stability, but will instead lead to further unrest. The Council also expresses its concern over recent developments in the city of Aleppo, particularly the violation of existing understandings in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya 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 over the continued stalemate regarding opening the way for the joint Kurdish delegation to engage in a serious and responsible dialogue on a just and democratic solution to the Kurdish issue in Syria. It also emphasizes the importance of separating this political track from security and military arrangements, including the March 10 agreement signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the authorities in Damascus.

The Kurdish National Council reiterates its firm conviction that a solution in Syria cannot be security-based or founded on exclusion. Rather, it requires a comprehensive national political solution that is based on constitutional recognition of Syria as a state of multiple nationalities and religions, and on the adoption of a decentralized system that guarantees the national and political rights of all Syrians, and puts an end to policies of monopolizing power that were a primary cause of the country’s deterioration.

Today, Syrians aspire to build a civil, democratic, and pluralistic state that guarantees freedom, dignity, and justice for all its citizens, and closes the door to the return of authoritarianism in all its forms.

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

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