A Message from President Barzani

In the Name of God, the Most the most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Regarding the latest developments in Syria, and as part of ongoing efforts to resolve outstanding issues, yesterday we held an important joint meeting with the U.S. President Trump’s Special Envoy for Syrian Affairs, the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, and the President of the ENKS.

We hope that the fighting, complications, and tensions currently prevailing between the forces of the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces will come to an end as soon as possible, and that all parties will return to the agreements previously reached to resolve disputes and achieve stability among Syria’s parties.

We also view the decree issued by the President of Syria concerning Kurdish rights as a positive step in the right direction. We hope it will serve as a foundation—strengthened through the consent and participation of the concerned parties—so that the rights of the Kurdish people are guaranteed, legally and constitutionally, on a firm basis.

Masoud Barzani

January 18, 2026