Kurds in northeastern Syria reject new government – Diepresse.com
The cabinet does not depict the diversity of the country, is criticized. The areas controlled by Kurdish militias make up around 30 percent of the country.
Kurds in northeastern Syria reject the newly presented Syrian government. The cabinet does not reflect the country’s diversity, criticized the autonomous administration in the north and east of Syria (Aanes). One therefore does not see yourself bound by decisions by the new government.
The Kurds accused the government of Islamists under Ahmed al-Sharaa, as to act the leadership under the long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad in December and to bundle power in just one hand. « This completely contradicts the goals for which the Syrians got up in their revolution. »
The areas controlled by Kurdish militias make up around 30 percent of the country. Only about three weeks ago, the Kurdish -guided Syrian democratic forces (SDF) agreed with the leadership in Damascus on a complete integration into the state institutions.
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Transitional President Al-Sharaa had presented a new government, consisting of 22 ministers, on Saturday evening. After a rebel alliance under the leadership of the Islamist HTS overthrew the previous ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, a transitional government initially took over the state business. The new government now wants to rebuild the state institutions based on « responsibility and transparency », said Sharaa.
The new Minister of Health Musab Al-Ali worked as a doctor in Germany and was active in the umbrella organization « Syrian Community Germany ». The new Minister of Education Mohamed Abdulrahman Turki studied at the University of Leipzig. With Hind Kabawat, a woman and Christian of the new Syrian government belongs for the first time. In the past, she worked closely with the German Department of Development for women’s rights. (APA/dpa)
