Ocalan’s call for Kurdish, Arab unity gains tribal backing in SyriaERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Arab tribal leaders in northern and eastern Syria have lauded the letter they recently received from Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), urging Kurdish-Arab unity and support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The letter’s timing and message, they say, are crucial in the current political climate.
Hassan Farhan, head of the Tayy Arab Tribe Council, told Rudaw that the letter represents a critical step toward strengthening what he described as the "eternal and historical" bond between Kurds and Arabs.
“Whether in Syria, Iraq, or any other country, Kurds and Arabs are one,” Farhan said, praising Ocalan’s efforts to inspire cooperation among the region’s diverse ethnic and religious communities.
Dated July 28 and published Sunday by a media outlet close to Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria (Rojava), the letter addresses Arab sheikhs and tribal elders in northern and eastern Syria.
In it Ocalan praised Arab support for Kurdish forces and urged continued cooperation based on what Ocalan called a "democratic nation system."
"Arabs and Kurds must live together in peace,” Ocalan wrote from Turkey’s Imrali prison, where he has been held since 1999. “In this regard, your support for the Syrian Democratic Forces is of utmost importance and has great meaning.”
The imprisoned Kurdish leader expressed strong support for an “alliance between the Kurdish and Arab peoples, given its historical foundation."
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